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A seated man in a rust-red shawl and dhoti with a heavy gold necklace and white tripundra on his forehead places his right hand on the head of a young blond boy in a white shirt with a beaded mala. He holds a small white paper in his left hand. Behind them a gold-and-red ceremonial setting with a silver staff and red drapes suggests a formal initiation or blessing. The man has long swept-back hair and gold adornments, matching the a person cues; he is seated on a golden throne-like chair. Another person in red sits partly visible at right.

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July 27 20142014-07-27A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold bead garland, rudraksha bracelets and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He extends his right hand in blessing onto the curly-haired head of a young blond child in an orange robe and white sleeves. A carved silver staff with a rounded finial stands beside them, a black cobra-like figure rests near the staff, and gold ornamental seating and red drapes fill the background. a person is present, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace cues, while the child is a devotee receiving blessing.2014-07-27December 28 20142014-12-28May 12 20142014-05-12May 07 20142014-05-07Photograph of a seated man in a red and saffron garment with a gold-and-beige beaded garland and a small red bindi, smiling with eyes closed as he places his right hand on the head of a kneeling child in a white shirt. The seated man sits on a gilded throne with golden lion heads, beside a silver staff topped with a cobra-shaped carving. Red curtains are behind. A woman in white with a beaded necklace watches on the right. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears saffron-red ceremonial clothing, a gold garland and has long swept-back hair, a throne and blessing gesture.2014-07-24A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in an indoor hall. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange cloth and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a long flower garland with red and white blooms and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, whose hands are pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stands a gold-and-red ornate throne and a framed picture on the wall, with a tall silver staff and a gold lion-head ornament in the foreground. Two other people in white are partly visible at the right edge. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with a person, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-05-13A young boy in a white shirt with an orange lanyard kneels before a seated figure on a red-cushioned throne, receiving a blessing as the seated man places his hand on the boy's head. The seated man wears an orange-and-maroon garment, layered gold chains, a red bindi and a long garland of red and orange flowers. Behind them stand silver trident-tipped staffs, a green-and-gold cloth backdrop, a golden ceremonial umbrella and a flower-decorated pillar. A printed caption on the image reads a . The boy's posture and the seated figure's raised hand suggest a samaya deeksha initiation, as labelled on the page2015-07-17July 17 20132013-07-17December 28 20142014-12-28July 27 20142014-07-27A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red garment, a dark rudraksha mala and a long tan-and-brown ornamental shawl, applies white vibhuti to the forehead of a young person in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head. The seated man sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair with a peetha-style back in front of a backdrop of green foliage and garlands, with a tall white staff nearby and a brass plate of offerings. Another person in a white garment with a red shawl is visible at the right edge. The figure with long hair and distinctive adornments matches the a person appearance cues and is applying blessing marks as the presiding teacher during darshan.2014-12-26