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A seated man in dark red-brown robes with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a high bun and a rudraksha mala around his neck and wrists rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. The devotee, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a white cloth over the head, bows forward while being supported by a bare-chested attendant with long hair, rudraksha beads, a pendant and a saffron cloth. A silver trident stands beside them and a brass oil lamp is visible on the floor. The seated figure sits on a red cushioned chair with a leopard-print cloth and a microphone nearby. Behind them, a saffron-clad attendant stands with a kalasha-style brass object. The setting is an indoor hall with a plain wall, a fan and a small wooden side table. Appearance-based label: a person seated as the officiant, giving blessing to the initiate.

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March 25 20182018-03-25March 04 20182018-03-04March 04 20182018-03-04Photograph 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.2017-09-17March 25 20182018-03-25March 04 20182018-03-04May 01 20142014-05-01April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesMarch 25 20182018-03-25Indoor initiation scene. A seated man with a tall dark turban-style hairdo, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a rust-brown saffron-toned garment wrapped over his shoulder rests one hand on the head of a bald, bare-chested kneeling man in a white dhoti. A younger man in orange robes with a tall dark topknot and rudraksha beads bends forward beside him, and another orange-robed attendant stands behind. A woman with hair in a bun sits in the foreground. A leopard-print cushioned seat, a carved stone lion, a gold statue and a pedestal fan are visible. The seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate with distinctive turban-style hair, rudraksha malas and ornamented clothing, seated in a position of honour, and the scene shows a blessing or initiation.2018-03-25May 01 20142014-05-01September 09 20122012-09-09