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A seated bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti wears a pink and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace while placing his hand on the head of an older, grey-haired man in a white shirt and saffron shawl. Behind them, a glowing deity murti is adorned with marigold and flower garlands, gold cloth and lamps. A woman in a cream sari stands near the ritual setting. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long dark hair, a beard, a flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace and performs the blessing. The older man bows his head to receive it.

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May 19 20182018-05-19 +1 copiesMay 19 20182018-05-19 +1 copiesMay 19 20182018-05-19 +1 copiesA seated figure in a rust-red garment and a dark rudraksha-style mala with long, swept-back dark hair touches the forehead of a bald, white-bearded man kneeling before him with palms pressed together in anjali. The kneeling man wears a white dhoti-style cloth over his shoulder and a red shawl with a lanyard badge. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a silver staff beside him. Behind them are gold and red garlands, a brass bowl with fruit and a kalasha-like offering, and draped magenta and red fabrics. This appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2014-12-28A photograph of a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-saffron sash, seen from behind with his grey-haired head bowed, while a bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron cloth, brown rudraksha beads and ornate gold necklaces, places his right hand on the first man's head in blessing. He sits before a large ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back. A hand holding a thin ceremonial cord or bundle is visible at the left edge, and a bangled wrist appears at left. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment at a throne. Swamiji (probable) is the bearded figure with long hair, saffron cloth, rudraksha and gold necklaces seated on the throne.2016-07-17A photo of an initiation moment. A man with short grey hair, wearing a white kurta, rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange shawl, kneels with both palms raised. Facing him, a bearded figure with long dark dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the kneeling man's forehead in blessing. Behind them stand people in rust-orange robes and a gold deity murti is visible at the right edge. The setting appears to be a ritual hall with a pink-toned backdrop and brass fittings.2017-05-09A seated figure in a red-orange robe with long wavy dark hair, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala, sits on an ornate gold throne with a silver staff beside him and places his hand on the head of a kneeling man. The kneeling man wears a white t-shirt, a red-orange shawl and has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, gold ceremonial garlands hang on a display, with pink and magenta draped cloth and green foliage. A seated figure in white is partly visible in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure on the throne, identified by the saffron-red robe, long hair, mala and throne cues, shown in a blessing gesture during darshan.2014-12-28A bearded man with long dark hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, wearing an orange-red wrap over bare shoulders, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee during a ritual blessing. The devotee has a white mark on the forehead and bare upper body with a white and yellow cloth draped over. Behind them, a woman in orange clothing wears a dark rudraksha mala and holds a white card. Red and yellow flower garlands hang from pillars decorated with silver and tinsel, and an oil lamp stands at left beside an electric fan. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation ceremony in a temple-like hall.2018-05-24September 30 20172017-09-30May 11 20142014-05-11May 19 20182018-05-19 +1 copiesA photograph in a temple-style hall shows a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long pink-and-white flower garland, seated on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions. He has long dark dreadlocks, rudraksha bracelets on his arm, and extends his right hand in blessing to the head of an elderly bare-chested man with white hair, rudraksha beads at his neck, who bows before him holding an orange cloth. Behind them a silver trident stands beside a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, with brass bowls and a kalasha-style arrangement in the background. a person (long dreadlocks, orange robes, rudraksha bracelets, garland) gives blessing as the throne holder; this is an in-person scene.2017-09-30