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Photograph of a seated ritual blessing inside a temple-like hall. A man in orange-red robes with a white forehead band and hair pinned back places his right hand on the head of a second man, who wears an orange shawl over a white-and-orange striped shirt and sits with bowed head. The robed man holds a folded white slip of paper in his left hand. Behind them stand a large silver trident and a golden deity figure, with a peacock-feather fan at the left edge and gold-embossed draping and striped walls in the background. Two people are visible. The robed figure's appearance shows a bare shaved-free head with pinned hair, orange clothing and a white forehead mark, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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September 13 20142014-09-13September 09 20142014-09-09September 09 20142014-09-09September 13 20142014-09-13September 06 20142014-09-06A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead places his right hand on the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt and white trousers, who has an orange lanyard. The seated figure holds a sheet of paper and sits on an ornate gold throne with a peacock-feather fan at the left edge; a golden cobra-entwined staff rises beside them against red drapes. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair and saffron robes with ceremonial gold beads, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. The scene resembles a blessing or initiation moment.2014-07-25September 13 20142014-09-13August 31 20142014-08-31May 03 20142014-05-03A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a gold-beaded garland and a sandalwood forehead mark places his right hand on the crown of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl. The seated figure holds a folded paper in his left hand. Behind them stand a golden cobra sculpture coiled around a silver staff topped with a small ornament, a gold vessel at the left edge, and red curtains. The appearance of the seated figure matches Swamiji (probable) through his long swept-back hair, ornate gold garland and saffron-toned clothing, and he is giving blessing to the kneeling devotee.2014-07-25A seated man in a saffron-red and orange-gold robe with a gold-bead necklace and a sandalwood forehead mark touches the crown of a younger man's head with his right hand, blessing him, while holding a folded white paper slip in his other hand. The younger man wears a white checked shirt, presses his palms together, and bows his head. Behind them, ornate golden grille walls, brass oil lamps and a gold deity murti form the setting.2015-08-23July 25 20142014-07-25