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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an ornate hall. A bald man in white dhoti bends forward, head lowered, while a bearded man in saffron wrap and rudraksha malas on his right, wearing a leopard-print headband and gold necklace, leans in and places his hands on the bent devotee's head. Two young men in saffron cloth, one with white forehead tripundra and beaded necklaces, stand behind and support him, one holding a white cord. Silver-framed ornamental panel behind. The bearded figure in the leopard headband has distinctive long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, consistent with Swamiji (probable) performing the blessing; the page indicates he is present, so he is recorded as in person.

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December 10 20172017-12-10A photograph of a seated man in rust-red robes with a leopard-print yellow headband, long braided hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, gesturing toward a devotee who bends forward with his head lowered. Two attendants in orange cloth with white tripundra markings stand nearby, one holding a white cord over the devotee's head and another smiling. A carved silver throne backrest stands behind, and an attendant in orange at the right edge holds a garland of rudraksha beads. The seated figure matches the appearance cues the page associates with a person, though the identification rests on appearance alone.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +2 copiesA seated man in a leopard-print yellow headband, rudraksha malas and gold earrings kneels at right, guiding a shaved-headed devotee who bows forward while a white cord is passed around his head. Two orange-robed attendants stand behind: one with white body markings holds the cord, the other, smiling, wears rudraksha beads and a white sash and holds a paper. A silver-framed shrine panel is behind them. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the kneeling man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and leopard-print headband, performing the blessing rite.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated man in an ornate red-orange robe with a yellow leopard-print headwrap, long hair swept back, a gold chain and layered rudraksha malas, places his hands on the head of a bald man kneeling before him. The kneeling man wears a saffron wrap and has a white thread being held over his head by a monk in orange with rudraksha beads, while another orange-clad attendant steadies him. A silver ornate backdrop stands behind; the setting resembles a ritual blessing or initiation. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated and giving the blessing, with distinctive long swept-back hair, gold necklace and rudraksha malas.2017-12-10A seated man in rust-orange robes, a leopard-print headwrap, rudraksha malas and a gold chain sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate silver backdrop with carved relief figures. He extends his right hand to touch the head of a bowing devotee in white dhoti and bare upper body. Beside him stand two attendants in saffron cloth with white body markings, one holding a folded white paper. Another figure in white dhoti stands at left.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10August 22 20172017-08-22