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A seated man with long, swept-back, wavy dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a shawl with a leopard-print pattern wrapped over his shoulders, wears a green-beaded mala and an ornate gold necklace with orange beads. He smiles while another man stands behind him, placing a hand on his head in blessing. The second man is bare-chested with a white dhoti and rudraksha beads, and his right hand is raised in a palm-forward gesture. A gilded throne-like frame and a fringed cloth are visible at the left edge against a dark backdrop. The scene appears to show a blessing or darshan moment. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a leopard-print shawl, a green mala and an ornate gold necklace, and receives the blessing from a devotee in white.

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A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a leopard-print garment and a green-and-beige braided garland with orange beads, plus a gold pendant necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. He reaches up to touch the head of a second man who sits before him, shown from behind with a shaved head, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a white cloth draped over his bare shoulders. The second man raises his palms together in a gesture of respect. Behind them is a dark background with a gold-edged throne backrest on the left and a gold-coloured pillar at the top right.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Photograph of a bare-shouldered man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a leopard-print wrap, layered green-and-gold rudraksha-style malas with orange beads, and a gold chain necklace. He extends his right arm, touching the forehead of a younger man in a pink shirt who kneels with his palms pressed together. The man in the wrap holds a white paper in his left hand. Behind them is a dark stage backdrop with a silver pole and a curved gold structure. A probable Swamiji is shown in an appearance-based label, based on the long hair, malas and wrap cues, and the scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment.2017-12-22A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, bare-shouldered and wearing a leopard-print garment, placing his right hand on the forehead of a younger man in a light green kurta with white embroidered trim and a rudraksha mala. The setting is dark with red stage lighting and a silver pole behind them, and a gold ornate backdrop edge on the left. Appearance-based label: the figure with long hair, tilak and leopard-print garment is a Swamiji (probable) candidate, shown in person giving a blessing to a devotee.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 16 20122012-12-16December 22 20172017-12-22A seated bare-chested man with long dark hair, a leaf crown and a leopard-print wrap sits before an ornate golden throne with a trident and peacock feathers beside him. A second person in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala stands in front, both palms resting on the seated man's head in a blessing gesture. Another trident and a brass kalasha-like vessel appear in the foreground against a dark stage backdrop with a red glow.2017-12-22A seated bearded man in rust-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas, with gold necklaces and earrings, smiles as he touches the forehead of a kneeling bare-chested devotee in white dhoti whose upper body is marked with white ash. The seated figure rests on a red-cushioned ornate white throne with silver lion-shaped feet. Behind them a second man with ash markings and rudraksha beads stands in a white cloth beside a yellow and red banner. The setting is dark.2017-10-15A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt with a beaded rudraksha-style mala, his head bowed, receiving a blessing as a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a leopard-print sleeveless garment and a green braided shawl with beads touches his head with one hand. The blessing-giver wears a gold pendant necklace and sits in front of a dark stage backdrop with a warm red-orange light panel and an ornate gold pillar at the upper right. The figure giving the blessing matches several distinctive presentational cues (long hair, tilak, beaded green shawl, ornate gold pendant), so he is described as Swamiji (probable).2017-12-22