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A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a leopard-print garment and a green-and-beige braided garland with orange beads, plus a gold pendant necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. He reaches up to touch the head of a second man who sits before him, shown from behind with a shaved head, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a white cloth draped over his bare shoulders. The second man raises his palms together in a gesture of respect. Behind them is a dark background with a gold-edged throne backrest on the left and a gold-coloured pillar at the top right.

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A seated man with long, swept-back, wavy dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a shawl with a leopard-print pattern wrapped over his shoulders, wears a green-beaded mala and an ornate gold necklace with orange beads. He smiles while another man stands behind him, placing a hand on his head in blessing. The second man is bare-chested with a white dhoti and rudraksha beads, and his right hand is raised in a palm-forward gesture. A gilded throne-like frame and a fringed cloth are visible at the left edge against a dark backdrop. The scene appears to show a blessing or darshan moment. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a leopard-print shawl, a green mala and an ornate gold necklace, and receives the blessing from a devotee in white.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Photograph of a bare-shouldered man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a leopard-print wrap, layered green-and-gold rudraksha-style malas with orange beads, and a gold chain necklace. He extends his right arm, touching the forehead of a younger man in a pink shirt who kneels with his palms pressed together. The man in the wrap holds a white paper in his left hand. Behind them is a dark stage backdrop with a silver pole and a curved gold structure. A probable Swamiji is shown in an appearance-based label, based on the long hair, malas and wrap cues, and the scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Close photograph of two men seated on a stage with a red-orange backdrop and an ornate gold-toned carved panel behind them. The man on the right, wearing a leopard-print sleeveless garment, multiple braided ropes of beads over the shoulders, a gold chain, and a red tilak on the forehead, is the. The man on the left wears a white shirt, a red bead mala, and long dreadlocks with hoop earrings, and reaches up to touch the face of the seated man in a gesture of blessing or devotion.2017-12-22A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ornate gold-carved hall. A long-haired man with a white forehead band and a leopard-print sleeveless top, layered with rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, reaches out to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes with a gold border and an orange shawl. A gold deity figure stands on a table in the foreground. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a white forehead mark stands smiling. a person appears as the central figure, marked by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, performing a blessing on the devotee.2017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial blessing at a yoga session. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a beaded necklace of braided ornaments and a leopard-print wrap is pressing his right palm to the forehead of a younger man with long dreadlocked hair in a ponytail. The younger man wears a white shirt, a thick red rudraksha-style bead mala and a silver hoop earring. Thin silver bracelets are on the blessing arm. The background is red and draped with ornamented fabric.2017-12-22July 25 20172017-07-25December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22Photograph of a long-haired man with a white and red forehead mark and a leopard-print wrap draped over his bare shoulders, standing before an ornate gold arch with flame-like red backdrop panels. A second person in a white top with long dreadlocked hair stands behind him, both hands raised to his head in a blessing gesture, and a silver staff with a twisted shaft is visible at right. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identifiable by long swept-back hair, bare-chested leopard wrap and sacred forehead marking. Two people are visible in the scene.2017-12-22A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, bare-shouldered and wearing a leopard-print garment, placing his right hand on the forehead of a younger man in a light green kurta with white embroidered trim and a rudraksha mala. The setting is dark with red stage lighting and a silver pole behind them, and a gold ornate backdrop edge on the left. Appearance-based label: the figure with long hair, tilak and leopard-print garment is a Swamiji (probable) candidate, shown in person giving a blessing to a devotee.2017-12-22