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A photograph of two men in a seated exchange in a ceremonial room. On the left, a man sits on a red velvet throne with a red and gold tiger-print cushion, wearing a brown-maroon shawl over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and his hair tied in a top knot with a red tilak on his forehead. He extends one arm upward and gestures with his other hand. On the right, a man in a white shirt with a red sash and a ring on his finger raises his palm toward him. A brass oil lamp stands between them, with a gold-decorated backdrop, floral garland and blue curtain behind. Two people are visible.

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July 05 20132013-07-05A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a richly decorated hall with red drapes. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-orange wrap, golden floral necklaces and a rudraksha bracelet, places his palm on the forehead of a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. Behind them stands a silver staff entwined with a black serpent and a large golden cobra-hooded ornament, with a peacock-feather fan at the left edge. Two physical people are visible.2014-07-27August 31 20112011-08-31A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a pink flower garland, a rust-red wrap and a golden shoulder piece, who extends his right hand in blessing toward a bald, grey-haired older man kneeling before him with palms pressed together. The older man wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl with printed text. The blessing figure holds a folded paper in his other hand. Behind them hang a saffron-and-cream cloth and a silver trident-shaped staff, with a golden lion-headed object in the foreground and a red-draped backdrop.2014-05-11July 17 20132013-07-17July 03 20132013-07-03June 20 20172017-06-20A photograph of a seated man in orange-and-gold silk clothing and a shawl, wearing layered rudraksha mala necklaces and a white sandalwood forehead mark, leaning forward and touching the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta and a grey shawl. Behind them are golden deity murti and a golden kalasha-like vessel, a red cloth, and a wooden background.2014-01-07A seated man in a saffron-orange wrap with gold border sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a layered multi-strand necklace of gold and rudraksha-style beads and a vertical white forehead mark. Facing him, a younger man in white kurta and an orange-red scarf raises his palm toward the seated man's head in a blessing gesture while the seated man holds his hand. Behind them a gold-framed setting with a white bowl-shaped lamp, and at the right edge a partly visible person in white with a forehead mark. a person (seated figure with long hair in a low bun, rudraksha-bead necklace and saffron wrap on a throne) receiving blessing from a devotee in white.2015-01-14A seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a garland of pink and red flowers with yellow blossoms, rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white kurta. The kneeling devotee holds his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered. Behind them is a golden serpent-hooded sculpture and red zebra-print upholstery against deep maroon drapery. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a white vibhuti mark with a red bindi, and ceremonial rudraksha and flower garlands, matching the page's Padukā Pūjā and blessing setting; the blessing gesture is a darshan-style head blessing.2014-09-28Indoor satsang or darshan scene. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and layered gold-bead necklaces, with dark hair tied back and a vertical tilak on his forehead, sits on a red-cushioned gold throne, leaning forward with open hands. Facing him, a man in a white kurta with a red shawl raises both hands toward the seated figure's head in a blessing gesture. A partially visible woman with a rudraksha mala appears at the right edge. Gold ornamentation and a warm wall are behind them. The seated figure is a person by appearance cues: ornate gold necklaces, saffron clothing and a throne.2015-01-14May 24 20132013-05-24