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A photograph of a long-haired man in a leopard-print garment placing his right hand on the crown of a seated devotee's head. The man wears a gold pendant necklace, a sacred red thread on his wrist, and a vertical red tilak mark on his forehead, with green leaves tucked in his hair. The devotee in a white shirt and rudraksha mala kneels with palms pressed together in prayer. The background is dark with a golden decorative element at the upper left. a person is the figure giving the blessing, shown in an appearance-based label with long hair, ornate gold necklace and leopard-skin clothing, while the devotee is a person receiving blessing.

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A 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.2018-04-15A photograph of a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace and layered green and beaded malas, wearing a leopard-print wrap, with eyes lowered. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace stands behind him, raising his hand near the seated man's head in a blessing or healing gesture. Dark background with a gold-edged decorative pillar at left and a rope-like post at right. Two physical people are visible.2017-12-22A 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.2017-12-16December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a blessing scene on a stage. A man seated on a leopard-print throne in a saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles while extending his hand to touch the head of a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti who bows with palms joined. The devotee wears a white cloth bandage over his eyes. A standing attendant in orange with rudraksha beads and a red-and-orange headband steadies the devotee's shoulder. Behind them is a silver trident and a seated deity murti. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) is the seated man in orange with long hair and gold necklace, receiving the devotee's bow in a blessing.2018-04-04 +1 copiesAugust 04 20162016-08-04A seated man with long dreadlocks, a white horizontal forehead mark, and a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders places his right hand on the head of a young boy in white clothes wearing a red rudraksha mala. The man sits on an ornate gold throne beside a leopard-print cushion and brass lamps, with a red curtain behind. Other people, one in a white garment with red bracelets, hold their hands together in anjali or touch the boy, with a woman partially visible at right. The scene is a blessing or darshan at a KAILASA event. The seated man has distinctive long dreadlocks, saffron clothing and a throne, so this is an appearance-based a person candidate.2018-05-04A seated man in an orange-brown ochre robe with gold border and long swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklace, touches the forehead of a bare-chested devotee with a wooden stick, applying white paste. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate gold carved wall and a silver throne. The bare-chested devotee wears an orange cloth over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle, and white tilak stripes on his chest and arms. A third man in a white dhoti and mala sits at the left edge, watching. Appearance-based a person seated on the throne, applying paste to a disciple's forehead during an initiation.2017-10-06Photograph of two men in close contact, one with his palm pressed to the other's forehead in a blessing gesture. The man on the left has long dark wavy hair, eyes closed, a red tilak mark on his brow, and wears a bare-shouldered dark garment with layered beaded green and gold necklaces. The man on the right has short greying hair, faces away with head bowed, and wears a white kurta with a red rudraksha mala. Dark background with a metal pole and a red bracelet visible on the blessing arm.2017-12-22January 22 20182018-01-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair and a white vertical forehead mark, wearing a tiger-striped orange and black garment, a pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace and a white beaded bracelet, extending one hand to touch the forehead of a shaven-headed man in a white kurta with an orange shawl who presses his palm forward in respect. A gold kalasha stands nearby, a photographer and other attendees are in the background of a hall. a person is the seated figure, showing long swept hair, ornate gold ornaments and a garland; he is giving blessing to a devotee in white and orange. Hall with plants and a red velvet chair in the foreground.2012-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16