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A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-orange wrap and a large black turban-style head covering, wearing a multicolour beaded garland in red, blue and white, gold chains and a gold pendant. He rests his right hand on the bald head of a man in a white garment with a white sacred thread, who bows forward toward him. A gold throne with leopard-print cushions and a gold deity murti are behind them, and a woman in a white sari stands at the right edge.

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February 24 20162016-02-24February 24 20162016-02-24February 24 20162016-02-24A photograph of a ritual blessing. A figure with long dark hair wound into a high topknot, wearing a rust-red shawl over the shoulders, a multi-strand red, blue and white beaded garland, and gold earrings, places both palms on the forehead of a seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and white sacred thread. Gold ceremonial lamps and a brass oil lamp stand nearby, with a garlanded deity murti behind and a woman in a rust sari with a rudraksha mala watching at right. The scene is a blessing or initiation ritual. Only the seated man and the two figures at right are physically visible; the blessing figure has long swept hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, but the appearance is not conclusive.2016-02-24A photograph of a bare-chested man in a red-brown cloth and leopard-print lower garment, wearing long white and yellow flower garlands, rudraksha malas on the chest and arms, and a white tilak on the forehead, placing his right hand on the head of a man kneeling in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala bends forward behind them, and standing people in white shirts and ID lanyards watch from the right. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang hall with red drapes. Swamiji (probable): the figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate garlands and ceremonial gold ornament is giving a blessing to the kneeling devotee.2014-04-27February 22 20162016-02-22 +1 copiesA seated figure on a gold ornate throne with leopard-print cushions wears a dark wrapped turban, a red-and-blue flower garland, a red-brown robe and gold necklaces. A man in a red robe with an orange shawl and grey ponytail bends forward and is held at the shoulders, and the seated figure has one hand on his back. Behind them, women in saffron, red and teal garments and a seated figure in red stand around, with a silver trident-shaped staff on the left and brass lamps in the background. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and ornate gold adornments, so the appearance is a person seated on the throne, bestowing a blessing on a devotee during a darshan-style interaction.2016-02-24February 24 20162016-02-24February 24 20162016-02-24A seated figure in a red-orange turban, orange-red draped cloth and a leopard-print lower wrap, wearing a white flower garland and gold ornaments, holds a sheet of paper in one hand while placing the other palm on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. A woman in a red-orange sari with a gold border and a long beaded rudraksha mala stands behind, and a person in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at right. Red drapes hang behind, and a red carpet runs across the floor. The gesture appears to be a blessing or initiation moment. a person: the seated figure has a turban, orange-red clothing, ornate gold necklace and garland cues, with an appearance-based candidate label only.2014-04-28February 24 20162016-02-24April 10 20162016-04-10 +1 copies