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A seated long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling bald man in white clothes. The seated man has long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a green hair ornament, and he smiles with eyes closed. He sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold carved panel with lattice openings, with a silver ceremonial vessel at the lower left. The kneeling man wears a white kurta with an orange-saffron scarf printed with text and holds his palms together in anjali. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands in the background at right.

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October 04 20172017-10-04A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a dark beard, a saffron-orange garment, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne before ornate gold lattice panels. He touches a short-haired young man's forehead with his right hand, applying a white tilak. The young man kneels in a white shirt with an orange shawl, palms raised in reverence. Behind them, several people in white and cream traditional clothes stand watching. Silver ritual objects rest on the throne's base.2017-10-04A photograph of a seated man with long dark dreadlocks, a beard, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, bare-chested under an orange cloth, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling bald devotee in white clothing with an orange scarf. The seated man sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold carved wooden screen with lattice panels. A red thread is on his wrist. a person: the seated figure has long swept dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with his role as the giver of darshan, and this identification is appearance-based only. A second person stands in the background at right. The scene reads as a blessing given to a devotee.2017-10-04A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a beard, an orange-saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold lattice backdrop, pressing his palm to the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta and orange-patterned shawl who holds his hands in anjali mudra. Both have white vibhuti marks on the forehead. a person: the seated figure has long dreadlocks, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, consistent with the page's reference to him at this session, so this is an in-person candidate. The devotee receives blessing in a darshan-style meeting, with other people and red-draped attendants visible in the background at right.2017-10-04A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a beard, rudraksha mala beads and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his bare upper body sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling bald man in white clothes who holds his hands in anjali mudra with an orange shawl and beaded mala. The backdrop is a gold-painted carved wooden panel with animal reliefs and lattice openwork. A standing woman in white and beige clothes watches at the right edge. This appears to be a blessing or darshan moment. a person is the seated figure with dreadlocks, rudraksha and saffron cloth.2017-10-04A seated man with long dreadlocks, a bare-shouldered saffron-orange garment, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat before an ornate gold lattice backdrop. He places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange scarf printed with text, who presses his palms together in anjali. Other white-clad devotees stand in the background. The seated figure's appearance matches the ceremonial cues of the a person candidate on this page, but identity is uncertain, so this is a blessing or darshan moment.2017-10-04A seated man with long dark dreadlocks, a vibhuti mark on his forehead, saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold lattice backdrop with carved animal reliefs. He reaches out and places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling, shaved-headed devotee in white clothes with an orange-and-red patterned shawl, whose hands are pressed together in greeting. Two women in white and cream saris stand behind them at the right. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and rudraksha and ceremonial gold adornments, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji; this is a probable appearance-based identification.2017-10-04October 04 20172017-10-04A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a short beard, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, wearing an orange-saffron garment, applies a white vibhuti mark to the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes with a saffron shawl. The kneeling man holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them stands a gold ornate carved screen with a leopard-print seat cushion in the foreground, and several people in white and red-orange clothes stand at the right. The appearance of the seated man is consistent with the page's description of Swamiji (probable), with long hair, rudraksha mala, and saffron clothing, while the moment shows a blessing of the devotee in an ashram-style setting.2017-10-04July 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copiesA long-haired man in an orange-red garment with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on a leopard-print seat in front of an ornate gold lattice screen carved with elephants. He touches white paste (vibhuti) to the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes with an orange shawl, who presses his palms together in greeting. A woman in white stands in the background at the right edge of the frame. The setting resembles a blessing or darshan moment. The seated man shows distinctive long swept hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, consistent with the page's a person reference, so the appearance-based label is probable.2017-10-04October 04 20172017-10-04