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A seated man with long dark hair and a reddish-orange garment sits beside an ornate gold throne-back, reaching to place his right hand on the forehead of a standing devotee. The devotee, with short dark hair, wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold border and a red shawl printed with script, and presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them stand gold-decorated structures, garlands, flowers and a red-draped stand. A wooden stick rests near the seated man's hand. The seated figure shows distinctive long swept hair and saffron-toned clothing with a rudraksha-style strand, matching the page's description of a person in person.

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December 26 20142014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26December 24 20142014-12-24A photo of a seated long-haired man in a rust-red robe and leopard-print shawl, on an ornate gold throne with a carved backrest, reaching out to place his hand on the head of a standing devotee. The devotee wears a white dhoti-style garment with gold border and a red-orange scarf printed with script, palms pressed together in respect. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in gold garlands and red-and-green silks, with tropical plants. The seated figure, with his distinctive long swept-back hair and rust-red saffron-toned robe, appears to be the probable Swamiji (probable) giving a blessing in a darshan setting, while the devotee is a person receiving the blessing.2014-12-26July 14 20142014-07-14August 01 20142014-08-01December 24 20142014-12-24December 24 20142014-12-24December 24 20142014-12-24July 19 20142014-07-19Photograph of a seated man with long dark swept-back hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, rudraksha-style beaded ceremonial necklaces with gold beads, and a rust-red robe, smiling and extending his right arm to touch the forehead of a bald, older man in a white shirt and a red-and-black patterned shawl. The second man has both palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stands a silver-and-gold ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial and a gold-toned peacock feather fan on the left, with deep maroon drapes in the background. Two people are visible. a person is the seated figure, identified by his long hair, rust robe, beaded gold garlands and white tilak; he is the one being touched in blessing by the bald man.2014-07-21