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A seated man in an orange-red shawl with printed Sanskrit-style text and a gold-bordered orange cloth blesses a kneeling devotee by extending his right hand to touch the devotee's forehead. The devotee wears a white kurta with hands pressed together in anjali. Behind them stands a deity murti draped in colourful flower garlands of yellow, red and white, with a blue skirt and a golden face. A golden lion-like figure and red cushions are in the foreground, and a woman in an orange sari sits at the right edge.

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A seated man in a brown-orange saffron-toned garment with a gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style mala around his neck lays his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with a red shawl printed in script. The kneeling man has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti or altar draped with garlands of yellow, orange, red and purple flowers, with a blue skirt-like cloth at its base and a golden kalasha-like object beside it. A white fan and a small wooden box sit in the foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan moment. Swamiji candidate is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, mala and saffron-toned robe, appearance-based probable identification.2013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10A seated man in a maroon-red robe with gold border and a gold-and-brown beaded necklace places his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl, performing a blessing. Behind them stands a large golden lion throne and a gold-and-blue decorated altar draped with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. A third man in white with a white forehead mark and beaded necklace looks on at right. The seated figure has a shaved-style hairline with a white tilak and his arm bears a scar.2013-11-11September 13 20132013-09-13November 10 20132013-11-10November 11 20132013-11-11November 10 20132013-11-10A photograph of a blessing moment. A man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a bronze-brown silk garment with gold border and a rudraksha mala necklace, bare-shouldered, places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a red shawl who tilts his head back with eyes closed and hands open. Behind them hangs a bright garland of multicoloured flowers, orange and turquoise draped cloth, and a fan. At the right edge, another man in white with a white forehead band and beaded mala watches. The gesture suggests a blessing or initiation. Two people are visible.2013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10July 08 20132013-07-08July 02 20132013-07-02