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A seated man in a maroon-red robe and dark red turban sits on an ornate silver throne draped with leopard-print fabric, smiling with hands pressed together in a namaste-like gesture. He wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and a red wristband. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe and beard reaches forward to place his hands on the turban, appearing to give a blessing or crown-like honour. A silver ornamental pedestal and a silver lion-head sculpture are visible nearby.

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion. The seated man wears a rust-red turban, a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, and a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, and has long dark hair. He leans forward with eyes closed and hands extended toward a silver vessel. A second man in a bright orange-red robe stands at the right and applies a mark or tilak to the seated man's forehead with his fingers. Other stage details include a silver fly-whisk-style pole and a silver ornamental urn. The scene suggests a ritual blessing on stage. The seated figure is a person by visible cues: long hair, turban and ornate gold necklace on a throne.2018-01-05A seated man on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushion is being crowned or adorned with a maroon turban by a standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban. The seated man wears a maroon-red dhoti-style wrap, a gold necklace, a red bracelet and a gold-trimmed shawl draped over the chest. The standing figure, wearing a long orange kurta and holding the turban with both hands, appears to be a priest or attendant. A pink and red fringed umbrella with crystal embellishments stands at the right edge, and a seated person in orange is partly visible in the lower right corner. The stage backdrop is dark red and blurred. Only the two main figures and a partially visible third person are present. The seated figure has a distinctive long swept-back hairstyle, a gold necklace and a red wrap, which are consistent with a person at the seat of honour, though the exact identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2018-01-05A seated man in a long rust-orange robe and a leopard-print yellow headwrap sits on a crimson cushion before an ornate silver-embossed backdrop, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold chain. He extends his right hand to touch the head of a bare-chested devotee who bows forward, his head wrapped in a white and yellow cloth. Another attendant in white dhoti stands at left, gently steadying the devotee. The setting suggests a ritual blessing. a person: the seated figure has long dreadlocked hair swept up under the headwrap, rudraksha malas and a saffron robe, and is seated in a place of honour during the blessing.2017-12-10January 05 20182018-01-05A seated figure on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print upholstery is having a red turban placed on his head by a standing man in orange robes and an orange turban. The seated figure, shirtless with a draped maroon-red cloth, a long gold-and-beaded necklace and a red wrist thread, has both hands raised to his head. The standing man wears a long orange garment and an orange turban, and his hands are fastened around the turban. A pink and orange umbrella with beaded fringe stands at right, and another silver chair with an orange-clad seated figure is partly visible at the far right. The background is a blue-lit stage screen.2018-01-05December 10 20172017-12-10A seated man in a rust-red robe and long rudraksha mala, with a leopard-print yellow headband and a gold necklace, sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate silver embossed backdrop. He rests one hand on the head of a bare-chested, kneeling devotee in white dhoti with palms joined. Two women in orange saris and white forehead and arm markings stand on the left; one holds a folded white cloth above the kneeling man's head. Another orange-robed attendant is at the right edge. The scene looks like a blessing or initiation ceremony. The seated man is an appearance-based a person candidate with long hair, a leopard-print headband, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, and is presented as the central figure receiving devotees.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print yellow headcloth sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate silver repoussé backdrop, wearing a rust-red robe, a dense rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and bead bracelets. He smiles while resting his right hand on the head of a kneeling bare-chested devotee, and holds a white thread across the devotee's back. Two attendants in orange robes stand beside him, one with white body markings on her arms and shoulders reaching toward the devotee's head. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, matching the page's note that Swamiji was present.2017-12-10May 01 20162016-05-01March 25 20182018-03-25May 13 20182018-05-13