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A photograph of a seated man with long hair and a full beard on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders, a long gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, and a white vertical tilak marking on his forehead. A young attendant in a white dhoti and bare chest bends forward offering him a small book or card, while another attendant in white stands to the left beside a gold trident-topped staff. The backdrop is dark with bright lights and a gold deity-style ornamental canopy above the throne. A copyright notice is visible at lower right. a person is seated in the centre with his distinctive long hair, rust-red shawl and gold necklace.

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April 03 20172017-04-03A seated man in a long-haired style wearing a rust-red saffron robe, a thick rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace with a gold pendant, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne. He places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes, who has a white mark on the forehead. A person on the left holds a folded paper, and another has beaded red bracelets. Probable Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, in a seated, honoured role conferring blessing. Setting is a golden-throne ceremony with red drapes behind.2016-08-14August 14 20162016-08-14 +1 copiesApril 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A bearded man in a rust-red turban with a jewelled brooch and a small trident-like pin sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion or dragon motifs and a sunburst backrest, draped over a leopard-print cushion. He wears a long gold ceremonial necklace, bracelets, a red-brown shawl over a saffron-toned garment, and a vibhuti band with a red bindi. His hand is raised toward a bare-backed child with shaved head and white thread at the back. A person in white garments stands at the right edge and another with white vibhuti marks is partly visible at lower left. The scene suggests a seated darshan or initiation moment.2017-02-21April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a ceremony in which a long-haired, bearded man in a rust-red robe and heavy gold necklace sits on a red and gold ornate throne with a golden fan-shaped backrest, smiling as he extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a bowed devotee wearing a white cloth over the eyes. The seated man has long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red bolster beside him, and he wears gold armbands and bracelets. Behind the devotee stands an attendant with a white forehead mark, a bearded face and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white dhoti with gold border.2017-04-16April 03 20172017-04-03A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne receives an offering from a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered sash, who extends a hand holding a folded white cloth. The seated man wears a rust-brown robe, layered rudraksha malas, a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, gold armbands and wristbands, and a vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. Another attendant in white stands at the right edge, and a red curtain hangs behind the throne. Swamiji (probable) is present; his long hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas match the in-person cues, and the page describes him as present.2016-08-14August 14 20162016-08-14April 03 20172017-04-03