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A seated man with long dark hair piled high and a white tilak on his forehead wears a maroon-red robe and a red beaded rudraksha-style mala, sitting on an ornate gold-carved throne with a deep red cushion. He reaches out with both hands to touch the forehead and cheeks of a young man in a white shirt who kneels before him, the young man wearing a red wrist thread. Behind them stands a deity murti in front of a decorative shrine, decorated with orange marigold garlands. On the right, a woman in a white and red garment with a red-bordered shawl smiles, and a person in a red turban and red shawl with beaded necklaces stands nearby. The room has cream walls and wall lamps.

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December 26 20142014-12-26Photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe and long swept-back dark hair with a rudraksha-style mala draped over his shoulders, pressing his fingers to the forehead of a man in white clothes with a white lanyard, while a woman in a cream sari with a beaded necklace watches beside them. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, and green foliage stands behind. Other people in white and red dhoti-style clothing are visible in the background near a table with white offerings.2016-05-06Photograph of a seated man in a red-brown dhoti-style wrap and a rudraksha mala with a gold-coloured beaded necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair tied in a bun, raising his right palm toward the forehead of a standing older man in a white kurta and a red-orange shawl with printed motifs, who has his palms pressed together in namaste. The seated man sits on a red cushioned seat beside an ornate gold-embroidered backrest, with a trident-like staff and green potted plants behind. Behind them a young girl in a red-orange garment stands with her hands clasped, and a few people in white and red clothing are visible in the background. a person is the seated figure, identified by his rudraksha mala, gold necklace, and red-orange wrap on a throne-like seat.2015-03-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulder and gold armlets, reaching forward to touch the forehead of a bare-chested young man who bows his head before him. The bowing man wears a rudraksha mala and cream dhoti. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands behind them, and a woman in orange and a man in saffron-orange attire stand at the edges. A leopard-print cushion and a gold-wrapped object sit in the foreground. Red curtains and framed pictures hang on the walls of the hall.2017-07-28 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20142014-01-11February 17 20172017-02-17A long-haired man in a rust-red shawl and draped red-orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, leans forward and presses both palms to the forehead of a woman in a patterned beige and brown sari with a red shawl and a bangle. Behind her a man in a pink shirt also reaches toward her head. To the left, a gold ornate throne back is visible, and in the background saffron-clad figures and gold-garlanded deity murti stand near green plants. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and red-orange wrap are the qualifying cues for the man giving the blessing, shown as an in-person blessing scene.2014-12-24A photograph of a seated man with short dark hair, a red-orange headband with gold embroidery, a red-orange robe, and a long beaded necklace, extending his right hand to press his palm onto the forehead of an older bearded man in a white kurta and red-orange shawl. A tall silver ceremonial staff and a peacock-feather fan stand behind them, with a gold lion-headed seat ornament at lower left. A woman in a red-orange shawl stands in the background. a person is seated, blessing the devotee in a ceremonial darshan setting, with the distinctive saffron-orange robe, headband and ceremonial necklace cues present.2014-05-05A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange sannyasi garment with a gold border, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace and bangles, places one hand on the head of a man kneeling on red carpet. The kneeling man wears a white shirt with palms pressed together in reverence. Standing behind are women in orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas, one in a white sari and one in a pink-and-gold sari, with a gold-colored object and gold kalasha-like vessel in the foreground on a red zebra-print cushioned seat. Setting is a hall with red curtains, wall framed photographs and a doorway. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long hair, saffron-orange garment, gold necklace and bangles, Swamiji (probable) in the role of the blessing giver, seated on the throne-like seat.2014-08-20 +1 copiesApril 04 20162016-04-04 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20162016-02-24May 28 20132013-05-28