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A photograph of a long-haired man in a leopard-print garment with rudraksha-style beaded malas across his chest and a red tilak on his forehead, pressing his right palm onto the forehead of a man in a white shirt who wears a red-and-white beaded garland. A gold-patterned arch stands at left and a metal pole at right against a dark stage backdrop. The recipient holds a small folded paper in his hand. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate beaded malas and a distinctive leopard-print wrap. The receiving devotee appears to be receiving a blessing.

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Photograph of a ceremonial moment on a stage. A long-haired, bare-chested man with a red tilak on his forehead stands beneath an ornate golden arch, his right arm extended and palm placed on the crown of a bald, white-clad devotee who bows before him. The devotee wears white clothing, a red-beaded mala and holds a sheet of paper. Behind them stand a silver trident-topped staff and a leopard-print drape, with orange flame-like backdrops. a person based on the long swept-back hair, bare upper body with ornate adornments and tilak, in a blessing role. Visible people: two.2017-12-22April 15 20182018-04-15November 26 20112011-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 22 20172017-12-22May 06 20162016-05-06November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, a red-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders, and multi-strand rudraksha malas with a gold necklace, seated before a silver lion-shaped throne and a silver-patterned backdrop. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt with a red cloth around his neck, who is bowing forward. A red tilak mark is on the man's forehead. The man's long hair, orange-red garments and rudraksha malas match the Swamiji (probable) cues, and he appears to be giving a blessing. The stage setting and leopard-print fabric suggest a darshan. One adult and one child are visible.2017-12-16A man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard sits on an ornate silver throne with lion-head armrests and leopard-print cushions, palms pressed together in greeting namaskar while speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, multiple strands of orange rudraksha beads, orange armbands, a gold necklace, and a vertical red-orange tilak with white markings on his forehead. A red curtain and ornate silver backdrop surround him.2017-10-15Photograph of a long-haired man with a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed and smiling, wearing a leopard-print wrap over one shoulder and a pendant necklace. He reaches toward a man in a white shirt with a red rudraksha mala, who holds a printed paper. Dark stage background with a gold-toned pillar at right.2017-12-22Close photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocks and a white tilak smeared across his forehead, eyes closed in a serene smile. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala. Behind him is a blurred stage backdrop in red, gold and black, with a gold ceremonial object at the left edge and two seated people partly visible at the lower right. a person: long dreadlocks, orange wrap and rudraksha mala appear as qualifying cues for the central figure, who is seated in a devotional setting.2018-04-13 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions speaks into a microphone with palms pressed together in greeting. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, several strands of rudraksha beads, orange bangles and a gold-coloured necklace, with white and red markings on his forehead. Long dreadlocked hair falls behind him, and the carved silver backdrop is flanked by red curtains. a person is shown in a discourse setting, appearing as the seated speaker with long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments.2017-10-15October 10 20152015-10-10