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A photograph in a dim temple-style hall shows a bearded man with a wide smile and red-and-gold-trimmed rudraksha beads on his arms and neck, wearing a tiger-striped or patterned cloth at his waist, standing before an ornate silver-framed deity murti with a dark face, red tilak, red and white garlands and a silver arched halo. He raises his right hand to the forehead of a bare-shouldered man with short dark hair who wears a white sacred thread, leaning in toward him. A palm frond and a brown-and-white cloth appear at the right edge. The bearded man is not clearly a distinctive a person candidate by cues, so the identity is uncertain.

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May 23 20172017-05-23A photograph of a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a white vibhuti line on his forehead, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold chain, wearing a tiger-striped shawl, seated smiling beside a young boy with shaved head and white sacred thread who has his hands joined in respect. Behind them stands a silver-toned deity murti with a dark face and crown, adorned with red and white garlands, next to a silver trident and gold lion-shaped decorations, with palm fronds at right. The man's distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and tiger-striped shawl are visible cues for a person presence, shown in a ceremonial setting with a child receiving a blessing or offering respect.2017-05-23May 23 20172017-05-23 +1 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22May 23 20172017-05-23A photograph of a ritual blessing in which a seated man in saffron-red robes and a gold-embellished garland of gold and beaded necklaces raises his right hand to touch the head of a bare-chested younger man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. The seated man wears a red flower behind his ear, sandalwood-style forehead marks, and gold bangles, and is smiling. Behind him is an ornate gold chair with a fan-shaped carved back, and a red and green draped backdrop. A small seated figure in saffron cloth is visible behind the young man, with another partly visible man in the background. This appears to be a darshan or blessing moment. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and a saffron robe on a golden throne matches the page's Swamiji reference.2017-05-26A night-time photograph of a ritual initiation. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a beard, a red-brown saffron shawl, a long multi-strand gold necklace, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a bare-chested devotee on the left, who bows forward. The devotee wears a white cloth with a thin white sacred thread, a rudraksha mala and red-and-white wrist threads. Behind them an attendant in white clothing with a vertical sandalwood-coloured mark on his forehead watches, and a silver-trimmed ornate throne stands at the right edge beside a red pillar. The scene is a shiva deeksha initiation.2017-10-05A seated man with long dark swept-back hair, a white and red tilak across his forehead, a dark beard and moustache, and rudraksha malas with gold ornaments smiles while placing his hand on the forehead of a man in a white dhoti with gold border and an orange-patterned shawl. The seated man wears a reddish-brown wrap and is bare-chested with many rudraksha beads. Behind him is an ornate gold throne, and a silver trident stands at left beside a gold-draped backdrop. A man in white with rudraksha beads and a gold-edged garment is partially visible at far left. Four people are visible. a person is seated on the gold throne, giving blessing to a devotee.2017-02-28May 28 20172017-05-28July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA night-time blessing scene on a raised platform. A man in a red-brown dhoti with a long beaded mala and gold ornaments stands with his palm on the head of a bare-chested devotee bowing forward, whose white sacred ash shows on his forehead. A silver-ornate chair with red cushion sits behind them. A figure in white with rudraksha beads and an orange-clad attendant stand at the left edge. Gesture is a touch of blessing, a darshan moment. a person candidate has long swept-back hair, beaded malas and gold ornaments, but appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so role is given as blessing giver.2017-10-15