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A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a shawl over his bare upper body, a multicoloured flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala, a white vertical tilak and a red dot on the forehead. He smiles and gestures toward a seated devotee in the foreground whose head is visible from behind. A tall golden ceremonial staff with a finial stands at right and colourful festival banners are behind him.

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A smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard, bare-chested under an orange-saffron shawl, wears a thick rudraksha mala and a white-and-yellow flower garland. A white vertical tilak is on his forehead with a red bindi above the brows. He reaches out to touch the head of a seated child in white clothes, while a tall gold ceremonial staff rises to the right and an ornate gold throne is behind him. Behind are red fabric hangings and colourful striped panels.2017-02-19A photograph of a bearded man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, smiling with eyes lowered. He wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, a brown braided shawl, and a white-and-red-and-yellow flower garland. He has long dreadlocked hair, a white sacred ash band and red bindi on his forehead. A tall gold staff stands at right, a white fan sits nearby, and a child in white clothing is partly visible in the foreground with a red thread on the wrist. Red curtains fill the background. Several other partially visible people appear at the edges of the frame. Appearance-based a person seated on a throne, with cues of long dreadlocked hair, saffron cloth and a ceremonial garland.2017-02-19A smiling man with long dark dreadlocks and a full black beard sits at the centre, wearing a rust-orange wrap over bare shoulders and a garland of yellow and red flowers with a brown rudraksha mala. He has white sandalwood paste and a red bindi on his forehead, and he reaches out to touch the head of a bare-shouldered person in the foreground. A golden ceremonial vessel with a spout stands at upper right, and a gilded ornate seat or throne is at left beside a red curtain and colourful festival banners. a person: long swept hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala. Partially visible devotees in the foreground.2017-02-19A smiling man with long dark hair, a full beard, white and red forehead markings and a rudraksha-style brown bead garland with yellow and red flower garlands sits on a golden-backed throne. He lifts a golden kalasha-shaped vessel over the head of a seated young person with short hair and a white thread, performing a blessing. a person appears in saffron/orange ornate clothing with a bead mala and floral garland, so the cues are distinctive. Behind him stand red drapes and colourful decorative pillars, with another person's shoulder visible in white clothing at the left edge.2017-02-19A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair, white forehead band and red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala and a multicolored flower garland, bare-shouldered in a rust-brown wrap, extends his arm toward a child in white in the foreground, while another child's head is visible at left. Behind him a gold ceremonial vessel is raised, with a white carved throne and colorful festival banners in red, yellow, blue and green. a person, seated and guiding children at a kids' program.2017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19A man with long dark hair, white and red tilak on his forehead, a brown-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala with a garland of red, yellow and white flowers stands beside an ornate gold-and-red throne, smiling as he reaches toward the head of a bare-shouldered person seen from behind. A tall golden staff stands at right and a red curtain fills the background. Probable Swamiji in an in-person ritual blessing, with the presence of a visible long-haired figure in ornate dress and rudraksha beads as qualifying cues.2017-02-19A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, white vibhuti band and red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow and red flowers over an orange-saffron shawl, extends his right hand toward a person in the foreground, seated on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold carved backrest. A golden kalasha stands at upper right and red and blue ceremonial banners hang behind. a person is seated on the throne, giving blessing to a devotee with his hand raised.2017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19Photo of a bearded man with long dark hair in a braided rope-like plait, wearing an orange-brown shawl and a white-and-yellow garland of flowers with red blossoms, sitting in front of a red velvet throne with an ornate gold carved back. He has a white horizontal forehead mark and a red bindi and is touching the head of a young boy seated before him, shown from behind with a white sacred thread across his bare back. A tall gold-topped staff rises at right beside a white fan and a woman in a purple sari with gold border. Ritual darshan blessing scene.2017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19Photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a brown shawl and a multi-coloured flower garland with a rudraksha-style beaded mala, a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead, smiling as he reaches toward the heads of two young boys in white clothing in the foreground. Behind him a golden ceremonial spouted vessel and a decorated colourful pillar with maroon drapes. a person appears to be the central figure offering blessings to children during a children's darshan at an ashram hall.2017-02-19