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A man with long dark hair tied back in a knot, wearing saffron-orange cloth draped over the body and a strand of yellow-white flower garland, sits on a gold-ornate throne with a gold lion-head armrest in front of him. He smiles and extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a smiling woman in a white top and orange-red shawl printed with script, her palm raised in front of her. Behind them stand red velvet drapes, a gold staff with a serpent-shaped top, and a gold kalasha-like finial. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland are the visible cues for the seated figure, who is shown blessing a devotee.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace and a hair knot with a red flower, reaching out to touch the forehead of a young woman in a white top who kneels with palms joined. Behind him is a golden throne with a carved cobra, a silver staff with a coiled snake, and red-draped curtains. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron garments and an ornate gold garland, matching the page's satsang context.2014-07-24A seated man in a red-orange saffron wrap and a long gold-bead rudraksha-style mala extends his right hand toward the forehead of a woman who kneels before him with her eyes closed and her palm raised. He wears a red bindi and his hair is tied back with a red band. Behind him stands a golden cobra-hooded throne with a red tiger-print cushion, a silver staff topped with a finial, and a red curtain. A gold kalasha-style vessel sits at the lower left edge. The woman wears a white blouse with an orange-red shawl and multiple colourful bangles. A white-haired person is partly visible at the upper right. a person: the seated man wears the distinctive saffron and gold-bead mala cues, seated in the role of giver of blessing and darshan.2014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24July 25 20142014-07-25A seated man in a red-orange dhoti and bare chest wears a gold-bead necklace and a small red flower in his hair, extending his right hand in blessing onto the head of a woman with long black hair. She wears a white t-shirt and a red-beaded bracelet and leans forward with her palms raised in reverence. Behind them, a golden cobra-hooded figure and a golden lion-form throne arm stand before red drapery; a silver staff topped with a kalasha-like finial rests on the right. The scene suggests a darshan blessing.2014-07-24A seated man in a rust-orange wrap with a red-and-gold patterned cushion touches the forehead of a woman kneeling before him. He has long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, a gold-bead garland and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and his outstretched right hand rests on her brow. The woman wears a white top and an orange shawl with a lanyard and has her hands pressed together. Behind them stand a golden cobra-form throne armrest, a silver staff with a cobra wrapped around it, and red drapes. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, based on long swept-back hair, orange wrap, ceremonial gold garland and bead necklace; the woman is a devotee receiving blessing.2014-07-25July 24 20142014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red robe with a gold ceremonial necklace, a white forehead marking and hair tied back, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling woman in a maroon patterned top. He holds a small white card in his left hand. Behind them stand a silver staff topped with a round finial and a golden cobra-shaped ornament, red drapes, and a peacock-feather fan at the left edge. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment.2014-07-25July 24 20142014-07-24May 01 20142014-05-01May 01 20142014-05-01