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April 17 20182018-04-17A photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver throne draped with garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. He wears a rust-red garment, a gold necklace and a white forehead mark, and smiles while placing his hand on the head of a young man kneeling before him. The kneeling man wears a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body. A standing young man in an orange-saffron cloth and rudraksha mala holds a small white cloth to the kneeling man's head. Leopard-print cloth lies on the throne seat, a trident stands at the left, and a large illuminated temple tower fills the backdrop. Two people are physically present in the scene.2018-04-25A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver throne draped with garlands of red, yellow, pink and purple flowers, with a trident-like staff beside it. The seated man has long dark hair, a beard, a red-brown sannyasi-style garment and a leopard-print cloth, with a red tilak on his forehead, and he smiles while a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red garland presses a hand to his head in blessing. A large brass oil lamp stands at right, and a backdrop shows a starry night sky with a illuminated temple tower. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, sannyasi-style red-brown garment and ceremonial throne. The scene reads as a puja or blessing ritual.2018-04-25May 03 20142014-05-03September 22 20172017-09-22 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate silver throne decorated with garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers and a leopard-print seat covering. He wears a maroon-red cloth, a gold necklace, and a white tilak on his forehead, and sits with his long hair swept back. A man in a pink shirt kneels before him, and a young sadhu in orange robes with beaded necklaces and a white forehead mark holds up a small card or offering. A carved lion sits at the base of the throne, and a glowing illuminated backdrop fills the background. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the role of the person receiving puja from devotees.2018-04-25September 10 20172017-09-10April 08 20172017-04-08May 01 20142014-05-01April 25 20182018-04-25May 13 20182018-05-13A seated man on a red velvet throne with silver trim places his right hand on the crown of a young male devotee's head in a blessing gesture. The seated man has long matted dreadlocks, a gold crescent ornament at the top of his hair, a leopard-print saffron turban, a red tilak on his forehead, a bare upper body with an orange-brown cloth, and a multi-strand brown rudraksha mala with a gold chain. The devotee kneels with bowed head, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white sacred thread. The background is dark with a blue-white snowy backdrop on the left. A red wrist thread is visible on the blessing hand.2017-08-10