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A seated man in saffron-red robes, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a white and orange flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala with gold-toned beads, sits on a red zebra-patterned cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne backrest. He rests his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt who kneels before him holding a folded paper. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits to the right. Behind them are red wooden latticed screens and a wall-mounted fan. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan. The seated man is an appearance-based a person, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha beads and ceremonial gold-toned adornments.

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A 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.2014-09-21November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a red-orange garment and a gold-beaded necklace, extending his right hand to rest on the head of a kneeling woman in a white blouse with an orange shawl and red wrist thread. He is seated before a golden ornate throne with a gold lion-headed armrest and a gold-and-wood staff with a serpent carving. A woman in red robes stands in the background beside red curtains, and another woman is partly visible at the right edge. The man is smiling. a person is seated and blessing the devotee in an ornate throne setting.2014-07-24Photo of a seated ritual blessing indoors. A long-haired man in an orange-brown saffron robe with a rudraksha mala extends his right arm and lays his hand on the head of a younger man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl, who bows his head. The elder holds a folded white cloth in his other hand. Behind them stands a red velvet seat, a golden ornate vessel and red and white flowers. Several people in orange and white clothing stand in the background, including a woman in white.2012-12-28A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white vibhuti mark and a long gold ceremonial necklace of beads, touching the forehead of a grey-haired woman in a white printed sari with a red shawl. She stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them are a gold throne with a carved lion or peacock-feather element, a cobra-shaped staff, a silver ceremonial staff, and red drapes. The man has long swept-back hair and gold adornments, which are compatible cues for the a person candidate, though his face is not used for identification.2014-07-25A seated man in an orange-red turban and saffron robes with a gold-embellished border sits on an ornate gold throne, wearing layered beaded necklaces and a large gold pendant. He reaches forward with his right hand, smiling, to accept a small object from a kneeling man in a white shirt who leans in with cupped hands. Beside the throne a bald man with vertical orange tilak on his forehead, wearing glasses and orange robes with a gold necklace, sits attentively. Behind them stand gold lamps, a gold pillar and a red backdrop; a person in white with a red-beaded mala is partly visible at the right edge.2015-08-07 +1 copiesOctober 12 20142014-10-12September 21 20142014-09-21April 23 20182018-04-23August 23 20152015-08-23March 04 20182018-03-04A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long black hairstyle, white vertical tilak on his forehead, and a multi-strand beaded garland with gold-coloured beads and black bead accents, smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt and rudraksha mala. Behind them a golden lion-shaped seat stands on a red cloth, and a woman in white with a white forehead mark and gold bangles watches beside a wooden pillar. Two people are visible in the foreground plus a third woman, so three physical people appear.2014-09-21