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September 28 20142014-09-28A seated figure on an ornate golden throne, its back and sides banked with bright garlands of red, yellow, purple, green and white flowers, receives a blessing. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long gold necklace with pendant, layered gold chains, a pink and white flower garland, bangles and rings, and a red bindi. His right hand rests on the head of a bending man in a white shirt and white dhoti, who holds his head forward. Gold lion-form armrests and a tiger-skin cloth cover the seat. Behind them a video camera on a tripod records under a red-and-white canopy, and a red-draped table and white-clad attendants stand nearby. Two people are clearly visible in the foreground, with a few more partly visible at the edges.2013-04-21September 28 20142014-09-28September 28 20142014-09-28May 13 20142014-05-13A seated man in maroon and leopard-print dress, wearing gold and red-flower garlands, a gold armlet and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, places his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who kneels in front of him with hands folded. The seated figure sits on a red velvet throne with gold carved backrest and a gold lion-head ornament beside him. Behind them a cameraman films from a tripod, and a purple-draped altar with gold figures and flower garlands is visible at right. The photo appears to show a blessing (darshan) moment. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, gold garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, and sits on a golden throne in a ceremonial setting.2014-04-13A seated figure in a maroon-red robe with a bare upper body and white-and-red forehead markings sits on a red throne draped with a red patterned cloth. He wears a long layered garland of red and white flowers and places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt, who bows with his head lowered. A golden lion-headed sculpture stands beside the throne. Behind them are a deep red velvet curtain and tall garlands of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers. A man in a white shirt holds a white cloth near the blessing. The figure's face is smiling. a person: a bare-chested figure in saffron-maroon robes with a red-and-white flower garland, seated on a throne and giving a blessing to a devotee, consistent with a padapuja or darshan blessing.2014-09-28A photograph in a temple setting with gold-painted deity figures and a red and gold backdrop of flower garlands. A figure in an orange-brown saffron cloth, bare-shouldered, with flowers tucked in short dark hair and a purple and white flower garland around the neck, stretches an arm forward to place a hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt. Wrist rudraksha bands are visible on the figure's arm. A woman in white and a seated person in orange stand or sit behind. Gold-finished deity forms and a leopard-print cloth appear at the left edge. The figure has distinctive long-form cues of a saffron cloth, garlands and rudraksha, consistent with a person blessing a devotee.2016-02-21A seated man in a rust-red shawl and bare chest, with a white vertical tilak, a red dot on his forehead, a long white flower garland with red and yellow blooms, and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in glasses and a white shirt. Behind them stand a gilded throne-like seat, a tall silver staff with a finial, and a framed painting on a wall. A golden lion-head ornament appears at lower left. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment.2014-05-13A seated man in a maroon-red robe with bare shoulder sits on a red and black tiger-striped throne cushion, draped with thick red and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. He has a white forehead mark and is extending his right hand to touch the crown of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt, who bows his head. The seated man holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them are a gold lion-head carving and deep red velvet drapes.2014-09-28September 28 20142014-09-28September 28 20142014-09-28