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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace with pendants sits on an ornate silver throne with lion-shaped armrests and a leopard-print cushion, raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with a white headband bound over his eyes. The seated man has long swept-back dark hair, a beard and a vertical tilak on his forehead, and wears rudraksha beads and a rudraksha mala. Beside the throne stands a silver staff. Behind them, another attendant in orange with white sacred markings and rudraksha beads on his chest watches, and red drapes form the backdrop. The scene appears to show a blessing or initiation moment on a stage.

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March 25 20182018-03-25April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesA seated figure in a red-maroon robe with a gold waistband and white floral garlands with rudraksha mala beads blesses a young man in a white shirt by placing a hand on his head, while holding a folded white paper in the other hand. Behind them stands a gold ornate throne with red tiger-striped upholstery, and a woman in white is partly visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with wooden panels and an air conditioner. The seated figure wears a white tilak on the forehead and has long hair tied back, with distinctive rudraksha malas and garlands; the appearance is consistent with a person giving darshan, though this is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-09-21A photograph of a ceremonial blessing on a stage. A bare-chested devotee in white dhoti bows forward with head lowered while a seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe, long dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on his forehead rests his right hand on the devotee's back and touches his head. Two attendants stand behind: one on the left wears orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, the other in a white and yellow turban holds a folded paper. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushioned chair beside a silver-ornate backdrop. a person: the seated sannyasi in rust-red robe with long dreadlocks, tilak and rudraksha-style adornment is a candidate for the a person and is presented as the person giving the blessing.2018-04-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated on an ornate silver throne decorated with repoussé floral and scroll patterns and a carved lion armrest. He wears a rust-orange robe, a heavy multi-strand gold bead necklace, a gold chest pendant, a gold waist belt and a large gold and red ornamental collar, with a horizontal white tilak on his forehead; his eyes are closed and he raises one hand in blessing. Standing before him at left is a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with a white sacred thread, his palms pressed together, while a second attendant in orange cloth stands at the left edge. Leopard-print fabric drapes over the throne.2017-11-19April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesA seated man in red-orange robes and long dreadlocks sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne before an ornate silver-embossed backdrop with lion-shaped armrests. He wears multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, a white tilak on his forehead, and raises his right hand to touch the head of a devotee bowing before him. The devotee wears a white dhoti and a white headband and has his hands joined in namaskar. A second attendant in white dhoti stands at the left edge. A microphone stand is visible at right.2018-05-06April 01 20182018-04-01May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesApril 04 20172017-04-04April 08 20182018-04-08A photograph of a seated man in rust-red robes on an ornate silver-covered throne, wearing a leopard-print headwrap, large rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and beaded bracelets. He is being attended by two people in orange garments: one on the left with white tripundra markings on the arms, and a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with a gold border who is having a white cloth applied to his forehead. Carved gold pillars and a silver-framed backdrop surround the scene.2017-12-10 +1 copies