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A photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair piled high, wearing a rust-orange wrap, a rudraksha bead mala and a gold chain, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead, seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne. He leans forward and places his hand on the head of a man in a white kurta who kneels before him in blessing. A second person in red clothing is partly visible behind. The setting is a stage with dark backdrops and an arm of a silver throne in the foreground.

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April 15 20182018-04-15A man with long dreadlocked hair, a trimmed beard and a red tilak on his forehead smiles as he lays his right palm on the crown of a shaven-headed man in a cream kurta. The dreadlocked man wears a maroon-red shawl over a bare shoulder and a multi-strand rudraksha mala around his neck. The recipient stands with his hands folded in anjali. A silver-toned ornamental backdrop and a leopard-print cloth are visible at left. This appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2017-12-16A man with long swept-back dark hair, a beard, a red tilak on his forehead and white paint marks, wearing a rust-red shawl, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold pendant, stands on a stage placing his hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt. Behind them is an ornate silver-embossed canopy and a silver throne-like seat with a leopard-print fabric. The setting suggests a blessing darshan on stage. The man in white is receiving a blessing from the figure with rudraksha malas and long hair.2017-12-16A man with long dreadlocked hair, a moustache and beard, a white tilak and a red bindi, wearing a rust-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, smiles with eyes closed while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white collared shirt. Behind them is a silver-toned throne with a leopard-print cloth and a silver lion sculpture. a person is shown in the seated blessing role, with visible cues of long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala, and a rust-red shawl; he is conferring a blessing on the devotee in a darshan setting on a dark stage.2017-12-16A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-orange wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a gold pendant, smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling older man with short grey hair and a white shirt. The man in orange has a red tilak and white ash marks on his forehead. Behind them a large silver lion sculpture and silver-embossed panels stand against a dark background. Two hands folded in prayer appear at the lower edge. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange wrap with rudraksha mala and gold pendant is giving blessing darshan to a devotee.2017-12-16A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders and rudraksha beads around his neck, smiles with eyes closed as he places his right hand on the crown of a shorter man's head in blessing. The recipient, seen from behind, wears a white collared shirt and a red thread bracelet is visible on the blessing hand's wrist. A silver-toned ornate backdrop and a silver-coloured deity murti stand behind them against a dark background. Appearance is consistent with a person, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a reddish cloth, while the blessing is a darshan gesture.2017-12-16April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesPhoto of a ceremonial moment on a stage with blue lighting. A man with a tall dreadlocked crown of hair, a white vertical forehead mark, a rudraksha mala on the arm and a thick garland of red and yellow roses and rudraksha beads is touching the head of a person in a white shirt. He wears an orange-brown garment. a person (crown-style hair, ornate rudraksha and floral garland, touching the head of a devotee). Two other people in orange and rudraksha stand at the edges of the frame, and a microphone stand is visible.2018-04-15August 10 20172017-08-10A man with dreadlocks piled high on his head, a white tripundra on his forehead, rudraksha beads on his head band and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders stands on a stage, placing his right hand on the crown of a short-haired man in a white shirt who bows his head. A woman in a red and gold outfit stands behind, and a silver lion-headed object sits in the foreground near a microphone stand. The a person appearance cues are the dreadlocks, white forehead marking, rudraksha and saffron shawl, and he is performing a blessing gesture.2018-04-15March 03 20182018-03-03December 16 20172017-12-16