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A photograph of a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, white tripundra and red bindi, wearing a maroon-red dhoti-style wrap, a pink and white flower garland, rudraksha beads, gold armlets and a gold pendant. He lifts a gold-bordered object to a man in an orange-red turban, who bows forward with his head before him. Behind them stands a large gold ornate backdrop decorated with peacock feathers. The scene suggests a blessing or honouring ritual. Visible cues of long hair, rudraksha and ornate gold adornment are consistent with the person being presented as the a person, though the appearance is not conclusive.

August 14 2017

A photograph of a seated man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing pink and white flower garlands, rudraksha beads, gold ornaments and bracelets, with a white tripundra and red bindi. He sits on a red cushioned throne backed by a gold ornate arch with peacock feathers. He smiles while a bare-chested man in front of him, wearing a red turban, places a hand on the seated man's head area. Gold peacock-feather decoration fills the background. a person: the seated man wears garlands, rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and a red-brown shawl on a ceremonial throne.

October 10 2017

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August 12 2017

January 02 2016

Photograph of a bare-chested priest in a white sacred thread, marked with white ash stripes on his chest and arms, pressing his palms to the forehead of a seated man. The seated man wears a saffron-red shawl, a long ornate gold necklace with a gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm and wrist, a white tilak with a red dot, and long swept-back hair. Behind him stands a large ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushion. A gold-tipped staff is held near the bottom. Two people are visible, a priest-like attendant and a seated figure receiving a blessing, consistent with a darshan or blessing ritual. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure, judged by his saffron shawl, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha bracelets, long swept-back hair and throne.

April 05 2017

A seated man on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and peacock feathers receives a devotee who bows with palms joined. The seated man wears a rust-red wrap, a pink and white flower garland, gold bangles and an upper-arm band, and a white and red tilak on his forehead. He is placing a rust-red turban onto the bowing devotee's head, who is bare-chested with a white sacred thread and white marks on his arms. A dark curtain and a red platter of offerings appear at the lower right.

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a dark turban, a maroon wrap with gold trim, long rudraksha malas, and gold earrings. He extends his hand toward a bald, bare-chested man kneeling before him, who has white markings on his arms and chest and a sacred thread across his body. Standing behind them are two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas. The kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.

A man in a rose-pink dhoti and wrap with long dark hair, white and red forehead markings, and multiple rudraksha malas with gold-toned beads and a large gold pendant stands at left, applying a red mark to the forehead of a seated man in a pink-and-orange striped shirt and orange shawl at right. The standing man's hand rests on the other's head. Behind them are a gold-decorated throne with leopard-print upholstery, red curtains and a gold vessel. The setting suggests a blessing or ritual touch.

A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with long dark hair flowing down his back, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial necklace and gold armlets, with a long garland of white jasmine and red roses around his neck. He leans forward and applies a marking or tilak to a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti who kneels before him, the devotee wearing a yellow marigold garland. Behind them stands a brass kalasha-style finial and a brass trident-shaped ornament, with a red-and-white cloth and flowering plants in the background. Another person in white sits at the right edge. The seated man matches the page's appearance cues of long swept hair, ornate gold jewellery and garlanded throne presence, so he is described as a person; the page indicates he is present at this event.