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A photograph of a seated man in rust-orange robes and a matching orange turban with a crescent ornament, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala with red, green and yellow flower garlands and a large gold pendant. He sits on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions and a carved lion head, his right hand extended in blessing over the head of a devotee. The devotee wears white kurta-style clothing and a saffron blindfold, bowing with hands pressed together. A second man in orange dhoti and cloth stands behind, beside a camera on a tripod and a gold-and-red decorative fan. Gold lion carvings and a red drape frame the scene.2016-07-17June 01 20172017-06-01A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate throne with leopard-print cushions and golden lion-head armrests, wearing a large white and pink flower garland, a rust-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, with a hand raised to touch the head of a man bowing before him. The bowing man wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a white head band. Behind them stands a man in a rust and gold striped dhoti with white tilak on his forehead, and further back several people in white clothes and white head bands are visible, along with a green-lit tree backdrop and a golden deity figure at right. a person: the seated figure wears a rust-orange shawl, a flower garland and bead necklaces, and sits on a throne, which is consistent with a ceremonial blessing. Visible people are about seven.2016-03-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A figure in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, wearing a tall dark turban with a gold crescent ornament, sits on a leopard-print seat with gold lion-head armrests and extends a hand over the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, whose palms are pressed together. A man in white with tilak sits in the background. A gold-embossed palanquin-style chair and a cane are visible. The turbaned figure's distinctive orange robes, rudraksha beads and gold crown ornament are consistent with a person presence in the seated role of blessing, though the appearance is not fully certain.2016-02-22 +1 copiesA seated man in a rose-coloured cloth with a red bindi and tripundra marks receives a devotee who bows with his head pressed against the seated man's lap. The seated man wears a thick red rose garland, a gold necklace, gold bangles and an upper-arm band, and sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat beside a gold lion-headed armrest and an ornate gold throne. Behind them hang deep red drapes with green foliage above. The devotee wears a plain white shirt and has a shaved head. The setting suggests a darshan, with the seated man's hand resting on the devotee's head in blessing.2016-04-04A photograph of a seated figure in orange-red robes on an ornate golden throne backed by a large golden hooded-cobra canopy, with garlands of yellow and red flowers draped on the throne sides and a golden tree-like backdrop behind. A devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels before him with palms pressed together, and the seated figure rests a hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The figure has long dark hair, a tilak on the forehead, and a red thread on the wrist; the scene looks like a darshan or blessing ceremony. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robes, and a ceremonial throne with canopy. Two people are visible.2009-01-04March 01 20162016-03-01April 03 20172017-04-03April 13 20142014-04-13July 07 20092009-07-07April 03 20172017-04-03July 17 20152015-07-17