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A photograph of a seated figure in a gold-lion-armrest throne placing a hand on the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl printed with text. The seated figure wears a rudraksha mala with a bare upper torso and a white forehead mark, with a red-and-orange wrap, and has a distinctive long swept-back hair style and ornate gold neck adornment. The kneeling devotee holds his hands folded in namaskar. A silver trident stands beside the throne and a woman in white with a forehead mark stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a blessing (anugraha) moment.

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A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead with a red dot, and a garland of white jasmine and yellow-red flowers around his neck, wearing a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, reaches out to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl draped over his shoulders. The seated figure is in front of golden lion-head armrests, and a tall silver staff with a carved top stands beside them. Behind them are a gold-framed picture, red upholstered chairs and a warm orange backdrop. The scene is a blessing or initiation moment at a satsang-style gathering. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, bare-chested with an orange-red shawl, rudraksha-style garland and ceremonial gold armrests.2014-05-13May 14 20142014-05-14A seated saffron-robed figure with bare upper body, white tilak, marigold and flower garlands, and a red bindi-like mark touches the crown of a grey-haired man in a white shirt and orange shawl who bows with raised palms. Behind them stand a golden throne and a silver staff, and a golden lion-head ornament sits in the foreground. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches at right.2014-05-13May 14 20142014-05-14September 02 20142014-09-02A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing in a hall. A seated man with short dark hair, bare-chested in a red-orange wrap, wears a marigold garland and has a gold tilak on his forehead; he extends his right hand to rest on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and orange shawl, whose hands are pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a golden lion-faced throne arm and a silver staff are visible. Women in white and orange-red saris stand and sit in the background, one with a gold-lined shawl and rudraksha-style beads. A peacock feather is visible behind the seated figure. a person: the seated blessing figure has a gold forehead mark, marigold garland and bare-chested red-orange wrap in a ceremonial setting, consistent with the page's attribution.2014-05-14May 13 20142014-05-13May 14 20142014-05-14September 11 20142014-09-11July 14 20142014-07-14September 11 20142014-09-11A seated figure with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a saffron-red cloth over bare shoulders and a yellow-orange flower garland, has yellow sandalwood paste marks on forehead, reaches out to press his palm to the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl with a beaded mala. A tall silver staff with a peacock-feather fan and a golden lion-head figure sit nearby. Behind, a woman in white with a red-orange shawl and other seated devotees watch, with a framed artwork on the wall. A blessing or padapuja-style darshan moment.2014-05-14