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A seated man in an orange-red sannyasi cloth with long dark hair, a white tripundra and red bindi, and a double rudraksha mala draped on his chest, extends his hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling man with grey hair in a white short-sleeved shirt and a dark wristwatch. The seated man smiles while holding a silver ceremonial staff topped with a silver ornament. Behind them stands a golden carved lion-like figure on a red platform beside white vertical panels and an orange-trimmed wall. The scene suggests a blessing or pada-puja style interaction.

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September 14 20142014-09-14September 03 20142014-09-03A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a richly decorated hall with red drapes. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-orange wrap, golden floral necklaces and a rudraksha bracelet, places his palm on the forehead of a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. Behind them stands a silver staff entwined with a black serpent and a large golden cobra-hooded ornament, with a peacock-feather fan at the left edge. Two physical people are visible.2014-07-27May 07 20142014-05-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a bald man in a white shirt draped with an orange scarf printed with script. A silver trident stands beside a golden lion-headed throne, with green leaves and a bamboo backdrop behind them. The seated figure has the appearance of a person, giving blessing to a devotee during a padapuja-style darshan.2014-10-11A photograph of a seated figure with long swept-back hair, a white vertical tilaka on the forehead and an orange-saffron shawl, extending both hands in blessing toward a kneeling or bowing man in a white shirt with an orange-saffron sash. A tall silver ceremonial staff with a round finial stands between them, and a gilded object and peacock feather fan appear in the foreground. Behind them are a white wall-mounted air conditioner and wooden pillars with a red carpet. Appearance-based label: a person, with long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and tilaka, seated and giving blessings to a devotee, a man in a white shirt with an orange sash whose hands are raised in greeting. The scene reads as darshan.2014-08-30A seated figure in an orange-red cloth wrap with a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak on the forehead raises one hand while touching the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. The seated figure is adorned with long swept-back hair and sits beside gold lion-form ornaments and a peacock-feather fan, with a silver trident raised above. This appears to be a blessing or initiation moment, with the trident and the gold lion ornaments visible in the setting.2014-08-26May 14 20142014-05-14September 03 20142014-09-03September 11 20142014-09-11May 11 20142014-05-11August 31st 20142014-08-31