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A long-haired man in a rust-orange dhoti and wrap, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold armband, places his right hand on the head of a bald man in a light green striped shirt who bows with his hands joined. A leopard-print shawl drapes over the standing man's arm. Behind them a smiling woman in an orange sari stands near a golden deity murti and colourful tassels hang from a maroon curtain. A gold throne is at left. Setting appears to be a stage-like hall.

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A photograph of a seated man in maroon and gold-bordered robes, wearing layered garlands of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds with rudraksha-style beads and bangles, who places his right hand on the head of a kneeling young man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard. The seated figure holds a folded paper in his left hand. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a red-beaded necklace stands near a golden deity murti draped in a purple cloth and garlanded with flowers, and a red curtain hangs on the left. A fan and a leopard-print cushion sit in the foreground. The scene suggests a blessing being given in a temple or satsang setting.2014-04-13May 03 20142014-05-03May 11 20142014-05-11December 20 20112011-12-20May 10 20142014-05-10April 13 20142014-04-13May 03 20142014-05-03May 10 20142014-05-10May 19 20142014-05-19A seated man in an ornate golden-lined setting wears a rust-red saffron-toned shawl and a long gold bead necklace, with a sandalwood-and-red forehead mark and long swept-back hair. He rests one hand on the bowed head of a devotee kneeling before him, who wears a cream shirt and a red-and-gold shawl. Beside him a carved gold seat, a peacock-feather fan, a silver ceremonial staff topped with a disc, and a large carved cobra-entwined rod stand in a red velvet drape setting.2014-07-25October 07 20132013-10-07A seated man with short dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-orange cloth, wears a pink flower garland and places his right hand on the forehead of a woman in a white sari with blue border and an orange shawl. The woman holds up her right hand. Beside him are a peacock-feather fan, a large gold lion-like object, a silver-tipped staff and a folded paper in his other hand. A standing woman in green and white with an orange shawl is in the background, along with a framed textile panel on the wall. a person: the seated man is bare-chested, wears a rudraksha-style red-orange cloth and a pink garland, but the cues are not strong enough to confirm identity. He is a seated figure giving blessing (diksha/darshan).2014-05-10