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A photograph of a darshan moment in a gold-and-red ceremonial setting. A figure in a red-orange turban decorated with gold motifs, a red-orange cloth draped over the body, layered rudraksha-style red beaded bracelets and an ornate gold necklace reaches out with an open hand to touch the forehead of a man with short grey hair who has a white ritual mark on his brow. He wears a white shirt, an orange shawl printed with text, a wristwatch and bracelets, and presses his palms together in reverence. Behind them stand a tall silver-topped staff or ritual implement, a gold-coloured lion or animal figure and gold-brown drapery.

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October 25 20152015-10-25May 01 20142014-05-01July 17 20142014-07-17May 01 20142014-05-01A photograph of a seated man with short dark hair and a red headband with gold patterning, bare-chested with a red wrap and a beaded necklace, smiling as he places his hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and gold wristwatch who bows forward. A gold figure in the left foreground, a silver ceremonial staff and a peacock-feather fan are behind them, with a red-and-gold cloth backdrop. Several other people are partly visible at the right edge.2014-05-05May 01 20142014-05-01May 05 20142014-05-05October 25 20152015-10-25July 20 20142014-07-20August 03 20142014-08-03May 01 20142014-05-01A seated figure in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange wrap, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold pendant, smiles broadly while placing a hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with palms pressed together in greeting. Gold-carved throne elements and a red patterned cushion frame the scene, with a woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala watching at right. A gold staff stands behind the throne. Appearance cues of a turban, ornate beads and saffron clothing suggest a person, seated on a throne and blessing a devotee.2015-09-06