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A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a bare-chested torso with white ash markings and a saffron-orange wrap, smiles while placing his raised palm on the head of a bowed devotee in a light shirt. He wears a thick white jasmine garland. Around him, other devotees fold their hands in namaskar or stand with heads bowed in a bright hall with arched windows, yellow drapes and ceiling fans. a person gives blessing to devotees during satsang-style darshan. Visible people: several men in shirts and saffron-clad figures, and a few women at the back.

Photograph of a temple scene where a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and white marks on his arms, wearing a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace and a white flower garland over an orange-and-yellow shawl, extends his hand to bless a line of devotees who bow with folded palms and bent heads. Behind him, a priest in white ritual dhoti with gold border and a saffron-robed monk stand near a red-draped altar, arches and pillars frame the hall, and a small deity picture hangs in an arched niche.

A photograph of a hall during a blessing line. A man in an orange-brown robe with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala necklaces and ornate gold pendant stands at the right, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a young man in a red shirt who bends forward with palms pressed together. Visible people include the devotee in red, a man in white shirt at left, a man in a checked shirt, and a bald man in white dhoti behind. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and red curtains line the room. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, an appearance-based probable match to a person, present in person.

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Photograph inside a temple hall with a golden-framed throne and yellow curtains in the background. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, white jasmine garlands, rudraksha beads and a saffron-orange shawl blesses a devotee by placing his palm on the man's head. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and garlands fit the page's reference. Several devotees in pink, beige and white shirts bend forward with hands folded in namaskar; a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti stands at the right beside an ornate golden throne.

A photograph of a long hall with red-framed windows and a row of attendees standing behind metal barriers. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange and gold shawl with a long rudraksha mala and gold earrings, long swept-back black hair and a red bindi, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a bowing man in white clothes with a red shawl, hands folded in namaskar. Two men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand at left, and several men in white shirts and red-and-white shawls watch in the background. Probable Swamiji is the figure in orange and gold with long swept-back hair, a bindi and rudraksha mala, giving blessing; he appears in person.

A photograph of an indoor hall with a corrugated roof and arched windows where a man with long dark hair, a red-brown dhoti-style garment and a white jasmine garland stands smiling and places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a yellow-and-white striped shirt who has his palms pressed together. A bare-chested man in a white garland-adorned robe and rudraksha beads is nearby, and several men in orange-saffron robes and white dhotis stand behind, one holding a brass plate. A cameraman stands in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man with ornate gold and rudraksha adornments giving blessing. Visible forehead markings and a garland mark a blessing darshan setting.

A photograph of an indoor hall with a dark red curtain and a wall-mounted projector screen. A clean-shaven-headed man in a white shirt, with a bearded face and rudraksha mala, bows forward with hands clasped to his face while a man in a orange-saffron robe with a multicolour marigold, rose and leaf garland and a rudraksha mala places his hand on his head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, an orange-saffron robe and a cream shawl, and smiles. Behind them, other men in white and saffron-orange robes stand, and a bald monk in saffron with a red tilak holds a bowl. The event appears to be a padukas blessing at an ashram. Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and flower garland (probable).