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A seated bearded man in an orange-brown shawl and orange-brown dhoti sits on an ornate red and silver throne, wearing long white and pink flower garlands with gold beads and a red thread on his wrist. He closes his eyes while his right hand rests on the forehead of a younger man in a red kurta and green shawl, who holds a small object in his hand and is adorned with a small white flower garland. Behind them stand a silver trident and a golden trident-like ritual staff, with a blue backdrop. The scene appears to be a blessing or anointing ritual.

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December 12 20162016-12-12A seated man on a red-cushioned silver throne with a carved lion-face armrest smiles with eyes closed as he touches the forehead of a man in a purple kurta. The seated man wears an orange-brown shawl, a garland of white and pink flowers, a red tilak on his forehead and a small decorative hair clip; he has a full black beard. The purple-shirted man bows forward with a red thread on his wrist. Behind them, a tall silver staff stands against a blue-lit stage, and at left a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala looks on. Visible raised hands and a single touch on the forehead suggest a blessing; the setting is a stage-style ritual event. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl, a garland and ornate silver throne, all consistent with the page's claim, though the appearance is only a candidate.2016-12-18A photograph of a devotee in a peach-coloured dhoti and shawl with a long dark beard, vibhuti tripundra on his forehead and a mala on his wrist, bowing forward to touch the forehead of a seated figure. The seated figure wears a rust-red turban, a saffron-and-gold garment, an orange marigold garland, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style necklace, and sits before an ornate gold throne with carved relief. A brass oil lamp stands beside them against a pink and red cosmic backdrop. The bowing devotee and the seated person are both physically present. The seated figure has a distinctive turban and ceremonial garlanding, but the appearance is not conclusive, so the candidate is uncertain.2015-10-26A seated man in a dark turban with gold ornaments and a large red-and-white flower garland over bare shoulders places his right hand on the head of a young man with long dreadlocks who wears a white kurta and has his eyes closed. Behind them stands a row of richly decorated deity figures and garlands in red, purple and pink, with a silver throne armrest at the right edge. Partially visible figures appear in the background, one with hands pressed together in namaste. The turbaned man appears to be a person: long dark hair coiled in a turban, gold jewellery, and a red garland, with a bare-chested ceremonial appearance; the seated man is giving a blessing, and the young man receives it with closed eyes. The photo carries a2018-04-23December 12 20162016-12-12December 18 20162016-12-18April 04 20172017-04-04December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a seated guru in rust-red robes, a large rudraksha mala and a white-and-pink floral garland, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling young disciple with long dreadlocked hair, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, who holds his hands in anjali. The guru sits on an ornate gold throne-chair with a gold kalasha-topped staff beside him, and a woman in white sits at the right edge. Stage lights and a red-blue screen fill the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated guru has long swept-back hair, a beard, a tripundra mark, an ornate gold throne, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial garland, matching the page's initiation event.2017-04-04August 27 20162016-08-27April 25 20172017-04-25April 25 20172017-04-25