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A photograph of a devotee in a white polo shirt with a red lanyard badge and a rudraksha mala being blessed. He stands with eyes closed and hands raised, while a man in an orange-saffron shawl with gold border places his palm on the devotee's forehead. The blessing man has dark hair swept back and gold rings on his fingers. Other people in white clothes stand softly out of focus in the background.

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A photograph of an indoor gathering in which a long-haired figure in an orange robe presses both palms to the face of a seated man in a white kurta with a brown rudraksha mala. The robed figure has long black hair and a bare arm extended, and the seated man's eyes are closed as he receives the blessing. Behind them a man in an orange shawl over white clothing stands with a rudraksha mala, and further back several people in white clothes stand with hands folded in prayer. A pale carpeted hall and a table with small items are visible at right. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan moment. Only the robed figure's appearance does not clearly establish identity, so the candidate is unsure.

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A photograph of a bald man in a white shirt with long rudraksha malas and a medallion, eyes closed, having his forehead touched by a long-haired person in a saffron/orange robe with a swept-back dark mane. Behind them a man in orange shawl and white clothes holds a small stick, and a person in white stands at the edge. A white and green flower arrangement and a yellow cloth are at right. Partial figures at the top edge are visible.

A photograph taken at night indoors shows a seated figure in an orange robe with an orange and red shawl and orange flower garland, placing both palms on the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a gold wristwatch. The man's hands are pressed together in anjali. Behind them a person in white and orange stands, and a partly visible figure in colourful clothing appears at the top. Flowers and greenery surround the seat. The seated figure has long dark hair and gives blessing, matching the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha adornment.

A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in an indoor hall. A man with a shaved head and a tilak mark on his forehead wears a crimson and gold robe, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, and reaches forward with his right arm extended, palm open toward the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, in a white shirt with short dark hair, bows forward with his hands raised to his head to receive the blessing. Behind them a seated woman in white with a dark beaded mala watches calmly, and a partially visible man in white sits at the right edge. A brocade-patterned wall and a projection screen stand in the background, and a gold object is visible at the lower left. The blessing figure has a tilak and no clearly distinctive long hair or crown, so identity is uncertain.

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and a long gold bead necklace reaches forward to touch the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt with an orange-red sash, while the standing man's palms are pressed together in namaskar near his face. The seated man has long swept-back hair and a white forehead mark. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in an orange-red shawl stands, and a younger man sits in white with a rudraksha mala. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man in the saffron robe and gold beads, based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace.

A photograph of a Nayana Deeksha-style blessing. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a gold necklace of ornate bead ornaments, rudraksha-style beads and a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap stands at left, pressing his palm to the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a moustache, whose arms are raised. The blessed man's other palm is open upward. Behind them a seated woman in a white top and another in a patterned orange top watch. A small paper slip is held in the officiant's hand, and a gold deity murti or ornament sits at lower left. The officiant is probable Swamiji, with long hair, a saffron wrap, gold neck ornaments and a sandal-marked forehead.