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A photo in a gold-decorated hall shows a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red saffron wrap, a gold pendant necklace and a red bindi, seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. He rests his right hand on the head of a young child dressed in gold and white, while another child in gold and white kneels before him. Beside him stands a gold-finished deity murti and a golden lamp stand. Two people are visible at the right edge.

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May 07 20172017-05-07A photograph of a seated bearded man in a rust-red saffron robe, wearing multiple gold necklaces and gold bangles, with a tilak on his forehead, seated on an ornate gold throne with bejewelled backrest and a carved peacock-like motif. Flower garlands in yellow and red drape the throne. A man in an off-white dhoti with a brown shawl and several children in white and light clothing gather around him, one child reaching toward his outstretched hand. The setting is a richly gilded temple-style hall.2017-05-05A seated man in long dark hair and a rust-orange robe with a brown rudraksha mala raises his right hand to the head of a bare-chested boy in an orange cloth and rudraksha beads, who sits with palms joined in anjali. A gilded ornate throne back stands at left. Behind them, gold necklaces hang on deity murtis draped in garlands, and a seated woman in white with magenta drapery sits in the background. The scene resembles a blessing during darshan with an orange-saffron sannyasi presence, with the seated man showing distinctive long swept-back hair, rust-orange robes, and a rudraksha mala, a person depiction without firm identification.2014-12-28A seated long-haired man in a rust-red garment with a shawl and beaded mala sits on an ornate gold throne, his right hand raised in blessing over the head of a young boy. The boy wears a saffron-yellow dhoti-style garment with a gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and bangles, and has sacred markings on his forehead. Behind them a woman in a white blouse and red sash with a mala stands smiling, and tall golden deity murti with heavy garlands and a flowering plant stand in the background. The scene reads as an informal blessing or darshan moment in a temple-like hall.2014-12-26A photograph of a seated guru on an ornate gold throne placing his right palm on the head of a young boy in an orange kurta. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair, wears a saffron-red shawl and a rudraksha mala. The boy stands with palms joined, a white ritual mark on his forehead and green markings on his cheek. Behind them an older woman in a red sari smiles, and a woman in white is partly visible at right. Garlanded deity murtis and green plants fill the background, with a staff or danda leaning beside the throne and a sheet of paper in the seated figure's hand. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron-red shawl and rudraksha mala seated on a golden throne.2014-12-24May 07 20172017-05-07A seated bearded man in a brown-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant sits on an ornate white-and-red throne, a white tilak on his forehead. His right hand is raised, touching the head of a young boy who kneels before him wearing a white cloth tied over his eyes and a white dhoti. Behind them stand gilded deity murtis draped in a yellow cloth, with a decorated gold stand and green leaves at the side. Another person in an orange robe stands at the right edge. The scene suggests an initiation blessing.2017-02-15December 28 20142014-12-28October 12 20172017-10-12October 06 20152015-10-06December 28 20142014-12-28A photograph of a ritual inside a gold-ornamented hall. A bearded man with long braided dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a white and gold flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and a rust-brown garment sits and raises a silver trident-topped staff, pouring or touching water over the head of a bare-chested boy kneeling with palms pressed together and wearing a rudraksha mala. A woman in a maroon sari and rudraksha mala holds a stack of orange cloths, and women in orange saris sit behind. A white fan and brass lamps stand nearby. The man is an appearance-based candidate for the page's subject, but his features and cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm, so the identity is unsure.2017-04-30 +1 copies