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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair wearing a pink flower garland and a black rudraksha-style mala, reaching to touch the forehead of a woman in a red and gold sari with an orange-red shawl and a bindi and tilak mark. Behind them is a golden lion-form throne arm and a peacock-feather fan, with a silver staff and a framed painting on the wall. The man appears to be performing a blessing or dikshaa-style forehead gesture. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) for the man seated on the throne with long hair, garland and rudraksha mala, as a person performing a forehead blessing for a devotee. Two physical people are visible.

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May 10 20142014-05-10A seated man with long dark hair, pink rose garlands, a black beaded necklace and orange-red cloth extends his raised right hand toward a woman's face while sitting beside a silver staff and golden lion-shaped armrest with a peacock-feather fan. The woman wears a red saree with gold patterns, a red rudraksha mala, red bangles, a yellow tilak on her forehead and a nose ring, and holds her palm up toward him. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, pink garlands and rudraksha beads, consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the cues are not decisive enough to confirm identity. Gold accents and a silver staff suggest a ceremonial setting.2014-05-10A seated man with long dark hair swept back and a rudraksha mala draped over a pink flower garland touches the crown of a smiling woman's head with his right hand. He sits on a golden lion-faced seat beside a silver-and-gold staff and a peacock-feather fan, wearing an orange cloth. The woman wears an orange shawl printed with text and holds her cheek with her left hand. Behind them are a wall painting and a white board. a person: the long swept hair, rudraksha mala and flower garland match the page's description of the event.2014-05-10A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a pink and white floral garland, a black beaded mala and a shawl over bare shoulders places his right hand on the forehead of a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, eyes closed, in an orange-red printed sari with bangles and red thread on her wrist. Ornate gold lion-shaped armrests and a silver trident stand beside them, with a peacock feather fan at left and a framed textile on the wall behind. A second woman in white is partly visible at right edge.2014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a pink flower garland, dark ornate clothing and a peacock-feather fan, placing his right hand on the head of a woman in a purple patterned sari with gold bangles, who bows with palms joined. A silver trident stands beside them and gold-coloured ceremonial pots sit in the foreground, with a framed painting in the background. The visible cues of long hair, floral garland and peacock-feather fan support a person identification for the seated man, the blessing giver. The woman is a devotee receiving blessing. Two people are visible.2014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10