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Photograph 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.

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December 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.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a staged yoga session on a dark stage with a golden arched backdrop and ceremonial tridents with silver handles at left and top right. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a green leaf crown, a tilak on his forehead, and a leopard-print wrap sits before the arch and touches the head of a second person. That person wears an orange-red kurta, a red thread on the wrist, a rudraksha mala, and a top knot with hoop earrings, and raises open palms. A peacock-feather staff and a metal vessel sit at left.2017-12-22A 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.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22July 04 20162016-07-04A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, an orange-red shawl and a leopard-print cloth, sits cross-legged and touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red-and-white sash who raises his palms. A tall metal staff with small golden bells stands behind them, and a golden vessel is visible at the edge. The background is a warm maroon wall. Two physical people are visible.2016-07-04A photograph of a long-haired man with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a leopard-print garment on his bare upper body and green leaves tucked into his hair, extending his right hand to rest on the head of a woman in an orange top and beaded necklace who has her palms pressed together in prayer. A dark stage backdrop and a metal pole are behind them, with a gold-toned curtain at the left edge. Two people are clearly visible in the scene.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22September 07 20122012-09-07