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May 24 2016

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A photograph of a seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a deep red-maroon robe and a dense brown rudraksha mala, placing his right palm on the crown of a bald man in a white kurta who bows forward with hands joined in front of his face. Behind them stand deity murti adorned with orange marigold garlands and a kalasha-like decorated structure. On the right, a woman in a red and blue ikat-patterned sari stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a few other people are partly visible. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment during a programme.2015-12-26A seated man in an orange-red saffron-style robe and a gold beaded necklace extends his right hand to rest on the head of a young man in a white shirt and orange-red shawl. The seated man has long swept-back hair, a red mark on his forehead and white ash markings. Behind them are a gold cobra-hooded throne, a silver staff with a cobra head, a peacock-feather fan on the left and red draped curtains. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold beaded necklace match the page's reference to Swamiji.2014-07-25May 06 20162016-05-06July 03 20122012-07-03A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white vibhuti line on his forehead and a rudraksha-style brown mala across his chest, placing his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red lanyard who kneels before him. A silver trident stands beside them, and a gleaming golden lion-form object and a red cloth are visible in the background, with green foliage at the edges. a person is the saffron-robed figure giving blessing; the kneeling man receives darshan. The setting suggests a temple-style blessing ritual.2014-10-12April 29 20122012-04-29A seated man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with a gold-embroidered edge, wearing a long garland of pink roses and green leaves, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling young man in white with an orange-red shawl. The seated man holds a folded paper in his left hand. Behind him sits a golden lion-faced throne armrest and a red cushioned seat, and a silver trident stands upright beside them. Two more people in orange and white are visible in the background, and a banner with temple imagery hangs at left. a person: the seated man has the long hair, saffron-toned ceremonial wrap, rose garland and golden throne cues associated with the page's subject, and is conferring a blessing on the kneeling devotee.2014-05-11August 23 20152015-08-23October 25 20152015-10-25March 25 20142014-03-25A photograph of a long-haired man in a leopard-print garment with rudraksha-style beaded malas across his chest and a red tilak on his forehead, pressing his right palm onto the forehead of a man in a white shirt who wears a red-and-white beaded garland. A gold-patterned arch stands at left and a metal pole at right against a dark stage backdrop. The recipient holds a small folded paper in his hand. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate beaded malas and a distinctive leopard-print wrap. The receiving devotee appears to be receiving a blessing.2017-12-22A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, a red-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders, and multi-strand rudraksha malas with a gold necklace, seated before a silver lion-shaped throne and a silver-patterned backdrop. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt with a red cloth around his neck, who is bowing forward. A red tilak mark is on the man's forehead. The man's long hair, orange-red garments and rudraksha malas match the Swamiji (probable) cues, and he appears to be giving a blessing. The stage setting and leopard-print fabric suggest a darshan. One adult and one child are visible.2017-12-16