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A photograph of a ceremonial darshan on a stage in front of an ornate silver throne with a repoussé floral backdrop and a deep red curtain. A central man sits with a tall black hair bun wrapped in a rudraksha-bead band, a full dark beard, bare chest, and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, with a gold chain around his neck. He smiles while lifting a folded white paper toward a young person in a white garment with a long braid, who sits in front of him with a rudraksha necklace. A second person in the foreground, seen from behind with a dark hair bun and orange cloth, has white-painted markings on the arm.

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A seated man with long dark hair wound into a turban decorated with rudraksha beads sits on an ornate silver throne before a deep red curtain. He wears a rust-orange wrap with brown buttons, a gold necklace, and white markings on his forehead and face. He leans forward to place a small white paper or cloth on the head of a young person in white clothing seen from behind, while another attendant in orange, with hair in a bun and white markings on the arms, holds the young person's head steady. A small rudraksha mala is visible at the attendant's neck. The setting suggests a ritual blessing or darshan.2018-05-02May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesA seated figure on an ornate silver throne with a carved floral backdrop and red curtain wears a rust-orange robe, a heavy gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, long dark hair, and a white tilak with a red dot on the forehead. He holds his palm up toward a devotee's head while pressing a hand on the top of it, as if blessing or giving instruction. The devotee, in a white shirt with an orange shawl, bows forward, while a man in white stands at left holding a blank sheet of paper. A leopard-print cushion lies beside the throne. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne in an orange robe with a gold necklace and long hair.2017-10-01March 04 20182018-03-04May 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long dark hair coiled high on his head, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a gold pendant, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders. He is seated on an ornate silver and gold throne and touches a seated devotee's forehead with his right hand, possibly applying a blessing mark. The devotee, in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, sits with palms joined in namaskar. A woman in an orange garment is partly visible behind, and a microphone stand and red stage lighting frame the scene.2018-04-15October 08 20172017-10-08September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesMay 19 20182018-05-19A photograph of a bearded man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-brown robe, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a garland of pink and white flowers, with white and red tilak marks on his forehead. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in white kurta who stands with palms pressed together; a small white bowl is held nearby. A girl in white with a ponytail and a white hair tie stands at right. Stage lights and red backdrop are visible behind. The man shows appearance cues consistent with the page's a person reference, so this is a probable identification based on appearance: a person, blessing a child during an event.2017-04-05