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A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-brown robe with a white-and-black forehead mark, wearing a white flower garland and a thick rudraksha mala, seated before an ornate gold throne with a carved backrest. He smiles with closed eyes while a bald man in a white shirt with an orange-trimmed garment and orange lanyard reaches toward his forehead in a blessing gesture. Red curtains fill the background. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-backed peetha, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate receiving or giving a forehead blessing.

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March 04 20172017-03-04March 14 20172017-03-14A photograph of a seated man with short-cropped hair? No—a bearded man with swept-back dark hair, smiling with eyes closed, wearing a white horizontal forehead mark with a dark red bindi, a gold chain, white and pink flower garland, and a leopard-patterned or brown garment over bare shoulders. Behind him is an ornate gold-and-red throne. An older bare-chested priest with short white hair and a red-and-white rudraksha mala stands at right, placing his hand on the seated man's head while white paste marks streak his arm and back.2018-05-10 +1 copiesApril 02 20172017-04-02A photograph of two men in a golden ornate setting. In the foreground, a man seen from behind with hair in a topknot and bare shoulders wears a white and yellow cloth, and he is reaching up to touch the head of the man seated before him. The seated man smiles broadly, wearing a rust-brown robe, a brown rudraksha-style mala across his shoulders, a long garland of pink flowers with green leaves, and a gold necklace. He has a white tilak line on his forehead with a red dot and a long beard. Behind him is a gold-carved throne with an orange cushion, and orange and gold decorations fill the background.2017-03-25April 04 20172017-04-04March 25 20172017-03-25A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-orange robe with a white garland, seated on an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork against a red curtain. He has a white tilak and a dark bindi on his forehead and smiles with eyes closed as an older man in a white dhoti-style garment and orange shawl presses both palms toward him, with another hand touching his head in blessing. Partially visible at left, a bearded man in an orange-brown robe stands near the throne. A decorated red and gold object sits at lower left. a person: the seated man's long swept hair, rudraksha-style adornments and saffron-orange robe are consistent with the page's account, but the face and features are not clearly confirmed, so this remains uncertain.2016-10-01April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesMay 17 20182018-05-17 +1 copiesA photo of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with carved floral scrollwork and a red velvet cushion, wearing a white flower garland and reddish-brown robe with a red tilak on his forehead, smiling with eyes closed. An older man in a white kurta with an orange-trimmed shawl and gold bracelet leans in, hands raised, touching the seated man's head in a blessing gesture. A partially visible figure with long dark hair and a beard in orange-brown clothing and beaded mala sits at left, and red velvet drapes hang behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated man on the throne shows long hair, flower garland and saffron-toned robe cues.2016-10-01 +1 copiesDecember 21 20162016-12-21