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A photograph of a seated bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped up, wearing a rust-brown robe and multiple gold and beaded necklaces, holding a striped staff with a pink flower, while a young boy in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads stands before him, with the man's right hand raised to the boy's forehead as if giving a blessing. The man sits on a red velvet throne with gold-tone carved trim. Behind them stand other robed attendants, one with white ash markings, and a red floor covering is visible. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation. The seated man shows appearance cues matching the page's a person reference (dreadlocks, rust-saffron robe, rudraksha and gold necklaces, throne), so this is a probable identification, present in person.

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A seated man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a beaded crown, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, and a rust-red robe with gold and beaded necklaces places his right hand on the head of a young boy kneeling before him with palms pressed together. The boy wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and a beaded mala. The man holds a yellow-and-orange staff topped with a pink flower, and sits on a gold-carved red throne. Behind them, two attendants with white vibhuti stripes and beaded necklaces sit on a red carpet near a stone pillar, and a dark night setting with a fan is visible. Two physical people are the main subjects, with two attendants in the background, making four in total.2018-06-04Night-time initiation ceremony outdoors before a stone pillar. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and a rust-red saffron-toned robe, layered with gold and beaded necklaces, sits on a red and gold ornate throne and places his palm on the head of a young boy kneeling with hands in anjali. The boy wears an orange cloth, rudraksha beads and a sacred thread, and holds a flowered ceremonial staff. Behind them, two men with white forehead marks and beaded necklaces sit on the red-carpeted ground, one wearing a white dhoti with gold border. The scene is a Vishesha Deeksha initiation. The man on the throne is a probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron clothing.2018-06-04Night photograph of a seated bearded man in a rust-orange robe, long dreadlocked hair with a rudraksha band, multiple beaded rudraksha malas and gold-toned necklaces, bare-shouldered, holding a long staff topped with a pink flower while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling young boy with curly hair, hands in anjali, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings. Behind him is an ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushion. Other people in white or orange sit in the background, including a man with ash markings and a saffron shawl near a stone pillar. A candidate for a person is shown seated on the throne giving blessing, consistent with an initiation or blessing ritual.2018-06-04December 26 20142014-12-26May 24 20162016-05-24A seated man in rust-red robes, wearing a leopard-print yellow turban and layered rudraksha malas with a gold chain, sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate silver backdrop with his eyes closed. He extends his right hand to rest on the head of a young boy wearing a white blindfold and white dhoti with yellow border. Beside them, an attendant in orange cloth stands with bare upper arms marked with white paste. A third hand holds a white paper, and a dark figure stands in the background near a golden pillar. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation ritual. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with rudraksha malas, rust-red robes and a turban, and is performing the blessing.2017-12-10 +1 copiesMay 05 20142014-05-05A seated man in a golden-backed throne with red cushions places his right hand on the shaved head of a young boy kneeling before him. The seated man has long dark hair, a full beard, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a brown saffron-toned shawl, gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, and rudraksha armbands. The boy wears a white cloth and rudraksha beads and has white markings on his forehead. Behind them, a standing man with a beard and white tilak stands beside a golden ritual staff, and a bearded man in white ritual clothes with rudraksha beads sits to the left. A red curtain and a golden kalasha-like finial frame the scene. a person seated on the peetha, performing a blessing initiation for the child during the Shiva Deeksha event.2017-04-26A seated man with long swept-back dark hair wears a rust-orange robe and a long brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, placing his right hand on the head of a young boy kneeling at left who wears a white garment and rudraksha beads. A woman at right in an orange sari with a gold border holds a tray of flowers and an oil lamp. He sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, beside a gold lion-headed armrest and a gold ceremonial staff. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation with a gold throne backdrop.2016-05-24A night-time photograph of a seated figure in a deep red-brown robe and multiple beaded rudraksha malas with gold ornaments, holding a long yellow-and-pink decorated staff, seated on an ornate red velvet throne with gold carved back. Tilak-style white markings on the forehead and a long hair knot. Beside him, a young boy in orange cloth with hands pressed in anjali faces him, and two other attendants with white markings and beads stand or sit nearby, one with hand raised in a gesture. Sandstone wall behind. Four people visible.2018-06-04A seated bearded man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and gold ornaments, wearing a rust-red shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, lays his hand on the head of a shirtless young boy in white dhoti and a sacred thread. Behind them a man in a white-striped cloth and beaded necklaces holds the boy's shoulder, and an ornate silver-backed red throne stands at right, with a stone deity shrine or temple niche behind. Gold arm bands and a large gold pendant are visible; the scene looks like a ritual initiation blessing, with the boy's hands pressed together and a small paper or card in his hand.2017-10-05A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-chested with a dark wrap and rudraksha-style beads, reaches to touch the forehead of a shaved-headed young boy in a red-orange robe and red-orange mala. The boy has a white line of ash on his forehead and holds his palms together in reverence. Behind them, a woman in white clothes watches, and a second young boy in saffron-orange robes and a beaded mala stands at the right. Ornate gold and beaded garlands hang on the background, with green foliage at left and a golden ceremonial chair edge in the corner.2014-12-26