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A photograph in an indoor hall with fans, draped cloth and colourful pillars. A man with long dark hair and a white kurta, hands joined in anjali, bows his head as a smiling man in an orange robe and leopard-print shawl, with a rudraksha mala and red bindi, places his palm on the bowed man's forehead, in a blessing gesture. Behind them, men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloth and sacred ash marks stand, one holding a red box, and a bald man wears a gold chain. Several others stand in the background. Visible physical people number about ten.

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May 25 20132013-05-25May 25 20132013-05-25A seated figure in an orange-brown saffron wrap with a gold-edged border and a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders and in the hair blesses a man in a white t-shirt with a red lanyard, placing a palm on his forehead while he stands with eyes closed and hands pressed together. Behind them, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border and rudraksha beads sits watching, and several people in white stand in the background near a window. Garlands of flowers and colourful decorations appear at the left edge. The seated figure has long hair and distinctive orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha adornments, a visible cue for the a person candidate in this blessing scene, though the appearance is only partially clear.2013-07-03May 25 20132013-05-25A photograph of a long-haired man in a tiger-striped saffron-and-gold garment and beaded rudraksha necklaces, seated on the left, extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a smiling man in a white t-shirt with an orange-red shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind them a man with white vibhuti on his forehead sits in the background, along with a red box holding flower offerings and a gold-textured cloth backdrop. The seated man's wide, sweeping hair, rudraksha malas and distinctive tiger-print clothing are the appearance cues.2013-05-25A long-haired man in a tiger-striped garment and a rudraksha mala with a small red tilak on his forehead raises his right hand to bless the bald head of a man in white ritual clothes with a red shawl and saffron-orange sash. The blessing man holds a long golden staff upright. Behind them a golden ornamental panel and red curtain are visible. The figure with the long hair and rudraksha mala matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues, and he is physically present, performing a blessing for a devotee.2013-05-25May 28 20132013-05-28A seated man with long dark hair, a tiger-striped saffron garment, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold-toned necklaces reaches out his arm to high-five a standing devotee in a white t-shirt with an orange shawl. Both are smiling. Fruit and a red box of sweets sit in the foreground, and a gold-toned draped backdrop is at left. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), shown in person with clear cues of long hair, rudraksha mala and ornate clothing; the devotee is a standing disciple in a white t-shirt and orange shawl. Setting appears to be a satsang hall with a floor fan and red curtains.2013-05-25A photograph of a ritual blessing. A shaved-headed person with a white forehead marking and a large rudraksha mala wears a yellow and black tiger-striped garment with a beaded belt, and places a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white polo shirt with a red shawl, hands joined in namaskar. Behind them, a man in white robes and a mala stands near floral garlands in red, green, yellow and purple, and another devotee in white kneels with hands folded. The setting is a temple or ashram hall with a red curtain.2013-07-09May 17 20132013-05-17A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, smiling as he presses his right palm to the forehead of a young man in white. The young man stands with hands joined in namaste. Beside them, a man in white kurta holds his hands together, and a man at left has palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a white canopy is hung with colourful striped pillars, and a person in a red shirt stands in the background. a person is shown in the foreground, performing a blessing with a rudraksha mala and saffron robes as the central figure.2010-10-11A photograph of a crowd at an indoor event. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a leopard-print shawl and a gold necklace of large ornaments, smiles while placing his raised hand on the head of a devotee bowing in front of him. Devotees in white shirts press their palms together in anjali. On the right, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes stands close by, and more people in orange and white fill the background beneath colourful hanging decorations.2010-09-19