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A photograph of a man in a plain white t-shirt and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, smiling and tying a thin orange sacred thread onto the wrist of a seated man. The seated man wears saffron-orange robes, a gold chain necklace, gold bangles and a red bindi, with white vibhuti marks on his face and shoulders, and has long dark hair. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with colourful flower garlands in pink, green, white and yellow, and a red and gold canopy with a bird motif. The seated man is a probable Swamiji with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, and the scene suggests a blessing exchange in a room setting.

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May 21 20062006-05-21Two men face each other closely in an indoor room. On the left, a smiling man with wavy dark hair wears a cream t-shirt with navy trim and a rudraksha mala with a small round pendant. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears saffron-orange robes, gold bangles and a gold necklace, and his bare shoulder bears white sacred ash markings. He holds a white thread in both hands and ties or offers it toward the other man. Behind them stands a colourful decorated backdrop with red, yellow and green fabric and a microphone stand.2006-05-21A seated figure in an orange saffron robe, bare-shouldered, with long swept-back dark hair, wearing layered gold necklaces and gold armlets, smiling warmly while holding the hands of a young man in a navy and grey striped polo shirt who stands before him, offering something. Behind them is an altar with two large ornate gold-and-silver deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and white flower garlands, and an orange cloth draped in front. A man on the far left holds a camera. Ash markings are visible on the seated figure's arms and shoulders, and a golden kalasha-style offering with garlands sits at the lower right. The scene appears to be a devotional darshan or ritual exchange.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21February 25 20072007-02-25Indoor ritual scene. A man with long dark hair in a sweeping white kurta with embroidered trim and a brown beaded mala sits at left, leaning toward a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shoulder, heavy gold necklaces and gold bangles. The saffron-robed figure smiles while holding a thin orange thread or cord that the white-clad man is taking hold of. Behind them a younger man in white kurta sits, and a red, gold and cream striped cloth hangs in the background with orange fabric. White paste marks appear on the saffron-robed man's upper arm. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate gold necklaces, seated in a ritual exchange with a devotee in white.2006-05-21May 21 20062006-05-21A photograph of an older bald man in a light grey shirt wearing a rudraksha mala, leaning forward to tie or adjust a thread on the wrist of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes. The seated figure has long dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, gold necklaces and gold bangles, and sits before a decorated red and yellow backdrop with a fringed canopy and garlands. A microphone stand and a seated attendant are visible behind. A man in light grey clothes and a saffron-clad figure with long hair and gold necklaces are the two physical people.2006-05-21A photograph of a seated man in orange-saffron robes with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, smiling as he holds the hands of a standing man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a bandage on his forearm. The seated figure is on a red patterned seat before a dark carved stone temple-style backdrop, with a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a stand and a floral garland with red and white flowers at the right. Another person is partly visible at the left edge.2011-09-18A man in a white shirt bends forward to clasp the hand of a smiling man seated in orange robes, wearing a white flower garland with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind them a gold-coloured ritual vessel and a seated figure in orange sit against an orange-and-red shrine backdrop decorated with flower garlands and a purple cloth. The image is a photograph with an archive copyright notice in the lower right corner.2010-06-28