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A bare-shouldered man with long swept-back hair, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces sits on a red velvet throne, smiling as he places his right hand on the head of a shaved-headed man in glasses and a white shawl with gold border, who stands with palms together. Behind them a standing man in orange-red robes wears a rudraksha mala, and a silver figure of a cow-like animal decorates the armrest. The throne bears ornate silver carving.

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A man with long dark hair, a white and orange tilak on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace sits on a red cushioned throne, his right hand extended to press the crown of a kneeling devotee's head. The devotee wears black-rimmed glasses, bare-shouldered white and yellow cloth, and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, standing attendants wear orange robes and beaded malas, and a white bull figurine rests on a silver stand in the foreground. This appears to be a blessing or initiation moment at a ceremony. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in the orange-saffron cloth with long hair, rudraksha malas and gold necklace fits the page's identification, but the face is not used for identification.2017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion smiles while a grey-haired man in a white dhoti with a red-and-yellow shawl, seen from behind, gestures toward him with both hands. The seated man has long dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead with white vibhuti markings, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, and wears a rust-brown shawl over his shoulder. The background shows several blurred people in white and red clothing in a hall.2017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesAugust 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12A seated man in a silver-and-red ornate throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style wrap draped over his shoulder, a long rudraksha mala with bead strands, a gold ceremonial pendant necklace, and a gold waist belt. He has long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and his eyes are closed in a smile. His bare hand rests on the head of a man in the foreground wearing a white dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl, who is bowing toward him. Blurred devotees in white and red are seated behind in a bright hall.2017-08-13 +1 copiesA seated man in an ornate white throne with red upholstery touches the forehead of a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti. The seated figure wears an orange-rust shawl draped over his shoulders, many-strand rudraksha malas, a long rudraksha necklace, gold pendant and beaded armbands, with long swept-back hair and a full beard. A second bare-chested attendant with long beaded rudraksha malas and a white dhoti stands behind, and a yellow-and-red cloth hangs in the background. The devotee's forehead is marked with sandal or vibhuti. Stage-like black backdrop.2017-10-15A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a saffron-orange shawl places both hands on the head of an older man with grey hair who stands with palms joined in namaste. The older man wears a white shirt, an orange shawl and rudraksha beads. A gold-decorated shrine, a golden deity murti and a red and green decorative garland are visible behind them, with a woman in a red bindi partially visible at the right edge. The scene resembles a blessing or head-touching ritual.2017-08-12 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copies