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A photograph inside a hall with a red carpet and gold-framed panels. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth sits on a red cushion, his hand raised to the forehead of a seated devotee in a black shirt who bows his head. Behind them a tall man with long swept-back hair, a white dhoti with gold border and a shawl stands holding a paper, while a woman in a white top and red beads stands at left. Several people in white and orange robes stand in the background, along with golden lion-headed seats, golden bells and blue-and-gold ceremonial umbrellas. Two people in the foreground include a woman with her back to the camera wearing a rudraksha mala.

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April 28 20162016-04-28A seated man with long dark hair tied in a bun, bare-chested in an orange-saffron shawl and wearing a large rudraksha mala, reaches out to touch the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt with an orange scarf who raises his right hand in a gesture of receiving blessing. The seated man sits on a red cushioned seat beside a gilded lion-shaped sculpture with a peacock-feather fan. Behind them, a woman in orange and a woman in white sit and watch, and a framed picture hangs on the pale wall. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan in a hall.2014-05-12April 21 20172017-04-21A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing in an indoor hall. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold bangle set and gold earrings, with a tilak on the forehead, places one hand on the head of a kneeling man in a dark purple button-shirt who bows with hands at his chest. A gilded decorative object sits in the foreground, and a standing crowd in white and cream traditional attire, including a woman in a white sari with gold border and red bindi, watches with hands folded. A framed colourful wall artwork hangs at left. The seated figure's face is not visible, so no identification is made; the figure is described by role and dress only.2014-05-14May 07 20172017-05-07November 20 20102010-11-20A 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 photograph of a seated priest in a rust-red and gold dhoti-style garment with a gold-threaded shawl and a long beaded necklace, his bare upper body and white tripundra forehead marks visible. He presses one hand to the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with an orange-red ritual shawl, who has a red flower tucked behind his ear and holds a folded paper. Behind them stands an ornate gold-carved throne or shrine with a golden peetha and a gold ornament, and a white air conditioner sits at right. A woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark watches at right. The scene appears to be a blessing ritual in a formal hall.2015-08-30 +1 copiesMay 17 20132013-05-17March 30 20162016-03-30November 18 20142014-11-18January 02 20142014-01-02