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A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, white and red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha bracelets and a gold-toned necklace with a green stone, wearing a reddish-orange shawl with gold border, raising his right palm toward a bent-over devotee in a white dhoti who has glasses and a red-and-white thread on his bare upper body. The bearded man is smiling with eyes closed while holding the devotee's hand. Behind them a partially visible man with white forehead markings and beads, and a silver deity murti or relief carving on the right. Warm light against a dark background.

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October 15 20172017-10-15A seated man in a rust-orange and saffron-toned robe, layered with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, smiles broadly while placing his hand on the head of a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti with a sacred thread. The blessing figure has long swept-back hair, a gold earring, white vibhuti on the forehead and ornate gold bangles. A second person with white forehead markings and a red-and-gold textile behind them watches. A decorative white throne-like seat with carved details stands at right. The setting is an evening outdoor blessing, possibly a darshan or padapuja.2017-10-15Photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, white tilak on the forehead, rudraksha bead bracelets and necklaces, a gold ornament in his ear, and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, leaning forward to grasp the arm of a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with a yellow thread, who is bent over and smiling. The bearded man is smiling broadly and holding his hands together with the devotee. Behind them a man with a white forehead band and long hair wears a gold pendant, and a colourful embroidered red-and-gold cloth hangs in the background. A dark-skinned attendant's hand is visible at the lower left.2017-10-15May 02 20172017-05-02October 15 20172017-10-15July 04 20162016-07-04August 09 20172017-08-09May 02 20172017-05-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man with a white forehead line and bare chest, wearing a saffron-orange shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, smiling and placing his hands on the shoulders of a kneeling, grey-haired man in a white shirt with an orange-and-white shawl and rudraksha beads. Behind them, standing devotees in white dhotis with yellow borders and orange shawls, one in a white kurta with a mala, and a woman in a dark outfit look on in front of a gold-patterned wall. The setting resembles a temple or satsang hall, and the scene shows a blessing given during a pada puja style honouring. a person: the long-haired figure wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace ornament and a saffron shawl, presiding over the blessing as the honoured teacher.2017-08-09August 12 20172017-08-12April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesPhotograph of two men in a temple interior with a grey stone wall and a silver-backed seat at right. A man in a dark red-brown wrap and layered gold bead necklaces, with long swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, rudraksha earrings and orange-beaded armbands, smiles broadly while raising one hand toward a second man. The second man has his palms pressed together in namaskar, a white forehead mark, white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and a gold chain. Probable Swamiji is the man in dark red-brown wrap with the gold bead necklaces and swept-back hair; he is the one whose appearance matches the page's description. The scene reads as a temple blessing or greeting.2017-10-01