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August 18 20162016-08-18Two women in saris tie a rakhi thread onto the wrist of a smiling bearded man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark. He wears a rust-red robe, a gold chain and a red-and-gold waist cloth, and sits in a brown leather throne-style chair before a red wall and carved wooden door with brass studs. One woman wears a teal blouse and white sari with a blue border, the other a yellow sari and bangles; a rudraksha mala hangs near them. Other people are partly visible at the edges. This is a photo of a raksha bandhan rakhi-tying moment.2016-08-18August 18 20162016-08-18Two women kneel before a seated man in a maroon-red sannyasi cloth wrapped over one shoulder, his long dreadlocked hair falling down his back. He sits on a brown leather throne-like chair in front of a red wall and carved wooden doorway. The woman in the center wears a cream sari with a brown rudraksha mala, and the woman in front wears a teal blouse and white sari with a blue border. Both hold a raksha bandhan thread, tying it on his wrist. A woman in a blue sari stands in the background. The seated man has a white tilak on his forehead and a gold chain. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and maroon robes. Visible scene: raksha bandhan thread tying ritual.2016-08-18A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard, a vibhuti line on his forehead and a thin gold chain, wearing a dark red-orange cloth, sits at a low table and presses his right palm to the forehead of a woman with grey hair in a bun. She wears a rust-orange blouse with bangles and folded hands, eyes closed. On the table are a tablet in a tan case, a microphone, and a stack of books. Behind them stand wooden pillars with brass bands and hanging rope and gold cords. The man's appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, ornate gold chain and saffron-toned cloth, and he is performing a forehead blessing on a devotee.2016-08-17Two women tie a rakhi thread onto the wrist of a seated man in saffron-red robes at an outdoor temple setting beside a red wall and carved wooden doors with brass studs. The seated man has long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a gold chain, and a red-and-gold shawl draped over one shoulder, and he smiles broadly while a rudraksha mala hangs from one woman's wrist. The woman in the foreground wears a teal blouse and a white-and-gold sari, the second wears a gold-bordered yellow sari with a rudraksha mala, and a few devotees in orange clothing sit in the background. This is a Raksha Bandhan thread-tying ceremony.2016-08-18April 13 20182018-04-13September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesA seated man with long dreadlocks and a short beard, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a gold ceremonial necklace, places his right hand on the crown of a woman's head. She sits with eyes closed, wearing an orange sari, hoop earrings and a rudraksha mala, with a bindi and hair in a bun. The man sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of ornate gold carved panels. Behind them, a cameraman films from a tripod, and several women in orange saris and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in anjali. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace matches the Swamiji candidate cues, so this is a probable in-person depiction of Swamiji (probable) giving blessing to a devotee.2017-10-12A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a beard seated in a brown leather armchair in front of a red-painted wall and carved wooden doors with brass studs. He wears a rust-red saffron-toned robe with a gold-bordered sash and a gold necklace, and his arm is extended. A woman in a cream and yellow sari with a rudraksha-style beaded mala and bangles ties a thread (rakhi) onto his wrist while smiling. A second woman in a green blouse stands at left and another woman in a blue sari smiles behind them. The setting suggests a Raksha Bandhan thread-tying ritual. Four people are visible.2016-08-18April 13 20182018-04-13April 13 20182018-04-13