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A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a black turban-style crown with rudraksha beads and gold ornaments sits in front of ornate silver and gold decorations and garlands of pink and white flowers. He wears an orange-saffron cloth, a pink and white flower garland, gold bangles and rings, and a red tilak on his forehead, and places his hand on the head of a bald devotee who bows with palms joined. The devotee wears rudraksha beads and a gold-hooped earring.

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April 04 20182018-04-04April 21 20182018-04-21April 21 20182018-04-21A seated man in a dark crown-like headdress with a red-orange dhoti and draped pink-and-white flower garland places his right hand on the crown of a kneeling bare-chested devotee's head, as a blessing. He wears gold armbands, bangles and a gold waist chain. Behind him are ornate gold and silver throne panels, a leopard-print cushion, red and pink garlands, and a jewelled, embroidered backdrop. A second kneeling devotee with earrings is partly visible at right, and a microphone stand stands in front. The scene reads as darshan or blessing at a throne-side gathering. Two physical people are visible; the seated figure is an appearance-based a person with crown, garland and ornate golden attire.2018-04-21A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair coiled in a high turban-style knot, wearing a rust-red garment, a pink-and-white flower garland, rudraksha and green beaded malas, and ornate gold necklaces and armbands. He is seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne, smiling and extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee with bare shoulders and white horizontal sacred marks on his chest. Behind them stand large golden deity murtis and tall garlands of red and orange flowers. A woman in a teal and purple outfit with jewellery watches at right. A microphone stand is visible. This appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2018-04-21April 21 20182018-04-21April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated man in an ornate black turban with a green and gold headband and gold jewelled crest, wearing a saffron-orange robe, layered rudraksha beads, gold necklaces and pink-and-white flower garlands. He has a bare upper arm with gold bangles, a tilak on his forehead, and smiles while raising his right hand in blessing toward a younger man in a dark shirt who bows with his head lowered in front of him. Behind them stand a silver embossed throne backdrop with gold and jewelled motifs, a leopard-print cushion, and a large gold ceremonial trumpet. The scene suggests a darshan blessing. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in the turban, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, shown receiving devotees on a throne.2018-04-20April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copies