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A seated man with long dreadlocks, a trimmed beard and a rust-red robe with a gold beaded necklace sits on an ornate leopard-print throne against a silver embossed backdrop with red and green jewelled garlands. He smiles and places a hand on the head of a bare-backed, grey-haired man kneeling before him, who wears a white dhoti and a white sacred thread. The kneeling man's head bears a small dark object, and a hand holding a card appears at the upper left. The seated figure has distinctive long dreadlocks, gold ceremonial beads and a red robe, consistent with the page's a person reference, so he is a person in an initiation-style blessing moment.

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A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a white and red forehead mark, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant wears an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate gold-carved wall and a silver throne. He smiles as he rests his right hand on the head of an older grey-haired man in white clothing and a rudraksha mala, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A small silver vessel rests on a glass table beside them.2017-10-04October 04 20172017-10-04A man with long dark dreadlocks and a short beard wears a rust-red sleeveless robe with a heavy gold necklace of beads and a leopard-print cloth behind him, placing his hand on the crown of a grey-haired elderly devotee who is seated with his back to the camera and wears a white cord over his shoulder. Behind them a richly ornamented silver backdrop with red and green gem decorations forms the setting. A hand at the left edge holds a small card. The scene suggests a shakti initiation blessing given in person.2018-04-19October 04 20172017-10-04January 28 20182018-01-28A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a small red tilak on his forehead, and a rust-red sleeveless robe, smiling as he places his right hand on the crown of the head of a kneeling man whose back is to the camera. The kneeling man wears a white dhoti with a yellow border and a red-and-white garland. The seated figure sits on an ornate silver-gold throne with leopard-print cushions and a carved silver lion-head armrest. Behind them stands a tall tiered temple-tower replica lit in red and orange against a green starry background.2017-09-26 +1 copiesOctober 04 20172017-10-04July 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copiesOctober 04 20172017-10-04A photograph of a seated man with long dark dreadlocks, a beard, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, bare-chested under an orange cloth, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling bald devotee in white clothing with an orange scarf. The seated man sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold carved wooden screen with lattice panels. A red thread is on his wrist. a person: the seated figure has long swept dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with his role as the giver of darshan, and this identification is appearance-based only. A second person stands in the background at right. The scene reads as a blessing given to a devotee.2017-10-04A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark matted hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, multiple rudraksha mala strands and a gold pendant necklace, placing his right hand on the head of an older grey-haired man kneeling before him in white clothes with hands folded in anjali. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of gold-toned carved panels with ornate scrollwork and lattice openings, with a silver-toned carved backrest at left and a small silver tray with offerings on a side table. The gesture suggests blessing or darshan. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas identify the seated figure as the presenter of the blessing.2017-10-04October 04 20172017-10-04 +1 copies