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A photograph of an indoor darshan. A man with curly reddish-brown hair, wearing a white kurta and an orange-red shawl, leans forward with his hands raised toward a woman seated on a red velvet chair. She wears a tiger-striped garment, a pearl-strand necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, and she smiles as she places her palm on his forehead. Behind them a photographer in a dark top and red shawl takes pictures, and white-clad devotees sit on the floor near a bright studio light.

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A photograph taken at an indoor ceremony on a ship-like setting with warm lights and a white curtain. A man with short grey hair, wearing a white kurta-style shirt and white dhoti with a red shawl draped over his shoulders, raises his palm while a seated person in a tiger-striped garment with pearl necklaces, red floral garlands and gold bangles reaches out and touches his forehead. The seated figure, dressed in tiger-print cloth and a bold robe, appears to be giving a blessing or tilak. Behind them, people in white and red shawls stand, and a photographer with a camera stands at the top. A brass oil lamp and gold vessels are visible at lower right.2012-12-16December 16 20122012-12-16A seated man in a tiger-striped gold and orange garment with a pearl garland and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a red velvet chair and extends his palm toward the forehead of a kneeling man. The kneeling man wears a white dhoti, a shawl-like white wrap, rudraksha beads and a red-and-white cord, and presses his palms together in reverence. Behind them stand several people in white and orange, a person with a bare-armed white outfit at left, and a cameraman holding a camera overhead. A bright studio light and draped curtains frame the scene, with a golden vessel and flower petals on the floor in front of the chair.2012-12-16A photo of a seated man in a rust-orange wrap with a long gold-beaded necklace and a white forehead mark, sitting on a leopard-print cushioned throne with gold carved armrests, pressing his hands to the forehead of a shaved-headed older man in white clothing and a rudraksha mala. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and appears bare-chested under the wrap; he is an appearance-based a person candidate. Behind them a woman in orange and another in white stand in an indoor hall with a window and a potted plant.2016-02-02December 16 20122012-12-16December 26 20142014-12-26December 16 20122012-12-16A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, bare-chested with a tiger-striped shawl and red-white-green flower garlands over ornate gold necklaces, raises his right hand with a gold bangle and pearl bracelet to touch the forehead of a man in glasses wearing an orange-red shawl. Behind them a woman in white sits near a gold-coloured deity murti, and several people in orange and pink robes sit in a dim hall.2012-12-16December 16 20122012-12-16A photograph of a seated man in an orange-and-black tiger-striped garment with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beaded necklace, smiling as he places his hand on the forehead of a long-haired blond man in a white shirt with a red shawl. A gold-coloured ornate surface and a red curtain are behind them, with a fan and another partly visible man with tripundra markings at the right edge. The seated man matches the a person appearance cues of ornate clothing and rudraksha malas, and is giving a blessing to the devotee.2013-05-25A seated man with long dark swept-back hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange and black tiger-striped garment, a pink, white and red flower garland, a gold bangle and a gold-coloured belt. He sits on a red velvet throne-like chair beside a gold carved panel and green foliage, smiling as he raises both palms to slap hands with a man in orange and white clothing who has white markings on his forehead and arm. Behind them stand people in orange and white robes and devotees in the background. The person is Swamiji (probable) based on long swept-back hair, flower garland and distinctive tiger-striped clothing, shown in a seated darshan-style setting.2012-12-16December 16 20122012-12-16