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A seated man in a red-maroon dhoti-style garment with a leopard-print cloth and gold armlets sits on a red velvet throne with gold lion armrests, wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. He smiles while a woman in a white sari with a hair ornament kneels before him, and a man in white with a white headband and rudraksha mala bends forward, apparently performing a ritual with his hands. A tray of bananas, apples and sweets sits in the foreground, and a golden deity murti or figure stands behind, with a purple-draped platform and garlanded decorations in the background. Several people in saffron and white clothing stand watching, and a cameraman films the scene.

April 13 2014

A seated figure in a red-orange robe with an ornate gold necklace and gold bangles and armlet places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt, a blessing gesture in a red-carpeted hall. Behind them a standing woman in white with a rudraksha-style necklace watches, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands nearby, with a child in white on the right. A gold-tipped ceremonial staff stands beside the throne and a gold-edged tray or plate rests in the foreground.

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A seated figure on a red-and-gold throne with a red-patterned cushion places a hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt, a blessing gesture. The seated figure wears a rust-orange wrap with gold trim, gold armbands, a gold necklace, and a white horizontal tilak on the forehead, with a leopard-print skirt visible. Behind them a golden deity murti stands beside a tall trident-topped decoration wrapped in pink roses and white flowers. A woman in white with a rust-orange garland and rudraksha mala stands at the right watching. Bananas are held in the foreground. The backdrop shows a red and gold painted panel.

A seated figure with swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a red and yellow flower garland and a bare-shouldered maroon wrap over a leopard-print cloth touches the crown of a kneeling bald man in a white striped shirt, who holds his hands in anjali mudra. Behind them a gold deity murti sits on a purple draped base beside a garlanded stand. A woman in orange sari and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded at the right. Red carpet and gold gilt elements frame the darshan setting.

June 02 2014

A seated figure with swept-back dark hair, a red-brown wrap with gold border, leopard-print waistband, gold bangles and a yellow-and-red flower garland blesses a kneeling older man with grey hair and a white shirt by placing a hand on his head. Beside them, a woman in a patterned sari and a woman in white stand watching, and a young girl in a pink top and lavender shawl stands behind. Gold ritual objects sit in the lower left and a camera operator is at the top left. a person: the seated blessing figure wears ceremonial gold bangles, a flower garland and a swept-back hairstyle, and is presented as the one giving blessing.

A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man with voluminous black dreadlocked hair and a bindi, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his bare shoulder and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat and reaches out to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt who kneels before him with palms pressed together. Behind them stands a woman in a red-orange sari with a gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, with a red bindi. A tall brass oil lamp and a gold ceremonial vessel stand near a dark red curtain, and a painted backdrop of a figure is visible at the left. A standing fan and an air conditioner are in the background.

A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a gold-and-saffron border and a long rudraksha mala sits on a gold lion-armrested throne, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and his hair swept back. He extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a short-haired man in a white-and-grey striped shirt who kneels before him, palm raised. Behind them is a deity murti draped in green and purple cloth and decorated with red flower garlands, flanked by gold pillars and a red satin cloth. Two standing men in the background, one in a white shirt, observe. The appearance-based candidate, who has the long hair, rudraksha mala and orange robe, is labelled Swamiji (probable) in the seated-teacher role giving blessing.

A seated man in a red-orange robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped over his lap. He wears a long rudraksha mala with large beads and a tilak on his forehead, and holds a small yellow fruit in one hand while extending the other hand to bless a kneeling devotee in a white shirt, whose head he touches. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and an orange-beaded necklace stands watching. The backdrop is dark red drapery.

September 21 2014

A seated man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas across his chest and a gold-coloured ear ornament, extends his right hand toward a kneeling devotee in a white shirt who holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind the throne is a gold-trimmed seat with a red and striped cloth. Beside them a woman in white with an orange rudraksha mala stands watching. The scene is a darshan with blessing. The man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold-toned adornments; the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues are present, matching the event page, so he is described as the teacher giving blessing.