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Indoor ritual darshan scene at a cruise-ship-style setting with warm lighting and a bright overhead light. A woman in a tiger-striped orange and gold blouse with a pink and white flower garland and a pearl-strand necklace stands on the right, placing her hands on the head of a seated older man in white dhoti and a red-orange shawl, who holds one palm raised in greeting. Beside him, a smiling woman in a teal sari with an orange lanyard and gold bangles reacts, and a photographer with a camera stands at the top right. Behind them, people in white and red-orange garments sit and stand, and a golden shrine backdrop is visible.

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December 16 20122012-12-16A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A man with short hair and a moustache, wearing a white kurta with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits with palms joined and eyes closed while another man places his right hand on the first man's forehead. The blessing figure has long dark hair swept back, a multicolour garland of pink, red and white flowers, and a tiger-striped garment with gold ornaments and a gold armlet. Behind them, photographers and people in white clothes with red shawls stand in a dim room. Swamiji (probable): the blessing figure has long swept-back hair, a flower garland, ornate gold jewellery and a patterned garment, cues consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2012-12-16A photograph taken at an indoor ceremony on a ship-like setting with warm lights and a white curtain. A man with short grey hair, wearing a white kurta-style shirt and white dhoti with a red shawl draped over his shoulders, raises his palm while a seated person in a tiger-striped garment with pearl necklaces, red floral garlands and gold bangles reaches out and touches his forehead. The seated figure, dressed in tiger-print cloth and a bold robe, appears to be giving a blessing or tilak. Behind them, people in white and red shawls stand, and a photographer with a camera stands at the top. A brass oil lamp and gold vessels are visible at lower right.2012-12-16December 16 20122012-12-16December 16 20122012-12-16December 08 20122012-12-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired figure seated on a red velvet throne, wearing a tiger-striped sleeveless garment, multiple rows of red, orange and yellow flower garlands, gold bangles and a gold-embellished belt. The figure smiles while placing a raised palm on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard, a blessing gesture. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads sits watching. The stage has dark draped backdrops and a red cloth at the left edge. The setting appears to be a hall event with a seated blessing.2012-12-08 +1 copiesA photo of a devotional blessing scene. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered sari, sits on the left and places her right hand on the forehead of an elderly man with grey hair. He wears a white kurta and an orange-brown beaded mala with a green lanyard. Behind them, other women in rust-red and gold saris are seated or bending, and a standing man in white kurta is partly visible at the top. At the lower right, a life-size cardboard or printed cutout shows a smiling figure in a red turban with a tilak, hands in anjali.2015-07-09A seated figure in a tiger-striped saffron-and-black garment with a rudraksha mala and a white ceremonial necklace places his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling older man in a white shirt and gold wristwatch, who holds his hands in anjali mudra with a small white paper or card. The figure has a white-marked forehead and hair in a topknot; the swept hair, ornate attire and malas are cues consistent with the candidate, so this is a person blessing a devotee. Behind them, women in saris and an attendant stand near a red curtain, with an oil lamp and offerings on a red cloth in the lower left.2013-01-11December 16 20122012-12-16Indoor photo of a darshan moment on a boat-like interior with red velvet seating and striped curtains. A person with long dark hair, wearing a tiger-striped yellow-black garment with a gold waist ornament, pearl necklaces, a pink-and-red garland and pearl bracelets, places both hands on the head of a seated man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl. A woman in a pink-and-white top with an orange shawl sits beside him, hands raised in greeting. Behind them, many seated people in white and orange-red shawls fill the room, and a photographer with a camera stands at the top.2012-12-16A photograph of a seated man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap with a white flower garland and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, placing both hands on the head of a bald man in a white kurta who bows forward. A woman in glasses and an orange sari with a white bag stands beside them holding a yellow object. Behind them stand several women in colourful saris and a group of onlookers in a room with golden deity statues in the background. The seated man is shown in a blessing gesture, with the bowing devotee receiving it. Some of the people are wearing rudraksha malas. The scene resembles a blessing or padapuja exchange in a temple-style room, with a gold lion figure visible at lower left. The seated man has a distinctive appearance but no printed name or caption identifies him, so identity is not established.2014-06-06