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A seated man in a red-brown robe with a gold waist sash and long gold-bead necklaces leans forward on a red and silver throne, smiling as he touches the forehead of a bare-backed, grey-haired devotee in a white dhoti kneeling before him. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, layered gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala with a saffron-toned robe, matching the event context. Behind them stands a person in an orange-saffron dhoti with a white sash, a golden altar and a deity murti are visible at the back, and a woman in white on the right holds a thread or garland.

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September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph in a temple hall shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a red-brown shawl over his shoulders, gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, seated on an ornate red and silver throne and applying a mark to the forehead of a kneeling, bare-chested older man in white cloth. The kneeling man has a white paste on his shoulders and a white cord around his neck. On the left, a person in an orange dhoti stands with back turned. On the right, another person in white holds a white cord. Behind them stand a gold deity murti and stone carvings. a person: the seated man wears long hair, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, with a shawl and ceremonial adornments, and is seated in the central role of blessing.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long dark hair, a red-brown robe, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces sits on an ornate silver-and-red chair and presses a finger-marked tilak or ash onto the forehead of a bare-chested man kneeling before him. A woman in white stands at right holding a white cord, and a woman in orange-draped dress stands at left. Behind them are gold and red deity figures, a silver lion-headed cup and a stone wall. Probable Swamiji (long hair, saffron-brown robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces) gives blessing to a devotee in a temple setting.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26October 01 20172017-10-01September 26 20172017-09-26A seated man in a red-maroon robe with a gold beaded necklace, long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead and a red-and-gold beaded bracelet holds a white-and-pink ribbon-tipped stick over a shaved-headed, bare-backed man bent forward at his feet. A silver-and-red ornate throne with lion-head armrests sits behind him. A standing attendant in red-brown robes and a beaded mala stands at left, and gold and red deity figures and a gold kalasha-like object appear in the background. a person is seated on the throne performing a blessing-style ritual over a kneeling devotee, consistent with a darshan or blessing ceremony in a temple setting.2017-09-26A seated man in a dark maroon-red robe sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion-head arms, smiling as he holds a white thread across his hands. He wears a long gold-bead necklace with a large gold pendant, a gold waist belt, a red tilak on his forehead and bangles. In front of him a person's bare head and shoulders are visible, receiving the thread. Standing at left, a figure in orange saffron garments is seen from behind. Behind them stands a gold-draped deity murti and brass lamps in a temple setting with carved stone walls. a person: the seated man wears a maroon robe, gold beaded necklace and gold waist belt on a silver throne, consistent with the page's reference to a person.2017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20172017-09-17September 26 20172017-09-26September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copies