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A photograph of a seated woman in orange robes placing her right hand on the bald head of a kneeling bald man in orange robes, while she holds a small offering in her left hand. The kneeling man holds a fruit or small object in his cupped hands. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands, and a wooden tray with flowers and offerings sits at right beside a floral arrangement. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or pada puja style gesture.

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A photograph of a pada puja in an ashram courtyard with an orange-draped floor mat. A seated figure in long dark hair and an orange robe sits in a cushioned chair, bending forward to touch the forehead of a bald man in an orange robe who kneels before him and holds his feet. Standing behind them is a bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl with a tilak. Further back, standing men wear white dhotis with yellow shawls, and one older man wears a white shirt and rudraksha mala. A pink and purple flower arrangement sits beside the chair, a carved stone pillar and a deity murti are visible at right, and a tray of offerings rests on a side table.2010-07-27A photograph in a hall with dark red velvet drapes. A seated figure in an orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder, rests one palm on the head of a bald older man in an orange robe and peach shawl who bows forward and receives offerings from a white-clothed table. The seated figure's appearance and adornments are consistent with a person, seated on an orange-upholstered throne and blessing the devotee. Behind them a young man in white with an orange shawl stands with a hand on the devotee's back, and a figure in white with an orange shawl stands at the left edge. Trays with yellow flowers and small items sit on the white table.2010-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a healing blessing during a darshan. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange saffron robe with a sleeveless top, places his right hand on the crown of a balding older man kneeling in a white shirt, whose head is bowed. Behind them, a second saffron-robed young man sits on the left, and standing figures in white shirts and orange shawls stand at the back. A rudraksha mala hangs on a white-shirted standing man. On a white-draped table in front are a plate with flowers, fruit, and ritual items. Based on the appearance of the man giving the blessing, with long hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, he is probable Swamiji, shown in an in-person healing darshan role.2008-03-20July 06 20102010-07-06A photograph of an indoor ashram setting with white marble-tiled floor and wall. In the foreground a man with long dark hair kneels prostrate in a saffron-orange robe, his back bare, wearing a gold necklace. Facing him, an older bald man in a large orange-saffron shawl draped over his head and body kneels on a cushioned seat and places both hands on the prostrate man's back in blessing. Two standing men in white shirts and white trousers, one wearing a rosette ribbon, watch at the back left. A potted plant with pink flowers stands at the right. Two people are visible in the scene besides partial figures at the edge. The kneeling blessing figure has no clearly distinctive identifying cues beyond ordinary saffron robes, so identity is uncertain.2007-01-30A photograph of a seated woman in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured waist belt placing her right hand on the forehead of a kneeling elderly man wrapped in an orange shawl, his hands folded in front of him. Both are smiling. Behind them a standing figure in white with an orange sash stands beside a wooden box holding offerings, and a stone structure is decorated with pink and white flowers. The setting is an outdoor temple area with red and white striped walls.2010-07-27A photograph of a seated elder in a bright orange hooded robe with a white-marked forehead, leaning forward to hold the hands of a kneeling man in orange clothing and an orange turban, who wears a long gold-bead necklace. A third person's dark hair is visible at the left edge, and two people in white trousers and shirts stand behind near white tiles, with pink flowers at the right. The kneeling devotee bows low, a gesture of respect during a meeting in an ashram setting.2007-01-30July 06 20102010-07-06April 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesApril 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated elderly man in a white shirt with his palms pressed together at his chest, receiving a blessing as a man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe places both hands on the sides of his head. The blessing giver has long dark hair tied back and wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace; a saffron shawl is draped over his shoulders. The elderly man has white sacred ash marks on his forehead. Standing behind them, people in white kurtas and white dhotis, one with a dark bead mala, look on, and an orange-robed figure stands at the right edge beside a wooden box holding small items and a red-and-white bead mala. Orange cushions and a purple-patterned cloth lie on the ground.2010-07-06A photograph of a satsang setting where a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a long gold bead necklace, smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in white. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes leans in and holds the sash, while other men in white and orange stand in the background beneath orange and maroon fabric drapes. The scene suggests a blessing being given at a devotional gathering. Swamiji (probable): the seated blessing figure's long hair, saffron shawl and gold bead mala match the page's identification.2011-02-27 +1 copies