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A seated man with long dark dreadlocks and a reddish-brown wrap draped over his shoulders, wearing a gold chain with a large pendant, places his right hand on the head of a bare-chested man kneeling before him. The seated man, who has a tilak mark on his forehead and a long beard, is seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne with gold-carved ornate woodwork behind him. A second person in dark blue clothing stands in the background near a white staff. The kneeling devotee receives a blessing on the head, a gesture of darshan.

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A photograph of a bare-chested devotee with white vibhuti stripes on his shoulders and forehead, eyes closed and smiling, receiving a blessing. A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a rust-orange shawl and layered gold chains touches the devotee's forehead with his right hand. Behind them is a golden throne with a carved lion motif and a leopard-print cushion. A rudraksha mala hangs on the devotee's chest. Another person in a dark robe stands in the background, and two more devotees are partly visible at the left edge. Other devotees are present, as the scene suggests a satsang blessing.2017-09-04A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested under a rust-orange shawl, wearing layered gold chains and a gold pendant, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. He smiles while pressing his right hand to the forehead of a kneeling devotee whose hands are raised in reverence. Behind them a bearded man in an orange-brown wrap and a man in a dark tunic stand; the setting is a gold-decorated hall with a golden lion-motif throne and a leopard-skin seat cover.2017-09-04July 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copiesA 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 seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a short beard, bare chest, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron garment, places a hand on the forehead of a kneeling, shaved-headed devotee in white with an orange cloth and hands in anjali. The seated man rests on a leopard-print seat before ornate gold lattice carved panels. Two women in white saris with red-brown shawls stand in the background. A green-leaf decoration is visible in the seated man's hair. This appears to be a blessing or diksha moment.2017-10-04A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron cloth, touches the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl with palms joined in namaskar. The seated figure is on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold lattice backdrop carved with elephants and floral motifs. Two women in white and red stand in the background at right. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas match the candidate, and he is performing a blessing on the kneeling devotee.2017-10-04October 04 20172017-10-04 +1 copiesJuly 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesOctober 04 20172017-10-04July 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copiesA seated man with long dreadlocks, a trimmed beard and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron cloth over bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain. He reaches out to touch the forehead of a bald man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl, who kneels with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them stands a golden carved wooden screen with latticed panels and relief elephants, and a few onlookers in white stand to the right. The seated figure is a person by the dreadlocks, saffron cloth and rudraksha cues, and is performing a blessing gesture on the devotee.2017-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-brown saffron cloth, a heavy gold and beaded necklace and gold earrings, with a white tilak on his forehead, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. The devotee has bare shoulders, a white cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha mala on his wrist and folded palms in namaste. Behind them is an ornate gold carved wall with decorative relief panels. a person is the seated figure giving blessing to the devotee, consistent with a shaktipada-style blessing touch on the head.2017-08-11