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A smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant necklace, and a brown-red garment. He is garlanded with pink lotus flowers, white flowers and red blossoms, and a younger man in orange-trimmed clothing stands close, leaning in to touch his head. Golden ornamental carvings and a brass-toned structure are in the background.

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March 25 20172017-03-25A bearded man with dark curly hair, white and red tilak on forehead, wearing a rust-brown robe and a brown rudraksha-style mala, pink lotus-and-white flower garlands around his neck, smiles while a small boy in a white shirt bows and touches his outstretched arm with folded hands. Behind them stands a golden deity murti draped in a yellow and pink cloth, with ornate gold decorations and a white figure at the back. Appearance-based label: a person, in person, seated in front of the deity during a darshan-style interaction.2017-02-14May 22 20182018-05-22February 14 20172017-02-14May 26 20182018-05-26A smiling bearded man with eyes closed sits on a white and silver ornate seat before a golden backdrop and a gold-and-white deity murti with a yellow drape. He wears a rust-orange robe, a thick rudraksha mala, and a pink and white flower garland, with white vibhuti and a dark bindi on his forehead. His right hand rests on the head of a young boy in white at the left edge, who is receiving blessing. The a person is shown in the appearance-based label as the person being photographed, with the blessing gesture as the main action.2017-02-14February 14 20172017-02-14A photograph of two men in a golden ornate setting. In the foreground, a man seen from behind with hair in a topknot and bare shoulders wears a white and yellow cloth, and he is reaching up to touch the head of the man seated before him. The seated man smiles broadly, wearing a rust-brown robe, a brown rudraksha-style mala across his shoulders, a long garland of pink flowers with green leaves, and a gold necklace. He has a white tilak line on his forehead with a red dot and a long beard. Behind him is a gold-carved throne with an orange cushion, and orange and gold decorations fill the background.2017-03-25A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-brown robe with a white-and-black forehead mark, wearing a white flower garland and a thick rudraksha mala, seated before an ornate gold throne with a carved backrest. He smiles with closed eyes while a bald man in a white shirt with an orange-trimmed garment and orange lanyard reaches toward his forehead in a blessing gesture. Red curtains fill the background. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-backed peetha, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate receiving or giving a forehead blessing.2016-10-01A bearded man in an orange-brown robe wears a thick garland of red roses and yellow and white flowers, with a red-and-white tilak and a dark vertical mark on his forehead. He smiles with eyes closed while a man at the left edge, partially visible, raises a hand near his head in a blessing gesture. Warm golden string lights glow behind, and an ornate golden object sits at the right. The composition suggests a ritual blessing moment at an ashram setting, with a flower garland and a brass lamp visible at the left edge. Whether the robed man is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2018-03-02A photograph of a seated man with short-cropped hair? No—a bearded man with swept-back dark hair, smiling with eyes closed, wearing a white horizontal forehead mark with a dark red bindi, a gold chain, white and pink flower garland, and a leopard-patterned or brown garment over bare shoulders. Behind him is an ornate gold-and-red throne. An older bare-chested priest with short white hair and a red-and-white rudraksha mala stands at right, placing his hand on the seated man's head while white paste marks streak his arm and back.2018-05-10 +1 copiesA bearded man with long dark hair and white and red tilak on his forehead sits before a golden shrine with a deity murti behind him. He wears a reddish-brown shawl and a rudraksha mala over his bare shoulders, with pink lotus garlands draped across his chest. He smiles and extends his arm to touch the forehead of a young boy in a white shirt who stands with palms joined in namaskar in front of him. Yellow and golden draperies frame the scene. A printed copyright line appears at the lower right.2017-02-14