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A seated man on a gold-and-red throne with peacock feathers behind him receives a blessing as another man bends forward with palms joined. The seated man wears a rust-brown dhoti-style robe, a pale pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace and gold armbands, with white tilak on his forehead. His right hand rests on the bowed man's head. The bowed man is bare-chested, wears a rudraksha mala, white dhoti with a gold border, and holds palms together near a wooden tray of fruit and offerings. A woman in a white sari and an orange-robed attendant stand nearby, with red stadium-style seating behind. Whether the seated man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.

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August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A photograph of a seated man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing pink and white flower garlands, rudraksha beads, gold ornaments and bracelets, with a white tripundra and red bindi. He sits on a red cushioned throne backed by a gold ornate arch with peacock feathers. He smiles while a bare-chested man in front of him, wearing a red turban, places a hand on the seated man's head area. Gold peacock-feather decoration fills the background. a person: the seated man wears garlands, rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and a red-brown shawl on a ceremonial throne.2017-08-14October 05 20172017-10-05Photo of a seated figure on an ornate silver-and-red throne receiving a blessing: a man in a brown robe with gold belt and bangles, wearing a garland of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red roses, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a bare-chested orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha-style mala, hands folded in namaskar. Behind them stands a second man with long hair and a garland, and a stone pillar and temple setting are visible.2017-10-05A seated man in an ornate white throne with red upholstery touches the forehead of a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti. The seated figure wears an orange-rust shawl draped over his shoulders, many-strand rudraksha malas, a long rudraksha necklace, gold pendant and beaded armbands, with long swept-back hair and a full beard. A second bare-chested attendant with long beaded rudraksha malas and a white dhoti stands behind, and a yellow-and-red cloth hangs in the background. The devotee's forehead is marked with sandal or vibhuti. Stage-like black backdrop.2017-10-15October 05 20172017-10-05A photograph of a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, white tripundra and red bindi, wearing a maroon-red dhoti-style wrap, a pink and white flower garland, rudraksha beads, gold armlets and a gold pendant. He lifts a gold-bordered object to a man in an orange-red turban, who bows forward with his head before him. Behind them stands a large gold ornate backdrop decorated with peacock feathers. The scene suggests a blessing or honouring ritual. Visible cues of long hair, rudraksha and ornate gold adornment are consistent with the person being presented as the a person, though the appearance is not conclusive.2017-08-14A seated man in a rust-brown robe and red-and-yellow floral garlands sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne flanked by silver lion figures, pressing his hand to the forehead of a kneeling devotee in an orange cloth with prayer hands, a rudraksha mala and red-thread bracelet. Behind them a standing attendant in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and layered beaded and gold necklaces watches. Ornate stone pillars and brass lamps frame the night-time temple setting, consistent with a Shiva deeksha blessing ritual. a person: the seated figure wears long swept-back hair, a tilak, gold armbands, a gold necklace and a red-and-white garland, a shawl-wrapped appearance consistent with the page's a person reference.2017-10-05A seated man in a rust-brown robe and layered gold necklace, wearing a red and white jasmine garland with yellow marigold accents, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man who wears an orange cloth and rudraksha mala. The kneeling man has white horizontal marks on his bare shoulders and palms raised toward the seated figure. Behind them a standing man in white and a gold-and-brown bead necklace looks on, and an ornate silver chair with lion-shaped armrests sits at right beside a lamp, in a temple-like setting with a stone pillar. The seated man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his crown-like throne setting, rudraksha and gold adornments, and the garland-decked central position with blessing gesture; the kneeling devotee is shown receiving blessing.2017-10-05A seated man on an ornate gold throne with peacock-feather backrest, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, rust-red robes with gold border, gold necklaces and ear ornaments, and white-and-red forehead markings. He reaches out to take a fruit from a tray held by a priest in a red turban and bare chest, with white ash markings, who offers from a wooden tray of orange fruit. A woman in a colourful checked sari kneels in the foreground. a person is seated on the throne, identified by the garland, red robes and throne cues.2017-08-14