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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne against a red wall. The seated person wears a dark turban-like wrap, red-brown saffron robes with gold borders, and a long rudraksha mala with a dark bead garland, and has a red bindi. Before him a bare-backed young man kneels with palms pressed together in greeting, with white markings on his arms and a white cord across his shoulder. Another person in white dhoti and shawl stands at the left edge, and a flower garland lies near the kneeling man. Several people are visible, the seated figure, the kneeling man and the standing man.

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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red wall behind, wearing a red-maroon robe with gold-striped border, long rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a dark swept-back hair crown, and a red bindi. He has raised his hands, palms toward a bare-chested kneeling devotee with white ash markings on his arms and back, who wears a white cord around the neck and bows forward. A man in white dhoti stands at the left edge. Possible a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold throne, red-maroon robe and long beaded malas, though the figure is seated in a blessing posture. A rope or cloth lies across the lap area. Setting appears to be a pandal-style ritual space for blessing.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A seated figure in a maroon-red robe with gold-edged saffron-orange drape sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Long braided hair falls over the shoulders with a rudraksha-style mala, and a red bindi is visible on the forehead. Holding a white and blue ceremonial whisk or flywhisk, the seated figure has eyes closed. In front, a bare-chested man kneels with white sacred ash markings on his shoulders while another person in white ritual dress raises a hand toward his head. White smoke or incense haze drifts through the scene, with a yellow flower garland near the throne. a person: the seated figure's long braided hair, ornate golden throne and saffron-orange drape are the distinguishing cues.2016-01-02Photo of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back, wearing a dark wrapped turban, a red-brown robe with a gold-yellow border, rudraksha mala beads and a gold chain, and a red-brown tilak on his forehead. His gaze is directed to his left. In front of him, a bare-chested man with a white sacred thread, seen from behind, raises his palm in a blessing gesture while holding a fan or whisk. Background shows gold ornamentation and a red wall. Two people are visible.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing a maroon-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala with a long double strand around the neck, gold earrings and a red bindi. He holds a white-and-black handled ritual whisk topped with yellow marigold flowers and gestures with his other hand. Beside him, a bare-chested young man in orange cloth with a beaded armband kneels, and a person in a white dhoti and shawl stands behind. Swamiji (probable) appears in the central seated figure, whose long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala and maroon-gold clothing fit the page's account; the kneeling attendant and standing person are devotees or attendants.2016-01-02A seated man in a golden ornate throne, wearing a dark rust-red and saffron-yellow robe with a dark turban-like head covering, a red tilak on his forehead, and long rudraksha malas over his shoulders. He raises his right hand toward the head of a bare-chested young man kneeling in front of him, touching or blessing him, and holds a yellow flower-tipped whisk in his left hand. Behind them, white-robed attendants and a red wall are visible.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved, rounded backrest and red cushion. The seated figure wears a dark turban-style headwrap, a red-brown robe with a gold-and-orange striped shawl, multiple rudraksha mala strands, a gold necklace and a red tilak on the forehead. The seated figure extends one hand toward a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread, who sits before the throne and gestures forward. Behind them, a standing man in white dhoti and a red-and-gold robed attendant appear in the background against a red wall. A whisk of peacock-feather-like fibre is held near the throne.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02