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A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate silver throne decorated with repoussé floral scrollwork and silver lion armrests. He wears a rust-orange robe with a matching shawl, a gold pendant, and a vertical red tilak with white ash markings on his forehead. Facing him from the lower left, a shaved-headed priest bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow sash and a rudraksha mala is seen from behind, with white ash marks on his shoulders. The man is smiling warmly. The priest is a devotee or priest receiving his blessing.

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January 26 20182018-01-26A photo of a seated man with long dark hair, white and red tilak on the forehead, a short beard and a rust-orange robe with a gold pendant, smiling on an ornate silver throne flanked by carved silver lion figures. In front of him a bare-chested man in white and yellow ritual cloth with a rudraksha mala bows his head, receiving blessing. The silver backdrop has intricate repoussé floral and scroll patterns. The seated man's appearance includes long swept-back hair, a rust-orange robe and gold ornament on a throne, which is consistent with a person presentation, though this is uncertain. Two physical people are visible.2018-01-26January 26 20182018-01-26A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange robe and orange jacket with a white forehead marking and red bindi, wearing a gold pendant, seated on an ornate silver throne flanked by two silver lion sculptures and a leopard-print cushion. Beside him, a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a pendant necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with long swept-back dark hair, saffron ceremonial clothing and a gold necklace. The ornate silver backdrop and carved lions suggest a formal darshan setting.2018-01-26A photograph of two men seated on an ornate silver throne flanked by silver lion armrests with a repoussé backdrop. The seated man on the right wears a rust-orange long coat over an orange dhoti, long dark hair swept back, a red tilak and white vibhuti on his forehead, and a gold necklace, smiling with eyes closed. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and rudraksha mala holds his palms together in namaste, with white vibhuti and a red tilak. a person is the seated figure in orange with the long hair, crown-less, on the throne. The scene resembles a darshan setting.2018-01-26A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange jacket and dhoti, with long dark hair and a beard, a white vibhuti line and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling broadly and gesturing with one raised hand. He sits on an ornate silver throne flanked by silver lion sculptures, with a silver embossed backdrop and a leopard-print cushion. Beside him kneels a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti markings, laughing and holding his hands together in greeting.2018-01-26January 26 20182018-01-26A seated man with long dark wavy hair and a short beard, smiling, wears a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, a gold pendant on his chest, a red thread on his wrist and a red-and-white forehead mark. He sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, one hand raised in a gesture toward a kneeling devotee in a white kurta who leans in close at his side. The backdrop shows a teal sparkling curtain and a red temple-like structure. Two people are visible.2017-09-26May 18 20172017-05-18January 26 20182018-01-26October 06 20172017-10-06A seated man with long dreadlocks, a trimmed beard and a rust-red robe with a gold beaded necklace sits on an ornate leopard-print throne against a silver embossed backdrop with red and green jewelled garlands. He smiles and places a hand on the head of a bare-backed, grey-haired man kneeling before him, who wears a white dhoti and a white sacred thread. The kneeling man's head bears a small dark object, and a hand holding a card appears at the upper left. The seated figure has distinctive long dreadlocks, gold ceremonial beads and a red robe, consistent with the page's a person reference, so he is a person in an initiation-style blessing moment.2018-04-19