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April 04 20142014-04-04A man in rust-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a beard, multiple rudraksha mala strands and a gold necklace sits smiling on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion and silver lion-shaped armrests. He reaches out to press a dab of sacred marking onto the forehead of a bare-chested kneeling devotee in white dhoti with folded hands. Behind them stands a man in white with a horizontal white forehead band and beaded malas holding a paper. A red and yellow embroidered banner hangs above, and a red velvet footstool sits before the throne on a colourful woven rug. This is a photo of a seated teacher blessing a devotee.2017-10-15Photograph of a seated man in a red-brown dhoti-style wrap and a rudraksha mala with a gold-coloured beaded necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair tied in a bun, raising his right palm toward the forehead of a standing older man in a white kurta and a red-orange shawl with printed motifs, who has his palms pressed together in namaste. The seated man sits on a red cushioned seat beside an ornate gold-embroidered backrest, with a trident-like staff and green potted plants behind. Behind them a young girl in a red-orange garment stands with her hands clasped, and a few people in white and red clothing are visible in the background. a person is the seated figure, identified by his rudraksha mala, gold necklace, and red-orange wrap on a throne-like seat.2015-03-02 +1 copiesMay 22 20162016-05-22A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange sannyasi garment with a gold border, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace and bangles, places one hand on the head of a man kneeling on red carpet. The kneeling man wears a white shirt with palms pressed together in reverence. Standing behind are women in orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas, one in a white sari and one in a pink-and-gold sari, with a gold-colored object and gold kalasha-like vessel in the foreground on a red zebra-print cushioned seat. Setting is a hall with red curtains, wall framed photographs and a doorway. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long hair, saffron-orange garment, gold necklace and bangles, Swamiji (probable) in the role of the blessing giver, seated on the throne-like seat.2014-08-20 +1 copiesA seated man on a gold-carved throne with red cushions wears a rust-orange cloth, long rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces, with a long dark braided hair and white tilak on his forehead. He holds a long orange-and-white staff with a pink flower tied to it. A kneeling priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, hands joined in anjali, is touched on the head by the seated man's hand. Behind them, a standing attendant with dreadlocks and orange clothes and rudraksha beads watches, and a photographer with a large camera lens is at the left edge. Red and zebra-patterned rugs cover the floor, with a gold-brocade-covered container at left and a pedestal fan behind.2018-06-04September 11 20152015-09-11March 13 20132013-03-13A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha-style beaded necklace on a red velvet throne with gold ornamentation extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white short-sleeved shirt with an orange sacred thread. The devotee has his palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them hangs a deep red velvet curtain. A man in white with a tilak on the forehead sits at the right edge, and a bald person is partly visible at the lower left. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like ornament is not visible, and his appearance matches the Swamiji cues of saffron robes and long hair, so this is a probable in-person presence giving blessing.2013-05-14A seated figure in a dark red-brown dhoti-style garment with a bare upper body, wearing a white-and-red flower garland, bangles, a yellow-gold waist cord and a white tilak on the forehead, places both hands on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and orange shawl who bows with his palms joined. Behind them stands a golden ornate canopy above a large seated deity murti draped in colourful garlands. Several women in white and orange-red kurtas stand watching in the background, and a red-carpeted stage area and a flower-decorated seat are visible. Padukas or a ritual blessing setting is suggested, but the scene is a photograph of a blessing.2014-11-30November 22 20152015-11-22November 22 20152015-11-22