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A smiling man seated on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest blesses a second man by placing his right palm on the top of the second man's head. The seated man wears an orange saffron wrap over his bare upper body, rudraksha beads around his neck, white sacred ash lines and a red bindi on his forehead, and his hair is swept back. The second man, seen from behind in a white garment with gold trim, raises his hands in devotion. Behind them stand dark bronze-toned sculptures and a gold deity figure. a person is the seated figure, identified by his orange wrap, rudraksha mala, sacred ash and throne, with a blessing being given to a devotee.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his forehead, with a red kumkum dot, is blessed by a man in white clothing with a pearl-like necklace who extends his palm toward him. Behind them stands an ornate gold throne with carved gold scrollwork and a red velvet seat, with a painted deity mural in the background. The seated figure shows distinctive saffron robes and mala cues but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so this is a person depiction only in the sense of the page's claim, and the scene reads as a padapuja-style blessing.2011-11-26A smiling man in an orange saffron shawl and a gold ceremonial necklace sits on a red velvet cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold throne-like backdrop, with a red bindi on his forehead. He reaches forward to touch the head of a second man in a white shirt, who is seen from behind with his hand raised. Yellow marigold garlands and red fabric draped behind them. The seated man is identified only by appearance: a person, seated and blessing a devotee.2011-12-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in an orange saffron shawl and a red-and-gold tilak mark on his forehead, wearing thick gold ceremonial beads and a gold-coloured necklace, with his hair swept back, placing his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt. The blessing takes place in front of blurred garlanded deity murti and marigold decorations. Two physical people are visible.2011-12-17A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white markings, wearing a heavy gold necklace of large beads and gold bangles, smiling as he touches the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt who holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them is a red cushioned throne with gold carved trim and a stone pillar. Another person's head is visible at the right edge. The setting suggests an ashram darshan or blessing moment. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a bindi, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2012-01-08A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a red bindi, smiling as a devotee in a white kurta with his back to the camera places his hands on the seated man's head in blessing. Behind them stands a gold ornate throne draped with garlands of yellow, orange, purple and green flowers, set against a colourful painted backdrop. The seated man shows probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, while the scene matches the page's Paduka Puja or darshan context. The devotee is receiving blessing from him.2011-11-21December 01 20112011-12-01A smiling man in an orange saffron shawl with gold border and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces sits in front of a golden throne-like backdrop and rainbow-coloured wall, with a red bindi on his forehead. He extends his right hand to rest on the head of a grey-haired man in a white shirt who bows before him, a blessing gesture. a person (long swept-back hair, orange saffron clothing, rudraksha malas) is the figure giving the blessing; the bowing man is a devotee.2011-11-25November 25 20112011-11-25September 18 20112011-09-18November 26 20112011-11-26September 08 20122012-09-08A photograph of a smiling man in an orange saffron dhoti-style wrap with a thick gold ceremonial necklace of bead-like pendants, his hair swept back into a bun and a red bindi on his forehead, placing both palms on the forehead of a shorter man in a white t-shirt. The recipient has his eyes closed and hands raised toward the blessing figure. Behind them are golden deity statues decorated with marigold garlands in orange and yellow, and a red cushion on the right. The orange-clad figure's appearance and attire are consistent with the described cues, but the page does not state he is present, so identity is uncertain; he is described by role as a blessing giver.2011-12-17