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A photograph of two men in close contact, one seated on the left smiling broadly with a dark forehead mark and a gold-and-saffron shawl over a red-orange garment, wearing a beaded gold-toned necklace. His hands are raised, and a bald man in a white shirt with a red-and-white printed shawl reaches toward his head with his palm extended in a blessing-like gesture. A wristwatch and a plastic water bottle sit nearby. Behind them, seated devotees, one with a white forehead mark and a woman with a red bindi and vibhuti-style marking, appear in a dim hall. A watermarked credit line sits in the lower right corner. The image reads as a satsang or darshan moment, though the seated figure's identity is not established by appearance alone.

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July 05 2015

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A photograph of a darshan moment. A man with long swept-back hair, a small red tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace of large ornaments and a red-orange shawl sits on a red cushioned seat and reaches out to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red-orange cloth wrap. The recipient raises both hands in a gesture of reverence and wears a rudraksha bracelet. Behind them stands a polished silver trishul with a red bead, and a green palm plant and gold ornaments fill the background. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure with the long hair, gold necklace and orange-red shawl, giving blessing to the devotee.

A photograph of a long-haired man in a red-and-gold garment with a beaded necklace placing his right palm on the head of a smiling younger man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. The older man holds a wooden box of money or offerings in his left hand. Behind them a seated woman in red with a rudraksha mala watches, and devotees in white and orange sit in a hall with a screen above.

May 04 2014

A photo taken at an indoor hall during a seated interaction. On the left, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a braided plait sits on a gold-ornamented seat, wearing a rust-orange wrap with a yellow-gold border, a red bindi and white forehead marks, smiling broadly. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron/orange wrap, ornate gold seat and forehead markings. His outstretched arm reaches toward a shaven-headed man on the right in a white kurta, who raises both palms toward the seated figure's forehead and smiles. The right man wears a red lanyard badge. Behind them are a black speaker, a white screen and red-cushioned chairs.

A photograph of a smiling man in a bare-chested red-orange robe, with long swept-back hair, a gold ceremonial necklace of large beads and a small red tilak on his forehead, extending his arm to touch the head of a younger man kneeling before him. The younger man wears a white t-shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with repeated text, and holds a rudraksha mala on his wrist. Behind them stands a silver trident and a golden deity murti, with a potted plant and draped curtains in the background.

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August 31 2015

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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing outdoors under a white canopy. A man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a maroon-red wrap over bare shoulders, a gold ornament in his hair, and a beaded necklace, raises both hands and presses them toward the head of a older man with grey hair who wears white clothes and a dark rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red clothing and a glowing lamp are visible, with a golden fringed canopy at left. The gesture appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style offering.

A seated man in an orange-red shawl with dark swept-back hair reaches forward with both hands to touch the forehead of a shorter man in a white shirt and red shawl who leans in with eyes closed and palms raised. Behind them a golden deity murti or ornate figure is decorated with yellow, orange and purple garlands. On the right a woman in a red sari and rudraksha mala watches. The setting appears to be a satsang or blessing moment. The man in orange has a shawl with printed text and a visible golden armlet. Swamiji (probable) is shown in a seated blessing with long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and gold ornamentation.