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A photograph of a seated, smiling man with long dark hair, a white forehead marking, a rust-orange robe and layered gold and beaded necklaces, sitting on a red-cushioned gold throne. He raises his palms in blessing while a kneeling man in a grey-green kurta with an orange thread around his neck bows and reaches toward his bare feet. Behind them a younger man in white dhoti with orange armbands kneels, and a shaved-headed priest in orange robes stands at right. A red drape, a strand of blue and white flowers and a small fan sit in the background. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces and orange-saffron robes, and is presented as Swamiji (probable), receiving padapuja from the kneeling devotee.

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July 01 20162016-07-01July 01 20162016-07-01July 09 20162016-07-09May 25 20162016-05-25A photograph of a seated man on a red-cushioned gold throne with an ornate gilded backrest, wearing a rust-red cloth, a brown beaded shawl, long gold bead necklaces and gold armbands, with long dark hair and a beard, smiling as he rests his hand on the head of a man in a yellow shirt who bends forward with a small book or offering in his hands. Behind them, a standing priest in a rust-red dhoti with a striped gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style mala looks on, a young man in a white shirt watches, and a gold-topped staff and microphone stand beside the throne. A red drape and a colourful woven cloth hang in the background. Probable Swamiji's cues include long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a shawl on the throne, indicating the seated figure giving blessing to a devotee.2016-07-03May 21 20162016-05-21Photograph of a seated man with a white forehead marking and tilak, wearing a maroon-red robe and a long rudraksha mala with a gold-edged shawl, smiling as he places his hands on the back of a kneeling person in a white dhoti. The kneeling devotee bows forward with their head down, wearing white clothing and a red-beaded wrist band. Behind them is an ornate gold and carved throne backdrop, a red draped curtain, a silver staff and a metal air cooler. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a robed ritual posture as the giver of blessing, with the devotee in the position of receiving it.2016-05-21Photograph of a seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti-style robe, rudraksha mala necklaces, a white vibhuti line and red kumkum bindi on his forehead, smiling broadly while a microphone stands before him. He sits on a red cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold throne backrest with a relief of a deity. A man in white dhoti with gold border and a white vibhuti marking kneels close, hands folded, leaning toward him as if offering respects. Red drapes and a cooler unit are in the background.2016-05-21July 04 20162016-07-04A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red bindi, seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-orange robe, a heavy rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant necklace, smiling and extending his hand. Two men in white ritual dhotis with gold borders stand and kneel before him; one in a white garment with gold trim and an orange-red sash bends forward, the other kneels on the carpeted stage. A red curtain hangs behind them, with a white cooler at left. a person: the seated man shows long swept hair, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold pendant and rust-orange robe on a throne. Other two men appear to be devotees or attendants. Three physical people are visible.2016-08-14A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne receiving a ceremonial gesture. He wears a red-orange dhoti-style garment, a brown rudraksha-style bead necklace, a heavy gold bead necklace, gold bangles and an armlet, and has a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. A young man in white kneels beside him with a hand on his shoulder, and a kneeling man in a dark suit holds a gold-edged ceremonial book or tray. Behind them a red-clad attendant stands beside a cooler and a video camera on a tripod, with red and gold drapery in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces, saffron clothing and a throne, presented as the central figure.2016-07-03A seated man with long dark hair, orange-red robes, a rudraksha-and-gold bead mala and gold bangles sits on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest, smiling as he receives a gold-edged printed sheet from a kneeling devotee in a saffron cloth. Behind them, a standing man in orange and gold holds a rudraksha mala, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala watches from the left. A cooler, a floral garland, a tripod-mounted camera and a red backdrop stand in the background. The cues are a person seated on the throne with long hair, a ceremonial necklace and gold ornaments, so the in-person label is set to unsure.2016-07-01