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A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a leopard-print shawl, wearing a crescent moon ornament and a dense crown of rudraksha beads over long dark dreadlocks, with white horizontal tripundra lines on the forehead. He places his right palm on the head of a short-haired man in a red and black checked shirt, who kneels with palms joined in namaste. A large polished silver lion statue stands behind them against a dark curtain. The blessing gesture suggests a darshan or head-blessing moment. The seated figure matches the presentation of the a person page but the appearance cues are only partly distinctive, so identity is uncertain.

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March 31 20182018-03-31Photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a crown of red-brown rudraksha beads with a crescent moon ornament, white horizontal tilak lines and a red-and-white forehead mark, placing his right hand on the crown of a shaved-headed kneeling devotee in a red-and-black checked shirt with rudraksha beads, who has his hands in anjali. A silver lion statue stands behind them against a dark background, with ornate silver decoration at left. The man's dreadlocks, rudraksha crown and bare chest with saffron-red cloth suggest a Shiva-style ascetic role, consistent with the page's a person candidate cues.2018-03-31 +1 copiesMarch 31 20182018-03-31A seated man in a rust-red and saffron-toned robe, with long dark hair, a rudraksha bead crown and a crescent ornament at the top of his head, and a tilak on his forehead, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling older man in a dark grey kurta. Behind him stand large silver lion figures and an ornate silver throne with carved floral panels, with a tall silver standing figure and a silver staff in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the rudraksha crown and red robe, shown blessing the kneeling devotee on a stage setting. Two women in colourful dress stand at the right edge.2018-03-31March 31 20182018-03-31A photograph of a seated, bare-shouldered man in a red-orange wrap, with long hair coiled into a red braided crown, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in a black t-shirt and red-thread neck cord, with another hand offering a thread above. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari with rudraksha beads sits beside a carved ornate peetha with leopard-print cushion, and attendants in white and red stand in a hall. a person: the seated man's long hair, red braided crown, red-orange drape and rudraksha cues match the page's visible-role description, the ritual is a special initiation-style blessing with a sacred thread.2018-04-30March 31 20182018-03-31March 31 20182018-03-31 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a smiling man with eyes closed, wearing a matted dark braided headdress crowned with a silver crescent and many rudraksha beads. White horizontal tripundra lines and a third-eye mark are painted on his forehead, and he has a moustache and goatee. His bare shoulder shows white markings and an orange-red cloth is draped at his chest. He rests his arm on a polished silver serpent sculpture with coiled body and raised hood. Dark stage backdrop behind him. Swamiji (probable): long matted hair, rudraksha headdress and sacred markings, presented as a ritual performer beside a silver snake deity figure.2018-03-31 +1 copiesApril 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30 +1 copiesMarch 31 20182018-03-31 +1 copies