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April 19 2018

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A man with long swept-back dark hair, a beard, a red tilak on his forehead and white paint marks, wearing a rust-red shawl, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold pendant, stands on a stage placing his hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt. Behind them is an ornate silver-embossed canopy and a silver throne-like seat with a leopard-print fabric. The setting suggests a blessing darshan on stage. The man in white is receiving a blessing from the figure with rudraksha malas and long hair.2017-12-16May 27 20182018-05-27A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-orange wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a gold pendant, smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling older man with short grey hair and a white shirt. The man in orange has a red tilak and white ash marks on his forehead. Behind them a large silver lion sculpture and silver-embossed panels stand against a dark background. Two hands folded in prayer appear at the lower edge. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange wrap with rudraksha mala and gold pendant is giving blessing darshan to a devotee.2017-12-16March 04 20182018-03-04May 31 20172017-05-31May 12 20182018-05-12A seated man in an orange-brown ochre robe with gold border and long swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklace, touches the forehead of a bare-chested devotee with a wooden stick, applying white paste. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate gold carved wall and a silver throne. The bare-chested devotee wears an orange cloth over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle, and white tilak stripes on his chest and arms. A third man in a white dhoti and mala sits at the left edge, watching. Appearance-based a person seated on the throne, applying paste to a disciple's forehead during an initiation.2017-10-06A seated man with long dark hair and a red-brown saffron-toned cloth draped over his shoulder wears heavy gold beaded malas and a gold necklace. He has a red tilak on his forehead and smiles while placing his hand on the bald head of a kneeling devotee. Nearby, a grey-haired woman in white with gold earrings and a hand raised in greeting kneels, and another hand holds up a printed paper. The seated figure sits before an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears long hair, a saffron-toned shawl, ornate gold malas and a ceremonial gold necklace, and sits on a silver throne while giving blessings during an initiation scene.2017-09-28April 19 20182018-04-19December 16 20172017-12-16May 12 20182018-05-12A photograph of a blessing scene on a stage. A man seated on a leopard-print throne in a saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles while extending his hand to touch the head of a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti who bows with palms joined. The devotee wears a white cloth bandage over his eyes. A standing attendant in orange with rudraksha beads and a red-and-orange headband steadies the devotee's shoulder. Behind them is a silver trident and a seated deity murti. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) is the seated man in orange with long hair and gold necklace, receiving the devotee's bow in a blessing.2018-04-04 +1 copies