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Photograph of a seated ritual blessing at a temple-style setting. A seated man on a silver-backed red throne wears a rust-red robe, a long gold necklace with ornate pendants, gold armlets and bangles, and has a white forehead mark; his right hand is raised in a blessing gesture. Before him, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a white head cloth bows forward, bare-chested, with sandalwood-style markings on his chest and rudraksha-style beads on his wrists, while another attendant in white stands behind holding him. Red and yellow pillars and a metal railing are in the background. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, though his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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A seated man in a maroon-red shawl and dhoti sits on an ornate silver throne with a carved lion-head armrest, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, gold earrings, gold armbands and bangles, and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead. He raises one open palm in blessing while his eyes are closed. Before him, two men in white dhotis and bare chests bow low, one with a white cloth tied over his head and hands pressed together, the other with hands extended in reverence. The background shows a red and yellow pillared hall. a person appearance-based label applies to the seated figure, who wears distinctive ornate gold jewellery and maroon sacred cloth while receiving devotees on the throne.2017-09-17 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated man in a red-maroon robe with a heavy gold multi-strand necklace, gold armbands and bangles, long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and a gold earring, raising one hand in blessing toward a devotee. The devotee, bare-chested in white dhoti with a white cloth tied over his eyes, bows forward while another attendant in white with a white forehead mark supports him from behind. Rudraksha malas and wrist beads are visible. Behind them are a red-and-yellow painted pillar and a silver-backed throne.2017-09-17September 17 20172017-09-17September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man with curly black hair and white ash markings on his forehead and body stands facing left, his palm raised. A second man on the right has long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, orange-red shawl draped over his shoulders, a heavy gold necklace of bells, rudraksha bracelets and a gold earring; he presses his hand to the first man's head. A green-and-white staff rests at the bottom and a white fan stands behind them. Possible a person depiction by appearance (probable) performing a blessing; the other man is a devotee receiving it.2017-09-27July 26 20172017-07-26October 01 20172017-10-01April 26 20172017-04-26A night-time blessing scene on a raised platform. A man in a red-brown dhoti with a long beaded mala and gold ornaments stands with his palm on the head of a bare-chested devotee bowing forward, whose white sacred ash shows on his forehead. A silver-ornate chair with red cushion sits behind them. A figure in white with rudraksha beads and an orange-clad attendant stand at the left edge. Gesture is a touch of blessing, a darshan moment. a person candidate has long swept-back hair, beaded malas and gold ornaments, but appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so role is given as blessing giver.2017-10-15A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair swept back, a white forehead mark, red-brown saffron-toned robe and heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and a gold belt, resting his right hand on the back of a kneeling young man with bare upper body who bows forward. Another ritual attendant in white dhoti and beaded gold necklace stands at left, touching the kneeling man's back. A small silver figure of an animal stands on the floor in front, and a red-cushioned silver throne is behind. a person is the seated figure, shown in a blessing or initiation-style gesture with ornate gold adornments and a long swept-back hair style. Gold and red ritual objects fill the background.2017-10-01September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesMay 05 20142014-05-05