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A seated man in rust-orange robes, wearing a large rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushions and places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white dhoti, bare-chested, with a white cloth bound over his eyes, and is held steady by an attendant in orange. Two other attendants in orange stand at left with white markings on their arms. Behind the throne is a deity murti garlanded with flowers, a golden arch and a dark stone figure stand nearby. The setting is a temple-style hall with a patterned floor cloth. The people visible are five.

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November 19 20172017-11-19A seated man in rust-red saffron robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushions and raises his hand in blessing toward a kneeling devotee. The devotee, bowing with a white cloth tied around the head, is attended by a woman in an orange sari with white sacred markings and rudraksha bracelets, who leans in beside him. A deity murti decorated with flower garlands stands at right, and gold-toned temple pillars frame the hall. A yellow and black leopard-print headband is worn by the seated figure. Swamiji (probable) is seated in the centre with cues including the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, shown here as a throne blessing.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A photograph of a temple-hall ritual in a gold-ornamented setting. A seated man in rust-orange robes, with long braided hair, a leopard-print headwrap, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, raises his right hand in blessing from a silver-framed throne. Beside him, a woman in orange with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala leans toward a bare-chested, shaved-headed man in white dhoti whose eyes are covered by a white cloth; she supports his head and shoulders while a young attendant in orange, with white body markings, stands at left. A silver deity murti and flower garlands are visible at right, with a small dark statue below the throne. Four people are physically present.2017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated figure in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on a silver-backed throne with a leopard-print headwrap, while a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti kneels and touches his forehead to the seated man's feet. Two women in orange garments stand beside them; one bends forward with a white cloth, the other is in orange behind. Another person in white sari stands at the right edge. Ornate gold and silver decor frames the dais and a carved wooden pedestal stool sits in front. The seated figure matches the page's depiction of a person with cues of a leopard headwrap, long hair, and a rudraksha mala, though the identification is appearance-based. Five people are visible in the scene.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10April 03 20172017-04-03