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A photograph of a seated woman in a deep orange-red sari-style wrap with a marigold garland and a gold-bordered hem, extending a hand to touch the forehead of a shaved-headed young man in orange robes kneeling before her with hands clasped at his face. She holds a silver staff-like ritual rod in her other hand and a silver tray with a green leaf offering. Behind them stands a smiling shaved-headed monk in orange robes and, at right, another shaved-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala. Red-painted lattice and carved wooden panels form the background.

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January 13 20142014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13A photo of a seated figure with bare upper body, a yellow-orange marigold garland with green leaves, and a gold-coloured tilak on the forehead, placing one hand on the head of a young man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala. The young man stands with eyes lowered, hands raised to the sides of his face, in a warmly lit hall with a framed painting on the wall behind and a silver-toned staff beside them. A peacock-feather fan and gold ornament appear at the edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a bare chest with a gold-coloured tilak, a marigold garland and a rudraksha mala, which are distinctive ceremonial cues, and is giving a blessing to the young man, who is a devotee or disciple.2014-05-14May 09 20152015-05-09January 09 20122012-01-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocks coiled on top of his head, white vertical tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala necklace and rust-red robe, smiling as he places his right hand on the bald head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. Beside him, a man in red-orange robe with gold-edged border and a rudraksha bracelet holds a green cloth bundle. In the foreground, a woman's hair bun and other seated heads are visible, and at right a monk in orange robes with a pink-edged shawl stands with his back to the camera. The setting is an indoor hall with cream walls and a wooden panel. a person is the seated dreadlocked figure, who is blessing the kneeling devotee.2016-02-22 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange-red robe and a white flower garland touches the shaved head of a kneeling bald devotee in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl, using a silver trident (trishul) held upright on a black pole. The seated man wears a white tripundra forehead mark, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and gold earring, and sits on an ornate silver throne. Behind them are red steps, a red-and-yellow canopy with hanging tassels, a blue umbrella and a few onlookers. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing; the seated man's identity is uncertain.2015-11-16March 10 20132013-03-10July 12 20122012-07-12June 22 20142014-06-22July 12 20122012-07-12