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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace extends his right arm to touch the forehead of a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl. The seated man wears long swept-back hair and a sandalwood mark on his forehead, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them stand red curtains, a gilded ornamental throne with a carved golden lion-like figure, a black serpent-entwined silver staff, and a peacock feather fan at the left edge. The scene looks like a blessing or initiation moment.

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May 03 20142014-05-03A seated figure in orange-red robes and a gold garland blesses a man in a white shirt and orange shawl, placing a palm on his forehead while holding a small white paper slip. Behind them stands a golden cobra-hooded ornament and a silver staff topped with a crest, with red drapes in the background. A peacock feather fan and a golden elephant-shaped vessel sit at the left edge. The man stands with hands folded in namaskar, eyes lowered, receiving the blessing. Visible white vibhuti marks on the forehead of the blessing figure.2014-07-25May 05 20142014-05-05August 02 20142014-08-02March 21 20142014-03-21July 25 20142014-07-25July 24 20142014-07-24July 26 20142014-07-26A seated figure with swept-back dark hair, wearing a pink and white flower garland and an orange-red cloth, places his hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and orange shawl. The recipient stands with eyes closed and palm raised. A tall silver trident rises beside them, and a gold ceremonial object and a peacock-feather fan sit in the foreground. A small white paper slip is held in the seated figure's other hand. The setting is an indoor hall with a framed painting behind. A candidate in the seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person claim, showing long swept-back hair, a flower garland and orange-red cloth, so this is a person performing a blessing in person, while the standing young man in white and orange receives it. Another person in a yellow dhoti is partly visible at the right.2014-05-10A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long peacock-feather fan and a rudraksha mala draped across his chest sits on a gilded golden throne with lion-head armrests, a silver-wrapped staff beside him. He reaches forward to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, who raises one hand in reverence. Behind them are a framed artwork, a gold-framed ornamental backdrop and a blue carpet. A sacred-thread or tilak mark is visible on the seated man's forehead.2014-05-12July 14 20142014-07-14A photograph of a seated man in saffron-red robes, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a peacock-feather fan behind him, reaching forward to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl. A silver trident and a dark wooden staff with a serpent motif stand beside them, with a gold-plated vessel and red curtains in the background. The seated man has a white tilak on his forehead and holds a folded paper in his other hand. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron ornate clothing and a gold bead necklace, placed on a throne-like seat, so the attribution is only probable. The kneeling devotee receives a blessing with palm raised.2014-07-26