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June 12 20162016-06-12June 12 20162016-06-12April 17 20182018-04-17A photograph of a bearded man in a rust-red turban decorated with rudraksha beads, a crescent moon ornament and a gold jewel, wearing a layered white and orange floral garland and a gold necklace. He extends his right arm to touch the forehead of a seated man with short dark hair and a beard, while another person's hair is visible in the foreground and a hand holds a white card or paper. The background is a plain reddish-brown wall. Swamiji (probable): the turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold cues match the page's candidate, shown in person in a giving-blessing action.2018-04-17January 24 20192019-01-24October 05 20172017-10-05April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange-red turban with a crescent-moon ornament and rudraksha beads, wearing a white and orange marigold garland, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a dark sleeveless top with palms pressed together in namaste. A brass deity statue stands in the background beside a floor fan, and a silver ritual object is at the left edge. The kneeling man receives blessing. Possible a person cues: orange turban, rudraksha mala and ornate ceremonial ornaments, though identity is uncertain.2018-04-17April 17 20182018-04-17Photograph of a man in a rust-red shawl and rudraksha mala with long swept-back hair, white vibhuti lines and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a pink and white flower garland. He rests his right hand on the head of a seated person in a white shirt, who bows forward. Behind them is a golden ornate chair and a tall gold staff, with stage lights in the background. The setting suggests an initiation blessing. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long hair, vibhuti, rudraksha mala and red shawl is the presenter, matching the page's initiation context.2017-04-04A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red turban, orange-red and gold saffron robes and a double-strand beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace, smiling as he raises his right hand to press a mark on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red shawl. The man, with short dark hair, bows his head forward with his palms open. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls sit on the floor of a hall with warm ceiling lights and framed display panels on the wall. A woman in a dark top smiles in the background. The turbaned figure, in appearance, is a probable Swamiji in his distinctive saffron robes, turban and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing; the bowing man is a devotee receiving it.2015-07-03November 04 20132013-11-04