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A seated man in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a gold ornamental necklace with a large gold pendant, and a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on his forehead places his right hand on the shaved head of a younger man in a white t-shirt. The younger man wears a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl printed with script. The seated figure sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion and a carved lion armrest, against a red curtain. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the page; the younger man is a devotee receiving a blessing.

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A seated man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead rests his right hand on the head of a shaved-headed young man kneeling in front of him in a blessing gesture. The seated man wears a saffron-orange robe, a gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion beside a silver lion carving. The kneeling man wears a white t-shirt, an orange shawl printed with script and a brown bead necklace. A red velvet curtain forms the background, and a person in white stands at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure blessing the devotee, based on the long hair, saffron robe, gold necklace and mala.2017-10-01May 09 20142014-05-09May 17 20182018-05-17 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesMay 09 20142014-05-09A photograph of a seated man with long dark dreadlocks, a beard, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, bare-chested under an orange cloth, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling bald devotee in white clothing with an orange scarf. The seated man sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold carved wooden screen with lattice panels. A red thread is on his wrist. a person: the seated figure has long swept dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with his role as the giver of darshan, and this identification is appearance-based only. A second person stands in the background at right. The scene reads as a blessing given to a devotee.2017-10-04A seated man with long dreadlocks, a trimmed beard and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron cloth over bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain. He reaches out to touch the forehead of a bald man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl, who kneels with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them stands a golden carved wooden screen with latticed panels and relief elephants, and a few onlookers in white stand to the right. The seated figure is a person by the dreadlocks, saffron cloth and rudraksha cues, and is performing a blessing gesture on the devotee.2017-10-04 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20152015-09-02May 05 20142014-05-05May 03 20142014-05-03October 04 20172017-10-04A photograph of a long-haired, bearded man in a rust-orange shawl and a red wrist thread, seated on a patterned cushion, placing his right hand on the shaved head of a bald devotee kneeling before him. The devotee wears a red rudraksha-style mala and a white cloth draped over one shoulder, and his eyes are closed. Behind them are carved wooden panels, a silver-toned ornate pillar, and a red-clad attendant. The seated man has a white forehead marking and appears to be giving blessing or initiation. a person: the seated man shows long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak, and an orange wrap, consistent with the page's reference to a Shiva Deeksha initiation, with the devotee receiving the blessing.2018-05-18