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December 31 20132013-12-31August 06 20142014-08-06A photograph of a satsang blessing. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads sits on a red-carpeted dais, smiling as he places his right hand on the head of a man in an orange polo shirt who bows forward. Beside him, a small girl in white smiles, and behind them women in saris stand, one in a pink-and-blue sari and another in white. A gold ceremonial object is visible at lower left. Other people stand and sit in the background.2014-07-06July 09 20122012-07-09A photograph at an indoor Inner Awakening event where a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and a red-maroon robe with a long beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on an ornate gilded throne with a red velvet cushion, touching the head of a young girl in red who kneels before him. Behind him stands a smiling woman in a white and red sari with a red mala, and to the right a woman in a red sari with a lanyard. Flower garlands in orange and white and a silver deity figure are visible in the background, with pink-lit walls and a stack of incense sticks on a low table beside the throne. A child's head is seen near a second red-clad figure on the right, and a darker background crowd is partly visible. The chair shows an elaborately carved silver-gold design, and a white towel lies on the armrest.2015-12-26A seated man in an orange-red saffron-toned robe with a golden border and a long rudraksha mala sits on a red cushioned seat, touching the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge, who has his eyes closed and one hand raised. The seated man has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and a ceremonial staff rises beside him. Behind them, devotees in white and orange-yellow saris and dhotis sit and stand on a red carpet in a hall with red curtains and a wall-mounted air conditioner. Darshan blessing scene. a person: the seated figure in orange-red robes with long hair tied back, rudraksha mala and golden trim is a candidate, but the appearance is uncertain.2014-11-02A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a topknot bun reaches forward to place his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. Two women in white sit and stand nearby, one with rudraksha and a red bindi, another in white with an orange and red beaded necklace. A tray of fruit and bananas and a silver staff stand in the foreground, with a purple cloth behind. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment. The seated robed figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the a person field is unsure.2015-02-23June 10 20132013-06-10A seated figure in an orange-brown saffron robe with a long coral-beaded necklace and a white vibhuti mark on the forehead places his right hand on the head of a woman with dark hair pulled back, who wears an orange saree with a green and gold border and presses her palms together in anjali. Both are smiling. Behind them, a red tray holds sweets and offerings, a gold-trimmed cushion or throne is on the left, and several people in white and red garments stand in the background. The gesture looks like a blessing given during satsang or darshan. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's claim, with a saffron robe, beaded necklace and vibhuti, but the face is partly turned away, so identity is uncertain.2013-12-31A photograph of a long-haired man in orange robes and heavy gold necklaces placing both hands on the head of a seated boy in a white shirt during a blessing. Beside him a woman in a pink and blue sari with jasmine in her hair holds one hand out palm-up, and a shaven-headed man in orange with rudraksha mala on the right touches his own forehead. The background is a green forest backdrop and white wall. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), a long-haired figure with ornate gold necklaces and orange clothing, giving blessings as the central figure.2012-06-03December 24 20092009-12-24May 10 20142014-05-10