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Photograph of a ceremonial moment at an indoor event. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with a red-orange cloth and a garland of pink roses and green leaves, extends his arm to touch a silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial to the forehead of a man with grey hair in a white kurta and an orange-red shawl, who holds his palms in front of him in a respectful gesture. Gold lion-head ornaments sit in the foreground, and a red-patterned fabric and orange-clad attendants appear in the background beside a large printed banner of a temple tower. a person: the man with long hair and the bare-chested ceremonial garland appearance is a candidate for the a person figure, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity; the staff-holder is a devotee receiving blessing.

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A seated figure in a rust-orange cloth with a leopard-print wrap and a garland of pink roses and green leaves places his right palm on the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt and orange shawl. The seated figure has white ash marks and a red bindi, and holds a white paper. A silver trident stands beside the man, and a golden lion-form object and red-draped seat appear nearby. Another person in an orange shawl is visible at right.2014-05-11May 10 20142014-05-10May 13 20142014-05-13A seated man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with a gold-embroidered edge, wearing a long garland of pink roses and green leaves, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling young man in white with an orange-red shawl. The seated man holds a folded paper in his left hand. Behind him sits a golden lion-faced throne armrest and a red cushioned seat, and a silver trident stands upright beside them. Two more people in orange and white are visible in the background, and a banner with temple imagery hangs at left. a person: the seated man has the long hair, saffron-toned ceremonial wrap, rose garland and golden throne cues associated with the page's subject, and is conferring a blessing on the kneeling devotee.2014-05-11A seated man with long dark hair, a bare upper body in saffron cloth, and a pink rose garland holds a small white paper while a grey-haired man in white kurta and orange-red shawl raises both palms toward him. A silver trident stands upright beside them, and a gold-coloured ceremonial object sits nearby. The setting is an indoor hall with a framed picture on the wall. The seated figure's distinctive long hair, saffron garb and rose garland are cues that may fit a person presence, but the appearance is uncertain, so the seated man is described as a person receiving a devotee's greeting.2014-05-10August 02 20142014-08-02May 11 20142014-05-11A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red sleeveless garment with gold embroidery and a leopard-print cloth at his waist, wearing a pink and green flower garland and a white vertical tilak on his forehead. His right arm extends toward a grey-haired man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, whose hand rests on the seated man's arm and who has his other hand raised to his face. Behind them stand a silver trident, gold ornaments on red velvet seating, and a large backdrop of a temple tower. Another person in orange and white stands in the background. Probable Swamiji (long dark hair in a bun, orange garment, garland and tilak) is seated on a red throne, performing a blessing on a devotee. Two people are visible.2014-05-11May 11 20142014-05-11May 11 20142014-05-11May 11 20142014-05-11May 05 20142014-05-05