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A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead mark, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, wearing a rust-orange draped cloth, reaches out to place his right hand on the head of a young boy in glasses and a white kurta. The boy, wearing a rudraksha mala, kneels in front of him. The man sits on an ornate gold throne with carved gold panels behind him. Another person in white and a partly visible figure in orange stand at the edges. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment, with gold carved decor and a fan in the background.

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A 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.2017-12-16May 06 20162016-05-06May 11 20142014-05-11December 21 20162016-12-21October 12 20172017-10-12A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead band, a beard and a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulders rests his hand on the head of a kneeling young boy in a red shawl, who holds up his palm. Both sit before an ornate silver throne covered in leopard-print upholstery, with carved wooden panels behind them. The seated man's appearance is consistent with the page's identification of a person, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm it, so this is a probable identification only; the boy is a devotee receiving a blessing.2018-05-18A seated man in a rust-brown robe and long dark dreadlocks sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, smiling broadly with a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant and a rudraksha-style mala draped over his chest. A young boy in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels in front of him with palms joined, while the seated man's hand touches the boy's forehead in blessing. Behind them stand a gold vessel, green fabric and floral decorations.2017-02-13August 09 20172017-08-09May 04 20182018-05-04 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, smiles while placing his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling person in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala. The person kneels with palms pressed together. Behind them a figure in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala stands among other devotees in white, red and gold garments. A red cushioned throne-like seat is at the left edge. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace, bare-chested with orange-red cloth) is giving blessing to a shaved-headed initiate in a sanyas ritual setting.2017-08-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red turban, orange-and-gold robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland, with a gold bangle on the arm, placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes, glasses and a beaded necklace who holds a red apple-like fruit in his hands. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace and a red-and-white shawl stands holding papers, and other women in white and orange garlands are visible at the right. A gold-coloured throne and red fabric frame the seated figure.2015-08-02