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A night-time photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a layered rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, touching the forehead of a young boy in a white shirt and red shawl. The figure sits on a gold-decorated throne or seat at left, and a man in orange garments holds a tray behind. Seated devotees in white and red shawls fill the background under a bright overhead light.

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December 12 20122012-12-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and a pearl-and-gold necklace offers a handful of prasad or sweets from a small packet to a young boy in a white t-shirt with an orange lanyard. The boy stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a man in orange clothing kneels, and rows of seated devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls fill the background. The scene is at night under bright lights, on a patterned carpet with a green mat. Swamiji (probable): the seated man with long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha malas, shown in the act of giving prasad.2012-12-12February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28May 24 20132013-05-24A seated man in an orange-red saffron cloth, bare-shouldered, with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest and a dark hair knot, extends his right hand to rest on the forehead of a young boy in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. The man holds a tall silver staff with a trident-like top, and a peacock-feather fan and gold kalasha-style vessel sit beside him on a red cushioned seat with gold ornamentation. Two other people in white with orange shawls stand at the right edge, and a framed colourful picture hangs on the wall behind. The gesture appears to be a blessing or darshan.2014-05-12Nighttime photograph inside a hall. In the foreground a figure in orange-saffron robes with a gold waist belt and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala extends a hand to bless the head of a man in a white striped shirt and red sash who has his palms raised in reverence. Behind them, several people in orange and white robes and red shawls stand or sit, and a gold-framed altar or shrine is partly visible on the left under a bright overhead light. The scene appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style ritual moment.2012-12-12A photograph of a seated man in an orange shawl with long dark hair applying a small dab of sacred substance to the forehead of a young man in a white kurta who stands with eyes closed. The seated man wears an orange garment and has a red mark on his forehead; the standing man holds his hands at his sides. Behind them stand other people in white clothing with orange shawls, and a dark blue curtain hangs behind. Ornate brass hanging lamps are visible at the upper right. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange ceremonial clothing, a probable Swamiji candidate performing a blessing; the identification is appearance-based.2006-12-10A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown robe and a red and red-bead garland, pours water from a golden kalasha onto the head of a standing young man in white kurta with an orange-red shawl. The seated man holds the kalasha with one raised hand and rests his other hand on the recipient's head, in what appears to be a blessing or abhishekam-style ritual. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and a yellow border kneels to the right, and other devotees in white and orange-red stand in the background among golden vessels. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, a red and red-bead garland and orange-brown robes, a person appearance, though the identification is uncertain.2013-05-28Photo of a padapuja-style blessing at an indoor evening gathering. A bare-shouldered man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red shawl and a gold-beaded necklace, sits on an ornate gilded throne with carved panels and an orange tasselled canopy above him. He rests one hand on the forehead of a young boy in an orange shirt, who stands before him with palms together. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits, and several children and adults in white, orange and green clothing watch from the background. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by the throne, long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and rust-red shawl.2013-12-20A seated man on an ornate gold throne with red cushions blesses a young man in white who kneels with palms pressed together. The seated man wears a maroon-brown robe, a pink-and-white flower garland and a gold necklace, and his right hand rests on the kneeling youth's forehead. Beside the throne stands a woman in an orange sari holding a small plate. Behind them are a golden trident, a red-lit backdrop and stage lights, with several men in white and a figure in orange nearby. A bronze lion statue sits in the lower left foreground.2017-04-05July 01 20162016-07-01