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A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks tied up and a short beard stands at right, holding a small brown calf by its head and neck with one hand. The calf wears a white rope and a gold-embroidered decorative collar, with red markings on its forehead. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a green cloth over his shoulder, with white ash markings on his chest and arms. A deep red curtain hangs behind him on a stage, with a pale hazy backdrop at left.

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May 06 20182018-05-06A photograph on a stage before a deep red curtain. A bare-chested young man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard holds a small brown calf by a rope around its neck. The calf has a red tilak mark on its forehead and a gold and green ornamental decoration. The man wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha-style mala across his chest, and white markings on his shoulders and arms. He looks off to the side.2018-05-06December 16 20122012-12-16A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak with red bindi sits before a red patterned backdrop and gold cushions, holding a silver ceremonial staff and smiling. A younger man in a white checked shirt, seen from behind, reaches up and touches the seated man's head with both hands while holding his arms raised.2013-09-13 +1 copiesA photo of a temple ritual with a golden shrine behind it. On the left, a person wearing a rust-red turban, a beaded brown-and-gold necklace, gold bangles and a gold-trimmed saffron cloth sits on a throne and holds a folded paper or prasad packet toward a bald man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl, whose palms are pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stand women in red and saffron saris and a red drape, and a deity murti is adorned with gold garlands and jewelled necklaces. The left figure's appearance is consistent with a person receiving devotees at the Kashi Vishwanath abhishekam, with the bald devotee in white offering greeting.2015-10-24November 28 20142014-11-28A seated man with dark hair swept back in a bun, a red tilak on his forehead, and a brown shawl with gold-and-orange patterned border over bare shoulders, wears a rudraksha mala. He leans toward a young child in a yellow t-shirt with a blue graphic who sits on his lap and holds his hand. Behind them stands a floral garland of yellow, orange and red flowers and a gold-coloured deity or ornament, with a painted forest backdrop of trees and a red cushioned seat at left.2011-08-31October 25 20152015-10-25A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with a long gold-bead necklace and a yellow tilak on his forehead, extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a smiling young boy in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl. A bald, shaved-headed man in an orange shawl sits in the foreground, and a gold ritual vessel is visible at the left edge. The seated man has long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklaces, matching the page's Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, so this is an in-person blessing scene in an ashram setting with a gold-toned backdrop and green plants.2014-08-02July 11 20122012-07-11A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits before an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion, pressing his palms together in anjali namaskar with a gentle smile. He wears a white horizontal forehead band with a red bindi, a rudraksha-style beaded gold-toned mala around his neck, and a gold chain.2013-03-07December 16 20132013-12-16