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A photograph of a formal blessing ceremony in a hall with an ornate silver-framed seat. A man in a blue striped shirt and glasses holds a garland-draped object and touches the head of a seated man bowing forward. The seated man wears a red and gold silk shawl and a dark kurta. A bald man in a pale cream shirt stands at left, and a man in white dhoti and shawl holds a brass tray of offerings in the middle. Behind is a backdrop of blue sky and white beaded garlands.

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May 04 20182018-05-04May 11 20142014-05-11A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a hall with a draped white and red canopy. A man in white kurta and dark-rimmed glasses holds a folded white paper over the head of a seated, bare-chested man wearing a saffron-red shawl, a long gold bead necklace and a white jasmine garland with orange flowers. The seated man wears a gold armlet and gold ornaments and bows his head. A man in dark blue shirt on the left presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them stand white-clad attendants and saffron-robed sannyasis, and a projection screen shows deity imagery. Two physical people appear clearly in the foreground, with several others behind.2013-04-06 +1 copiesMay 04 20182018-05-04 +1 copiesA seated man in a red-orange turban and saffron-red robes, wearing a long pink-and-red flower garland, dense gold-coloured beaded necklaces and a red-and-gold bracelet, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a purple t-shirt who kneels before him. A bald priest in an orange-red shawl bows in the foreground beside a tray of red apples, while another priest in a red-and-gold shawl stands behind. A brass oil lamp and an ornate gold throne frame the scene; a camera on a tripod is visible in the background. The seated figure has distinctive turban, garland and gold-necklace cues consistent with a Swamiji (probable) presenting a blessing, shown in person.2015-07-09May 26 20172017-05-26April 30 20162016-04-30June 28 20162016-06-28May 12 20122012-05-12July 09 20162016-07-09Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, wearing a red-orange turban, a rust-coloured robe and a white and blue flower garland. A man in a white and cream striped shirt leans in and drapes a long orange shawl over the seated figure's head and shoulders. To the left, a man in a green patterned shirt smiles, and a bald man in a rust-brown robe with glasses and gold necklaces stands nearby. A camera on a tripod is visible in the background. The throne has carved panels with a deity figure. The seated figure has a turban and rust robe but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2016-04-30May 09 20122012-05-09