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A smiling figure seated on a golden ornate throne with a leopard-print cushion blesses a kneeling bald man in an orange and yellow striped garment. The seated figure has a tall black turban-style headwrap, a red bindi, layered rudraksha-style malas, a red and blue flower garland, gold necklaces and earrings, and an orange-red shawl. The kneeling devotee's hand rests on the seated figure's arm while the seated figure's palm rests on the devotee's head. Brass lamps and a silver vessel appear in the background, with another woman in white partially visible at right. Roles are a seated blessing figure and a kneeling initiate receiving touch.

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September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesA seated figure on a gold ornate throne with leopard-print cushions wears a dark wrapped turban, a red-and-blue flower garland, a red-brown robe and gold necklaces. A man in a red robe with an orange shawl and grey ponytail bends forward and is held at the shoulders, and the seated figure has one hand on his back. Behind them, women in saffron, red and teal garments and a seated figure in red stand around, with a silver trident-shaped staff on the left and brass lamps in the background. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and ornate gold adornments, so the appearance is a person seated on the throne, bestowing a blessing on a devotee during a darshan-style interaction.2016-02-24April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesA 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.2018-04-21A smiling man with a tall, swept-back dark hairstyle sits on a carved wooden throne-style chair in a conference hall, wearing saffron-orange robes, layers of rudraksha mala beads across his chest, rudraksha armlets, and a gold necklace. A yellow tilak marks his forehead with a red dot. A microphone on a stand is near him, and a silver-topped staff stands at the left. Audience members in white and red, some wearing lanyards, sit in the background, and a man in a white and yellow garment with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower right. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in the chair with distinctive saffron robes, rudraksha malas, gold necklace and swept-back hair.2015-12-09July 17 20152015-07-17A 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.2018-04-20 +1 copiesJuly 19 20162016-07-19 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02May 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph from a seated indoor gathering in a warm-toned hall. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey-blue jacket leans forward and bows his head while a figure in an orange-red garment and leopard-print cloth stands before him. The standing figure wears a thick rudraksha mala of dark seeds, a gold necklace, gold earrings, a beaded bracelet, and a yellow-and-red tilak on the forehead, with long swept-up dark hair. Behind them, seated attendees in white and red clothing and a silver post are visible, and a blurred crowd fills the background.2015-12-09April 04 20182018-04-04