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May 12 20082008-05-12May 12 20082008-05-12May 12 20082008-05-12A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red bindi, placing both palms on the head and forehead of a kneeling woman in a mustard-yellow sari with a long side braid and gold bangles. She holds a small white card or paper. Behind them, other saffron-clad attendees and a man in a white shirt watch; a tray with rudraksha beads and offering leaves sits at lower right, and a yellow garment appears at the top right. The page describes a Bengaluru Adheenam darshan and blessing session; the seated robed man giving the blessing is a person by his long swept-back hair, saffron robes, and bindi, though this is an appearance-based label only.2008-03-13March 23 20082008-03-23A photograph of a seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes, wearing a dense rudraksha mala across the chest and rudraksha bracelets on the arms, with a gold yellow tilak across the forehead and a gold necklace. The figure has long dark hair swept up, sits on an ornate dark wooden throne-like chair with a microphone in front, and gestures outward with one arm toward a white ritual form heaped with dark offerings in the foreground. Seated and standing audience members in white and orange clothing are blurred in the background at a satsang or discourse setting.2015-12-09August 12 20082008-08-12A man with swept-back long dark hair and a yellow sandalwood paste mark with a red dot on his forehead sits on an ornate wooden seat, eyes closed, speaking into a microphone. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a long thick mala of rudraksha beads, with rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and upper arm and a gold pendant. He extends one hand toward a silver staff-like stand and a white heap of material with rudraksha beads. Behind him, rows of seated audience members in white and orange clothing, some wearing orange lanyards, listen at what appears to be a satsang session. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold necklace.2015-12-09A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a red-canopied stage. A bearded man with long grey hair, wearing an orange-yellow robe and a large red flower garland, holds a folded orange cloth over the head of a woman in a copper-gold silk sari and gold-trimmed blouse who kneels on a cushioned seat. She wears a flower garland and earrings and bows her head. Behind them a gold-and-purple decorated canopy with yellow flower strings and a green deity murti are visible. The man is a sannyasi-style figure in saffron clothing; the scene suggests a blessing or honouring ritual, possibly within a Jayanti event.2013-12-27A photo of a blessing or initiation moment at an indoor event. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless robe sits on the right and places both hands on the heads of two devotees who are bowed before him. One devotee is a man in glasses and a white shirt; the other is a woman in a cream sari with a hair clip, hands pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a man in orange with a red stole stands, and a man in white with a yellow shawl appears at the top right. An older man in a cream kurta with a red tilak stands at the left. A white tray holding bundled money and a small golden object sits beside them, with booklets at the lower right. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair and orange robe) is giving blessings to devotees.2008-03-13A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red robe with a long wrapped rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and matching rudraksha bracelets on his wrists, eyes closed and hand extended over a white-and-brown ritual object shaped like a mound, beside a silver ceremonial staff. He has a yellow forehead mark with a red dot, a gold necklace, and long dark hair swept up. A microphone stands before him. Behind him, several audience members in white, pink and red clothing sit attentively, some wearing orange lanyards. Wooden chair arms are visible at the right edge.2015-12-09May 12 20082008-05-12