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A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a stage. A man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala, shaved-headed and smiling, stands at left with hands raised toward a seated figure. The seated person wears a silver-grey embroidered garment, a white turban, long dark hair, and a long garland of white and red flowers. He sits on an ornate red throne with a gold-carved back, gold lion-head armrest, and a gold deity relief on the backrest. Fruit and flowers are arranged at the lower left. A red cloth hangs in the background above a tiled wall. The seated figure's appearance matches the page's reference to a person with a turban, long hair and ceremonial garland, a probable identification based on these cues.

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July 07 20092009-07-07June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22July 07 20092009-07-07A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with red velvet cushions and white floral garlands behind him receives reverence from a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a dark waist sash who kneels and holds his hands. The seated figure wears a white turban with a red tilak, a shimmering beige-gold shawl, and a long white and red flower garland, with long dark hair. The kneeling devotee holds his hands near the seated figure's wrist, with a red cord visible at his neck. Probable Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a white turban, a beige-gold shawl and a floral garland, appearing as the honoured guru at a puja or darshan. The setting is a stage with gilded throne carvings and floral decoration.2009-07-06July 06 20092009-07-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated man with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a red-brown cloth over his shoulders, wearing garlands of yellow and red flowers and a rudraksha mala, with his eyes closed as an elderly man in a white shirt and red shawl kneels before him, hands raised, while the seated man's hand rests on the kneeling man's head in a blessing. Two gold cobra-hood seats flank the scene, with a silver staff standing between them, and a framed painting hangs on the white wall behind. A probable Swamiji candidate is present, identified from the swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands, shown giving a blessing to a devotee. Two other partly visible people stand at the right edge.2014-05-13July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJune 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair wearing a white turban, a gold-and-cream brocade kurta, and a white and red flower garland, smiling broadly. He sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. A man in a white kurta, wearing a rudraksha-style red-and-beige cord, leans in from the left and places his hand on the turban in a gesture of blessing. Flowers and a red-and-white garland surround the scene. The seated man is a Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues of long hair, saffron-era ornate clothing and a ceremonial gold necklace, shown as a person seated on a throne receiving a blessing; the attendant in white is a devotee or priest.2009-07-06July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copies