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A seated figure in a red-maroon robe with a gold waistband and white floral garlands with rudraksha mala beads blesses a young man in a white shirt by placing a hand on his head, while holding a folded white paper in the other hand. Behind them stands a gold ornate throne with red tiger-striped upholstery, and a woman in white is partly visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with wooden panels and an air conditioner. The seated figure wears a white tilak on the forehead and has long hair tied back, with distinctive rudraksha malas and garlands; the appearance is consistent with a person giving darshan, though this is uncertain from appearance alone.

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A seated man in saffron-red robes, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a white and orange flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala with gold-toned beads, sits on a red zebra-patterned cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne backrest. He rests his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt who kneels before him holding a folded paper. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits to the right. Behind them are red wooden latticed screens and a wall-mounted fan. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan. The seated man is an appearance-based a person, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha beads and ceremonial gold-toned adornments.2014-09-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace with pendants sits on an ornate silver throne with lion-shaped armrests and a leopard-print cushion, raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with a white headband bound over his eyes. The seated man has long swept-back dark hair, a beard and a vertical tilak on his forehead, and wears rudraksha beads and a rudraksha mala. Beside the throne stands a silver staff. Behind them, another attendant in orange with white sacred markings and rudraksha beads on his chest watches, and red drapes form the backdrop. The scene appears to show a blessing or initiation moment on a stage.2017-11-19September 21 20142014-09-21May 31 20142014-05-31March 25 20182018-03-25September 21 20142014-09-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long black hairstyle, white vertical tilak on his forehead, and a multi-strand beaded garland with gold-coloured beads and black bead accents, smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt and rudraksha mala. Behind them a golden lion-shaped seat stands on a red cloth, and a woman in white with a white forehead mark and gold bangles watches beside a wooden pillar. Two people are visible in the foreground plus a third woman, so three physical people appear.2014-09-21A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a small tilak on his forehead, wearing a pink and white flower garland, a black rudraksha mala and an orange-red robe, placing his right hand on the forehead of a woman in a white blouse with green and red border and a red-orange shawl, who has her palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him a golden lion-headed armrest and red cushioned throne, a tall silver staff stands beside them, and a second woman with a bindi and jewellery sits at the right edge.2014-05-10A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a pink flower garland, a rust-red wrap and a golden shoulder piece, who extends his right hand in blessing toward a bald, grey-haired older man kneeling before him with palms pressed together. The older man wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl with printed text. The blessing figure holds a folded paper in his other hand. Behind them hang a saffron-and-cream cloth and a silver trident-shaped staff, with a golden lion-headed object in the foreground and a red-draped backdrop.2014-05-11Photograph of a ceremonial ritual in a gilded shrine hall. A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with leopard-print cushions wears a red-maroon wrap, a long gold necklace and a white-and-red flower garland; he lifts a hand toward his head while another, a priest in a white dhoti with bare torso and white body markings, stands at left offering fruit from a silver tray. Gold kalasha-style pots flank the throne, with marigold and red flower decorations behind. A microphone stands at right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne and receiving the offering, showing long swept-back hair, saffron-red clothing and gold necklace. The priest performs the offering.2016-03-28A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, smiles while placing his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling person in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala. The person kneels with palms pressed together. Behind them a figure in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala stands among other devotees in white, red and gold garments. A red cushioned throne-like seat is at the left edge. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace, bare-chested with orange-red cloth) is giving blessing to a shaved-headed initiate in a sanyas ritual setting.2017-08-13 +1 copiesJuly 27 20142014-07-27