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May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24Indoor ceremonial scene in a gilded temple-like hall. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a rust-orange saffron wrap, wearing a gold pendant and a white tilak on his forehead, smiles as he reaches toward a seated shirtless devotee whose head is bowed; the devotee has white ash markings on the shoulders and a white cord over the back. Another man at left holds rudraksha beads and a folded white cloth. Red flower garland hangs overhead, and ornate gold carvings and a silver-toned pillar frame the scene. Appearance-based a person (wearing saffron wrap, long hair, gold pendant, a candidate for presence) performing a ritual blessing on a devotee.2018-05-24Ceremonial temple scene before an ornate gold throne-like backdrop draped with red and white flower garlands. A bearded man in a rust-red robe with a bare shoulder sits at right, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and long hair swept back, his eyes closed in a serene expression. Two attendants stand at left in white dhotis with yellow borders, one with his hair in a tall topknot and bare torso marked with white paste, holding a folded white paper. A kneeling devotee with a shaved head and white cloth draped over his shoulder bends forward in front of the seated figure. The scene suggests a puja or darshan ritual, with the white paper being offered or handled during the ceremony.2018-05-24March 03 20172017-03-03May 12 20122012-05-12March 25 20172017-03-25A photograph of a ceremonial scene inside a temple hall. A seated man on a red-cushioned silver throne wears a leopard-print headband with flowers in his hair, a brown-red shawl, a white and red floral garland, gold armbands and a gold chain. He is smiling and gesturing with both raised hands toward a shirtless devotee seen from behind in a white and yellow cloth, who also raises open palms. To the left, a young attendant in orange dhoti with white markings on his arms and rudraksha beads holds up a white sheet of paper. A figure in orange and white is partly visible at the lower right, and a gold-decorated background is behind. a person appears as the seated figure, identified by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery, and ceremonial throne with garland. Crowd is small.2017-10-10 +1 copiesMay 07 20172017-05-07July 11 20132013-07-11A photograph of a ritual exchange on a stage with a silver ornate backdrop and a blue background. On the left, a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and red-and-white thread bends forward, hands pressed together. Beside him, a priest in a white and gold-bordered shawl holds a folded white paper and offerings. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back hair, a tripundra mark on his forehead, a gold necklace and a saffron-orange shawl raises one hand in blessing toward the bending devotee. A rudraksha mala and red bracelets are visible. A silver ritual vessel sits in the foreground, and a silver deity murti or ornament stands in the background.2018-04-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-brown robe with a white-and-black forehead mark, wearing a white flower garland and a thick rudraksha mala, seated before an ornate gold throne with a carved backrest. He smiles with closed eyes while a bald man in a white shirt with an orange-trimmed garment and orange lanyard reaches toward his forehead in a blessing gesture. Red curtains fill the background. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-backed peetha, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate receiving or giving a forehead blessing.2016-10-01