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A figure in a rust-red turban and a rust-red shawl with gold-coloured trim and layered beaded necklaces stands before a richly gilded altar decorated with garlands and draped fabrics. With his right hand raised, he presses the palm of his hand to the forehead of a shaven-headed man in a white t-shirt with an orange-red scarf draped over his shoulders, while holding a small white cloth in his left hand. Behind them a woman in a reddish-brown sari with a bindi and a rudraksha-style necklace looks on, and a gilded shrine detail fills the left side. The scene reads as a blessing or anointing at a temple altar, with the turbaned figure appearing to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues.

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October 24 20152015-10-24A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red turban, orange-gold saffron-toned wrap and layered gold necklaces and bracelets, who holds a small folded white paper and raises a hand toward a devotee's head. The seated figure sits before a gilded throne-like chair and a golden deity murti draped in green and purple cloth with gold garlands. The devotee, in a white kurta with an orange scarf, stands with hands in anjali before them. Behind them, a woman in a rust-red sari and a woman in white stand near the red curtain. The seated figure appears to be a person in an appearance-based label, with cues including the ornate golden necklaces, the saffron-toned clothing and the throne-like seat, which fit the page's depiction of a Kashi Vishwanath abhishekam scene.2015-10-24October 25 20152015-10-25October 25 20152015-10-25October 25 20152015-10-25A seated figure with long dark hair wearing a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala raises a hand in blessing over the head of a man in a white kurta with a red-and-orange patterned shawl. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a golden arched back, holding a small paper or cloth item. Behind them stand a tall wooden staff and gold-and-red ceremonial garlands, jewelled necklaces and green foliage in a decorated setting. The scene suggests an intimate blessing or darshan moment.2014-12-28October 15 20152015-10-15A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red-orange turban and matching saffron-orange robe with gold border, wearing a multi-strand beaded necklace, places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white t-shirt with a red shawl and a bead bracelet, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and a photographer with a camera, along with other people in orange-red robes, are visible against a deep red curtain. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala is seated at right. The scene reads as a blessing given on a throne in a formal setting.2015-10-25June 19 20142014-06-19A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-orange turban, rudraksha-style brown beaded mala necklaces and an orange-yellow shawl, raising one hand to press a vermilion or tilak mark onto the forehead of a bald man in a white shirt with an orange patterned shawl, hands folded in namaste. Behind them stands a gold-carved throne and a red drape, and a cameraman in white is visible at left. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by the turban, mala necklaces and orange-yellow robes, performing a forehead blessing for the devotee. The scene is a darshan or blessing moment in a ceremonial hall.2015-10-25A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe with a gold shoulder band and a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace, placing a hand on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl printed with script. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair, with a golden metal staff and a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth and garlands behind them. A woman in red attire stands at the right edge. The seated figure holds a folded white paper in the other hand.2015-10-24November 26 20142014-11-26