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May 11 20172017-05-11A seated figure with a swept-back dark hairstyle, bare-chested under a maroon-brown cloth, wears a red and white garland with rudraksha beads and a white tilak on the forehead, placing a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white kurta and an orange shawl and presses palms together. Behind them are red velvet drapes, a floral garland of red and yellow flowers, and a gold kalasha-like vessel. A seated figure with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas with a crown-like adornment gives blessing, consistent with a padapuja-style darshan. Swamiji (probable) is in the seated figure, who has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a garland, and the devotee is kneeling in front of the throne.2014-09-28A photograph of a seated man on a red-cushioned gold throne with an ornate gilded backrest, wearing a rust-red cloth, a brown beaded shawl, long gold bead necklaces and gold armbands, with long dark hair and a beard, smiling as he rests his hand on the head of a man in a yellow shirt who bends forward with a small book or offering in his hands. Behind them, a standing priest in a rust-red dhoti with a striped gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style mala looks on, a young man in a white shirt watches, and a gold-topped staff and microphone stand beside the throne. A red drape and a colourful woven cloth hang in the background. Probable Swamiji's cues include long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a shawl on the throne, indicating the seated figure giving blessing to a devotee.2016-07-03May 21 20162016-05-21May 07 20172017-05-07A photograph of a devotee in saffron-orange robes bowing forward with palms pressed together before a seated man in a white shawl with a red-and-gold border, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a garland of marigolds and pink flowers, and a vertical white tilak on his forehead. The seated man smiles with hands joined in namaste. Behind them stand a shaved-headed priest in orange with a tilak and a second robed attendant, beside a white sofa and a gold-carved throne draped with a tiger-stripe cloth against purple curtains. The seated man shows a person cues: long swept-back hair, a ceremonial garland and bead adornments, and a ritual shawl, while the bowing devotee is a person in saffron.2013-02-27July 27 20142014-07-27A seated figure in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing white-and-orange flower garlands and a white forehead mark, places his right hand on the crown of a kneeling man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl. The seated figure's eyes are closed and he appears to be giving a blessing. Beside him are gold lion-head armrests of a throne, a silver staff with a ornate finial, and a framed painting on a pale wall. A woman in a red top is partly visible at the right edge.2014-05-13June 29 20162016-06-29A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard, sitting on a red cushioned seat with bare feet. He rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white kurta with a red-and-orange shawl and red wrist thread, who bows forward with palms raised. Behind them stand a golden deity murti and a red curtain, with a gold-framed chair edge and a partly visible person in orange at the right edge. Appearance-based candidate, probable Swamiji, seated and blessing the devotee; his long hair, rust-orange robe and rudraksha-style braided cord are the distinguishing cues.2016-09-09May 09 20152015-05-09A photograph of a seated man with long dark braided hair, a white forehead band and a dark beard, wearing a rust-red shawl, seated on a leopard-print cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne-like chair. A standing man in a cream kurta with glasses holds up a gold-and-orange silk cloth, draping or presenting it. Behind them stand a silver trident and a silver staff with a finial, and a blue backdrop. Ceremonial darshan setting.2018-05-04 +1 copies