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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban with a white ornament, wearing a long gold-pendant necklace over a brown rudraksha mala, sitting on a red cushioned throne with ornate gold carved backrest. He smiles and extends his right hand to a kneeling man in a white striped shirt who bows with an orange cloth draped over his head. Behind them stand a man in a white dhoti with a red-and-white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, and a bespectacled man with white tilak in the background. Red curtains and a gold carved throne backdrop complete the scene.

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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban sits on a red-cushioned throne with a tiger-striped cloth, wearing a brown rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace with a large pendant. He holds out an orange cloth to a man bending forward in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti. Beside him stands a man in white with a saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and tilak marks. Behind them, an ornate gilded backdrop and brass lamp appear, and a woman in red with face markings watches at right. Deity murti visible.2016-05-01May 12 20142014-05-12Photograph of a deeksha initiation scene. A seated man in a rust-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a beard, a red forehead mark, layered rudraksha malas, a large ornate gold pendant and a silver OM pendant sits on a gold-carved throne, one hand raised to the forehead of a kneeling, bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with a gold border who presses his palms together. A second attendant with long dreadlocked hair and orange cloth stands behind the devotee. Behind them hang red curtains, ornate silver and brass trident-topped finials, and a bowl of fruit appears at the left. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated, with long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robe, multiple rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklace as the initiating figure; the kneeling man and attendant are devotees.2018-01-13May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01October 25 20152015-10-25A seated figure in an ornate gilded throne with a red velvet cushion touches the forehead of a man in white kurta. The seated figure wears a rust-red turban, a bare-shouldered rust and gold wrap, and long rudraksha mala beads, and has a distinctive swept appearance consistent with the page description; this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a blessing gesture. The recipient wears a white kurta and an orange-red shawl printed with script, with hands raised in respectful reception. Behind them, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and a red curtain forms the backdrop. Darshan with blessing.2015-10-25January 13 20182018-01-13A smiling man in a rust-orange turban with a feathered ornament and gold hair ornaments sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne before a large gold sunburst backdrop. He wears rust-orange robes, a heavy gold necklace, a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and holds a white staff topped with a carved gold figure. A microphone stands in front of him.2017-09-17 +3 copiesA seated figure in an orange-red turban, bare-shouldered, wearing a saffron-and-gold wrap, multiple brown rudraksha-style beaded malas and a gold pendant, smiles broadly while placing his right palm on the crown of a kneeling man. The kneeling man, with grey hair and a white shirt, has his hands pressed together in namaskar and bows his head. The seated figure sits on a red-and-gold tiger-striped throne against an ornate gold backdrop, with a gold staff nearby and a white air-conditioning unit at right. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated and blessing, with his turban, malas and saffron-gold wrap as the cues. Blessing or darshan setting.2015-09-06A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red shawl sits on a red velvet throne with gold-embroidered trim, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace with gold ornaments and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he gestures. In front of him a man in white clothes bows low with his head near the seated man's lap, as in a devotional pranam. To the right a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala stands attentively near a red curtain. a person is the seated figure in orange robes on the throne, with long swept hair and rudraksha and gold necklaces.2013-05-19May 06 20162016-05-06