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A photograph of a seated man in a red shawl over bare shoulders, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a sandalwood-paste tilak with a red dot on his forehead, smiling as he places a hand on the head of a man with dark hair who bends forward. Behind him a lit brass oil lamp burns on a stand beside gold drapery and a red velvet cushion. Two other people are partly visible in the foreground, one with a shaved head and one in an orange-and-green striped shirt. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment in a temple-like room.

A seated man in a rust-orange garment with gold necklaces, gold bangles and a gold waist-cord places his right hand on the bald head of a kneeling devotee in a lime-green shirt. The seated man has long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking and a red bindi, and is smiling. Gold-trimmed red throne and a silver ceremonial staff stand beside them, with another kneeling devotee in the foreground and a woman in white with rudraksha beads in the background. Red drapery forms the backdrop. a person is the seated figure, based on the long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery, rust-orange clothing and throne, with the page noting his presence at this event.

November 06 2011

A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklaces, reaching out to bless a young man in a red t-shirt who leans in with his palm raised to his forehead. Behind them hang red draped curtains; a young woman in white watches smiling, and an older person in pink and orange stands at right. A silver staff rests across the seated man's lap. a person, wearing saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, giving a blessing to a devotee in a setting of red drapes. Several people are visible, roughly 2-5 in view.

July 06 2014

A photograph of a seated man in ochre-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant, his right hand resting on the head of a devotee kneeling before him. The seated man has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a draped orange shawl, and sits in front of ornate gold carved panels and a red velvet cushion. The devotee wears a white shirt and an orange shawl and holds his own right palm up near the seated man's arm. The setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment.

A seated man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on a red velvet throne with gold carved panels, smiling with eyes closed. He wears a deep red-pink shawl over his shoulders, a dark rudraksha mala, and a gold border visible at the chest. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, seen from behind and partly at the frame's right edge, raises his palms toward the seated man's forehead in a blessing gesture. A brass oil lamp stands behind them against a dark backdrop. Two people are visible.

A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested under a rust-orange shawl, wearing layered gold chains and a gold pendant, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. He smiles while pressing his right hand to the forehead of a kneeling devotee whose hands are raised in reverence. Behind them a bearded man in an orange-brown wrap and a man in a dark tunic stand; the setting is a gold-decorated hall with a golden lion-motif throne and a leopard-skin seat cover.

September 08 2012

Photograph of a satsang-style blessing in a decorated hall. A man with long swept-back black hair, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange wrap, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a seated woman in green who bows forward. Behind him a golden throne with red cushions and a second orange-robed figure in a saffron turban and flower garland sits in front of a painted forest backdrop, with an oil lamp visible at right. Probable Swamiji (long hair, orange wrap, rudraksha mala, gold necklace) is the one giving the blessing, with the seated woman receiving it.

September 13 2013

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A seated man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment with bare upper torso, a red-and-white garland and rudraksha beads, and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, leans forward and places his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt, an orange-saffron shawl, and a rudraksha mala, with his hands folded in anjali. Behind them stand floral garlands of red, yellow and orange flowers and a golden deity murti on a red tiger-striped cloth before deep burgundy drapes. A woman in the background wears a red bindi. The scene suggests a blessing exchange, possibly darshan. Appearance-based label: a person, with the seated figure wearing rudraksha beads and a rust-red garment in a throne setting.