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A man with a long braided hair and a white vibhuti line on his forehead, wearing a maroon-red shawl over bare shoulders with gold trim and a rudraksha mala, reaches forward to press his palm on the head of a young man who kneels with eyes closed. The young man wears a blue-and-white striped polo shirt, a wristwatch and red-beaded bracelets, and his hands are pressed together in prayer. Behind them a golden lion-headed throne or seat, garlands of red, white, yellow and purple flowers, and orange draped fabric form the backdrop. A third man with a white forehead mark and beaded mala stands at the right edge. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan, with the seated figure recognizable from his long hair, rudraksha mala and ornate clothing as a probable Swamiji (probable) giving blessing to a devotee.

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A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a gold-and-saffron border and a long rudraksha mala sits on a gold lion-armrested throne, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and his hair swept back. He extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a short-haired man in a white-and-grey striped shirt who kneels before him, palm raised. Behind them is a deity murti draped in green and purple cloth and decorated with red flower garlands, flanked by gold pillars and a red satin cloth. Two standing men in the background, one in a white shirt, observe. The appearance-based candidate, who has the long hair, rudraksha mala and orange robe, is labelled Swamiji (probable) in the seated-teacher role giving blessing.2013-09-28December 20 20132013-12-20A seated man in a rust-orange wrap with rudraksha beads and a vertical white tilak on his forehead reaches out to bless a second man. The blessed man wears a white kurta and an orange shawl printed with Sanskrit text, and bows his head as the first man's hand rests on it. Behind them stands a silver-and-gold ceremonial object and gold cloth backdrop. A peacock-feather fan appears at the left edge. The appearance-based label is a person, with the seated man in an orange wrap, rudraksha mala and tilak as the qualifying cues.2014-09-13A man with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, red kumkum dot, red and gold ceremonial wrap, and layered red rudraksha bracelets and necklace places his right palm on the head of a man in a white-and-grey striped polo shirt. The devotee stands with eyes lowered and hands raised. Behind them a man in an orange scarf and a white-haired man in an orange scarf look on, and a woman in white stands near the gold figure in the foreground. Red velvet curtains hang in the background. a person (wears rudraksha malas and ceremonial red-gold wrap; figure is in the centre of a blessing gesture). The gold object in the lower left appears to be a ceremonial vessel.2013-11-20December 16 20132013-12-16August 24 20142014-08-24A seated figure with a shaved head? No: a figure with long dark hair wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, a gold bangle and a maroon-and-gold draped garment places one raised hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl. The recipient stands with palms together at his waist while the officiant holds a folded paper in the other hand. Behind them stand women in white and orange clothing and gold-embroidered draperies, with a golden ornamental panel at left. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan ritual inside a temple setting.2015-10-24May 09 20142014-05-09May 21 20142014-05-21May 12 20142014-05-12April 22 20182018-04-22May 02 20142014-05-02