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A photograph of a long-haired figure in a rust-orange garment with a large gold-and-red beaded necklace and a gold pendant, embracing a smiling young girl in a sleeveless cream-and-gold outfit. The figure's long dark dreadlocks fall down the back, and a white vertical mark is on the forehead. Behind them, women in cream and gold saris with red borders and gold necklaces stand near a golden pillar and a red-draped seat, with green foliage at left.

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A bare-shouldered figure with long matted dreadlocks, wearing a rudraksha and gold-banded headpiece with a red tassel, embraces a young man in an orange-saffron cloth. Behind them, women in cream and red saris with gold jewellery and garlands stand on a red carpet beside a gilded golden seat or throne. A green plant and a white cooling unit sit to the left. The embrace suggests darshan in a ceremonial hall. The figure with dreadlocks shows distinctive adornments and long hair, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm an identity.2016-05-11A photograph of a long-haired man seen from behind, holding a small child in an orange top close to his shoulder. He wears a bare-shouldered reddish-brown cloth and a rudraksha mala with a red tassel. Beside him stands a woman in a cream sari with a red border and gold jewellery, and another woman in an orange sari watches. On the left, a gold-ornamented throne with red cushions is visible, and in the background devotees in saffron, orange and green saris and white kurtas with orange sashes stand near a red carpeted area. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a bare-chested reddish-orange garment and a thick rudraksha mala across his shoulder, smiling as he embraces a person in white. He has white ash markings and a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a gold bracelet and beaded wrist threads. Behind him, women in cream and gold-bordered saris and gold necklaces stand in a red-carpeted hall, with a potted plant and an air cooler at left. Appearance-based candidate: a person, based on the long dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and orange garment, shown in person embracing a devotee.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11A seated figure in a deep red-brown robe with long dreadlocked hair, a red and yellow beaded garland and a rudraksha-style mala sits on a red throne with gold carved panels. He leans forward to place his hand on the bare back of a bald, older man in white dhoti kneeling before him. Behind them stand women in saffron, cream and red saris and garlands, and a woman in a white sari with gold border and red-blue blouse. A gold staff or rod stands at right, and a red draped stage backdrop surrounds the scene. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, saffron robe, ceremonial beaded garlands, seated on a throne, lending the scene a ceremonial air of blessing or initiation.2016-05-11Photo of a sannyasi with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-white rudraksha mala, gold ceremonial necklaces and a bare upper torso, smiling as he places a hand on the head of a man in white kneeling before him. Behind them, women in cream and gold saris with red borders and gold necklaces stand in a red-carpeted hall; a golden seat is visible at left. a person: the bare-chested figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces. The kneeling man in a white shirt receives his blessing.2016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11