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November 29 20112011-11-29November 29 20112011-11-29A smiling man in an orange silk garment with a gold-bordered red edge and a large gold ornamental necklace of round bead pendants blesses a devotee by raising his right hand to the devotee's head. He wears gold bangles on both arms and a dark hair bun. The devotee to the left wears white clothing and has his palms pressed together. Other people in white and orange stand behind, and a shaved-headed man in white with a red forehead mark appears at the right. Several people are visible, and a gilded shrine or altar is in the background. a person is the saffron-clad man giving blessing, with his cues being orange clothing, gold necklace and hair bun, while the blessing gesture reflects his role as a giver of darshan.2011-11-29January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white markings, wearing a heavy gold necklace of large beads and gold bangles, smiling as he touches the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt who holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them is a red cushioned throne with gold carved trim and a stone pillar. Another person's head is visible at the right edge. The setting suggests an ashram darshan or blessing moment. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a bindi, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2012-01-08A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands places his right hand on the head of a woman in white, who presses her palms together in namaskar. Beside them, a bald man in white with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark beaded mala watches. Behind, a gilded throne and colourful painted deity murtis stand against a pink-and-grey wall. The standing man has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a smile, matching distinctive a person cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate. A man in white with a white cloth at the left edge holds his hands together in namaskar.2013-06-24A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with gold trim, wearing a thick gold bead necklace, silver and gold bangles, and a red bindi, smiling as he presses his right palm onto the forehead of a young man in a white shirt who bows his head. Behind them is a stone temple-style pillar and painted foliage backdrop with a gold-ornate red throne. The bead-necklace and saffron cues make the seated figure a person blessing a devotee, as a pad-puja style blessing.2012-01-08A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with a man in an orange-brown shawl and heavy gold bead necklace raising his palm over the head of a man in a white shirt who bows forward with hands clasped. A smiling man in an orange shawl wears a gold chain necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead; behind him stands a green-handled object. Two women in white and grey patterned saris with mangalsutra necklaces stand nearby, and a woman in the background wears blue. Pale walls and a ceiling fixture form the room. A printed copyright and source line overlays the lower right of the image. a person appearance cues are present (ornate gold necklaces, orange shawl, mid-length swept hair), so the central figure is labelled a person as an in-person candidate.2013-06-17A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside an indoor hall with maroon drapes behind. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy multi-strand gold necklace, bangles and a gold earring, places his right hand on the head of a bowing devotee in a white shirt with hands joined. Several saffron-clad children stand at left, and shaven-headed priests in orange and white stand nearby. A red tray with ritual items sits at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the standing man has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and saffron ceremonial clothing, matching the page's Swamiji reference, so this appearance-based label is applied with the caveat that appearance is the basis. Roles are the blessing giver, the devotee receiving blessing, and the attending priests and children.2013-05-24A photograph of a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl with gold border, multiple gold ceremonial necklaces, rudraksha-style beads and bangles, seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne. He leans forward placing his right hand on the bald head of a seated devotee in orange clothing; another woman in green watches beside them. a person is shown in the act of blessing a devotee, indicating a darshan or blessing moment.2012-01-08A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and rudraksha bracelets, stands at right with his right hand raised and placed on the head of a devotee with bowed head in a white shirt. Several other men stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a bald man in a cream-coloured shirt and men in white clothes, in an indoor hall with a projector screen and a backdrop behind them.2011-11-08