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A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered, wearing a red-orange wrap and a large red and white flower garland, extending his right arm to touch the crown of a middle-aged man in white kurta with a red shawl who stands with palms joined in greeting. A peacock-feather fan and gold kalasha-style vessels sit beside the seated figure, with a silver staff behind, and gold pillars in the background. Two or three other people are partly visible in the background. The kneeling-greeting man is a devotee.

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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a formal hall. A bare-shouldered figure with a swept-back bun, white vibhuti stripe and red kumkum on the forehead, wearing a white-and-red flower garland and a dark red shawl, places a hand on the forehead of a seated man with short grey hair in a white shirt who has a red thread on his wrist. A gilded lion-headed seat or throne and a gold staff stand nearby, and a woman in a red garment is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as the officiant.2014-05-13May 04 20142014-05-04May 03 20142014-05-03May 03 20142014-05-03May 11 20142014-05-11A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead places his right hand on the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt and white trousers, who has an orange lanyard. The seated figure holds a sheet of paper and sits on an ornate gold throne with a peacock-feather fan at the left edge; a golden cobra-entwined staff rises beside them against red drapes. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair and saffron robes with ceremonial gold beads, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. The scene resembles a blessing or initiation moment.2014-07-25A seated man in a rust-red shawl and bare chest, with a white vertical tilak, a red dot on his forehead, a long white flower garland with red and yellow blooms, and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in glasses and a white shirt. Behind them stand a gilded throne-like seat, a tall silver staff with a finial, and a framed painting on a wall. A golden lion-head ornament appears at lower left. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment.2014-05-13May 04 20142014-05-04May 13 20142014-05-13September 13 20142014-09-13A seated man in rust-red robes with a bare shoulder, wearing a multi-strand garland of white flowers, yellow and red blossoms and rudraksha beads, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and glasses. The seated man has white vibhuti and a red bindi on his forehead and smiles warmly. A tall silver staff stands beside them, and a golden deity murti and gold-coloured object sit at the lower left. A woman in rust-red clothing with a rudraksha mala stands at the right in the background. a person: the seated figure has a swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha-and-flower garland and ceremonial red robes, and is the one giving blessing; this is an appearance-based label only. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment.2014-05-13May 11 20142014-05-11