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A seated man with long dark hair, a red-brown tilak on his forehead, a bare chest and a red-brown cloth wrapped at his waist, wears gold chains and beaded necklaces. He sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver-embossed throne back with a lion-head armrest in the foreground. A second man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, pressing a hand to the seated man's forehead while another man at left holds up a small white paper slip with a red-beaded wristband. A third raised hand appears at right. The scene is a stage initiation ceremony.

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A photograph of a seated man in a long-haired, unkempt style wearing a white forehead marking, a dark bindi-like mark between the brows, a gold necklace and a red-orange cloth draped over the body, sitting on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cover. He is touching the forehead of a man in white clothes seen from behind, who wears a rudraksha mala and has both hands raised. A third person's arm holding a folded white paper appears at the left edge, and another hand is raised at the right. The background is dark and the silver throne carvings are prominent. Two people are physically visible, and the seated figure's identity is not established by appearance.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated bearded man with long swept-back hair, a red vertical tilak on his forehead, a red robe, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, seated on a leopard-print cushion in front of an ornate silver throne. He touches the forehead of a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala who stands with his back to the camera. Another raised hand holding a small paper appears at left and a raised hand appears at right. A silver kalasha-style vessel is at lower left.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01A 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.2017-10-01September 28 20172017-09-28A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark dreadlocks, a white vertical tilak on his forehead and red-orange tilak, wearing a long yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala on his wrist. He sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, smiling as he raises a hand to touch the head of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl. Another person's arm holding two sheets of paper and rudraksha bracelets is visible at left, with a red curtain behind and a silver lion figure at lower left. a person: the saffron robes, dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and gold garland match the presentation of the page's named teacher while seated on the throne.2017-10-01September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies