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A seated man with long dreadlocked hair and a white forehead mark sits on a red cushioned throne beside an ornate gold carved chair, wearing a rust-brown robe and a thick red and white beaded mala with a tassel. He smiles and rests both hands on the head of a kneeling person in white clothing, who bows before him. Behind them, women in white and yellow saris, gold necklaces and bangles stand and sit with folded hands, and a gold-topped staff stands at right. Greenery and a red backdrop frame the setting. a person: the seated man's long dreadlocks, rudraksha-style beaded mala and ornate throne fit the candidate profile, though the appearance is only partly clear.

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May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11A long-haired man in orange-saffron robes sits on a red-cushioned throne, his bare shoulder draped with saffron cloth, and places his hand on the head of a kneeling male devotee in white dhoti. A gold necklace hangs on his chest. Behind him a woman in red sari with a vibhuti mark smiles and rests her hand on the devotee, and women in red and orange saris sit on a red carpet. Yellow marigold garlands and yellow-wrapped offerings lie on the floor, a gold-embroidered backdrop is at left, and a pot of foliage is visible. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment.2016-05-06A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-red robe and multiple rudraksha malas seated on a red and gold throne, smiling as both hands rest on the head of a bald devotee in an orange shawl; a woman in a white and gold saree with an orange border, and another person's head, appear at right. A white horizontal tilak and red bindi mark his forehead; a gold conch-shaped object sits at lower left and a red-and-gold ornate backdrop surrounds the scene. The man's distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-red robe match the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, and the page places him at this event, so he is treated as a probable in-person presence. Three people are visible.2017-06-30May 11 20162016-05-11August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copies