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September 21 2016

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May 25 20182018-05-25 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red robe with a bare upper body wears a thick garland of red roses and white lilies and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. He has a yellow and red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair. He lowers his gaze and holds his hands over a polished silver plate offered by a person whose wrist bears rudraksha beads. Behind him stands a large ornate gold repoussé backdrop. The scene resembles a ceremonial offering or blessing. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold ceremonial adornments, and a saffron-red robe seated before a gold throne backdrop.2015-10-12A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a white and black forehead mark, a dark beard and gold ear stud sits eyes closed on a red velvet throne before an ornate gold backdrop. He wears a rust-brown robe with gold border, a long brown rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, plus gold armlets and bracelets. Behind him a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti raises green mango leaves, and another man stands at left, possibly holding a bundle of cloth. Scene suggests a ritual blessing with leaves and sprinkled water.2016-09-29May 25 20182018-05-25 +1 copiesApril 20 20182018-04-20A seated man in saffron-orange robes speaks into a handheld microphone with eyes closed. He has long dark dreadlocked hair, white horizontal tilak with a central dark mark on his forehead, and wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads. His left hand, stained yellow, rests in a large ornate silver bowl containing turmeric paste on a green leaf. He sits on a leopard-print cushion before an elaborately embossed silver backdrop with a deity-like relief design. Yellow powder is scattered on the leaf and silver platform in front of him.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08December 10 20172017-12-10April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21October 09 20162016-10-09A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a beard, eyes closed, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned robe with gold-edged trim and long rudraksha mala necklaces layered with ornate gold chains and a large gold pendant. He has a white and red tilak on his forehead and gold bangles and an armband. He holds up a bundle of green leaves in his raised right hand. Behind him a large ornate gold throne or backdrop with floral repoussé carving stands above red cushions. Two more people in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand in the background, one wearing a white forehead mark.2016-09-29