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October 09 20112011-10-09November 20 20112011-11-20A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with a red bindi on his forehead, seated on a red upholstered chair before an ornate gold throne-like backdrop and dark blue curtain. He smiles and raises one hand while touching the forehead of a younger man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala, who is partially visible at the lower right.2010-12-02A smiling man seated on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest blesses a second man by placing his right palm on the top of the second man's head. The seated man wears an orange saffron wrap over his bare upper body, rudraksha beads around his neck, white sacred ash lines and a red bindi on his forehead, and his hair is swept back. The second man, seen from behind in a white garment with gold trim, raises his hands in devotion. Behind them stand dark bronze-toned sculptures and a gold deity figure. a person is the seated figure, identified by his orange wrap, rudraksha mala, sacred ash and throne, with a blessing being given to a devotee.2011-11-26November 25 20112011-11-25September 08 20122012-09-08A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his forehead, with a red kumkum dot, is blessed by a man in white clothing with a pearl-like necklace who extends his palm toward him. Behind them stands an ornate gold throne with carved gold scrollwork and a red velvet seat, with a painted deity mural in the background. The seated figure shows distinctive saffron robes and mala cues but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so this is a person depiction only in the sense of the page's claim, and the scene reads as a padapuja-style blessing.2011-11-26November 05 20112011-11-05November 25 20112011-11-25A smiling man in an orange saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala draped across his bare shoulder and chest, with a red bindi on his forehead, places his right hand on the crown of a man's head. The recipient, in a white short-sleeved shirt, is seen from behind. A golden lamp stand with a bird finial rises in the background against a soft green and yellow backdrop. The gesture reads as a blessing given during a gathering.2011-11-25A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white markings, wearing a heavy gold necklace of large beads and gold bangles, smiling as he touches the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt who holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them is a red cushioned throne with gold carved trim and a stone pillar. Another person's head is visible at the right edge. The setting suggests an ashram darshan or blessing moment. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a bindi, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2012-01-08November 20 20112011-11-20