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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a red garment and a pink flower garland, places his palm on the forehead of a devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl. A peacock-feather fan and a silver trident stand beside them, and a gold lion-headed seat is in the foreground. The devotee holds his hands folded in namaskar and has a red thread on his wrist and a rudraksha bracelet. Other people in red and orange clothing sit in the background. The seated figure shows cues consistent with a person, including long swept hair, a flower garland and ceremonial red attire, while the scene suggests a blessing or darshan.

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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, wearing a pink flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a peacock-feather fan behind him, touching the forehead of an older grey-haired man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. A silver trident stands upright beside them and gold lion-head ornaments sit near the seated figure. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and another woman with a forehead mark is partially visible below. The setting is an indoor hall with a framed painting on the wall. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man giving blessing, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial adornments; the older man receiving blessing is a devotee.2014-05-10A photograph of a darshan blessing in a temple-style hall. A woman in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a sindoor mark on her forehead reaches out to place her hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl. Behind them stand golden lion-headed pillar ornaments and a silver staff, with a peacock-feather fan at left. A framed painting hangs on the wall. Only a partial figure is visible at the right edge.2014-05-12May 12 20142014-05-12October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesMay 10 20142014-05-10A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange shawl, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a red tilak on the forehead, extends one hand to bless the head of a man in a white shirt and orange scarf who bows forward with his palms pressed together. Beside them stand gold lion-headed armrests holding a peacock-feather fan, a silver staff, and a framed painting on a pale wall. Two people are visible: the blessing figure and the bowing devotee, with a third partially visible at the far right edge. The setting suggests a darshan blessing.2014-05-12May 10 20142014-05-10A seated man in a red-brown dhoti with a peacock-feather shawl and pink flower garland places his right hand on the forehead of a standing man in a white embroidered kurta, while holding a folded paper in his left hand. A silver trident stands beside them and gold lion-head ornaments are at the lower left. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches from behind, and a few seated devotees in orange appear at the right edge. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation ritual.2014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10May 10 20142014-05-10May 12 20142014-05-12A seated figure with swept-back dark hair, wearing a pink and white flower garland and an orange-red cloth, places his hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and orange shawl. The recipient stands with eyes closed and palm raised. A tall silver trident rises beside them, and a gold ceremonial object and a peacock-feather fan sit in the foreground. A small white paper slip is held in the seated figure's other hand. The setting is an indoor hall with a framed painting behind. A candidate in the seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person claim, showing long swept-back hair, a flower garland and orange-red cloth, so this is a person performing a blessing in person, while the standing young man in white and orange receives it. Another person in a yellow dhoti is partly visible at the right.2014-05-10