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A seated man on a red-cushioned silver throne with a carved lion-face armrest smiles with eyes closed as he touches the forehead of a man in a purple kurta. The seated man wears an orange-brown shawl, a garland of white and pink flowers, a red tilak on his forehead and a small decorative hair clip; he has a full black beard. The purple-shirted man bows forward with a red thread on his wrist. Behind them, a tall silver staff stands against a blue-lit stage, and at left a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala looks on. Visible raised hands and a single touch on the forehead suggest a blessing; the setting is a stage-style ritual event. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl, a garland and ornate silver throne, all consistent with the page's claim, though the appearance is only a candidate.

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A seated bearded man in an orange-brown shawl and orange-brown dhoti sits on an ornate red and silver throne, wearing long white and pink flower garlands with gold beads and a red thread on his wrist. He closes his eyes while his right hand rests on the forehead of a younger man in a red kurta and green shawl, who holds a small object in his hand and is adorned with a small white flower garland. Behind them stand a silver trident and a golden trident-like ritual staff, with a blue backdrop. The scene appears to be a blessing or anointing ritual.2016-12-18December 12 20162016-12-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and a long-haired, bearded appearance sits on an ornate red and silver throne, wearing a thick garland of pink and white flowers and a small white ornament in his hair. He reaches out to place his hand on the forehead of a younger man with shoulder-length brown hair, a white t-shirt and a red-and-beaded rudraksha-style mala, who bows his head and holds his palms together. A standing priest in white clothes and glasses stands at left, and a silver trident-like staff and brass ritual objects stand against a blue backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the seated man is a candidate by long swept-back hair, ornate gold-and-flower garland, saffron robes and throne, so the depiction is in person.2016-12-18April 04 20172017-04-04April 25 20172017-04-25December 12 20162016-12-12A seated bearded man in a rust-red robe and long rudraksha-style brown beads, with a pink-and-white flower garland around his neck, smiles broadly while a man in white clothes places his right hand on the seated man's forehead in blessing. The seated man has white ash lines and a central tilak on his forehead and hair pulled back. Behind them a golden deity murti in a red and yellow draped setting, on a white ornate throne with a red cushion, suggests a temple or ashram darshan setting. Two people are visible in the frame.2017-02-14April 05 20172017-04-05A photograph of a seated man in a red-brown robe with a long red and white flower garland and gold necklaces, on a red velvet ornate silver throne with lion-head armrests. He touches the forehead of a bare-chested devotee in an orange cloth with rudraksha beads and white ash markings, during what appears to be a deeksha initiation. Behind them stands a man in white dhoti and shawl with beaded necklaces, and a stone temple column and brass lamp are visible. a person is the seated figure in the red robe on the throne, identified by his distinctive ornate attire and garlands in a ceremonial setting.2017-10-05A seated man with long dreadlocked hair piled on his head, a red tilak on his forehead and rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, smiles with eyes closed while resting his hand on the bald head of a kneeling man. He wears saffron-orange robes and sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver throne with carved figures. To the left, an attendant in white markings and saffron cloth steadies the kneeling devotee, whose bare back carries a white sacred thread. The setting suggests darshan or blessing during a satsang.2018-03-04A photograph of a seated man in an orange-brown shawl and a garland of pink and white flowers placing his hand on the forehead of a visitor. The visitor, a man with curly dark hair in a grey-green jacket with a red beaded mala, stands with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. Behind them is a golden staff with a trident-shaped top and a silver throne with red cushioning. A woman in black sits in the lower right foreground.2016-12-18A photograph of a night-time ceremony at an outdoor temple-style stage. A man in a brown-maroon robe with a long gold chain and thick red-and-white garlands sits on an ornate silver throne with lion-head armrests, a red cushion behind him, and touches the forehead of a kneeling devotee with his right hand. The kneeling devotee in an orange cloth with rudraksha beads and white ash marks on his bare shoulders holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them stands a bare-chested man with long reddish matted locks, a rudraksha and bead necklace, and a white waist cloth, watching. Carved stone pillars, a small deity murti niche and brass lamps appear in the background.2017-10-05