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January 10 20182018-01-10 +1 copiesJanuary 10 20182018-01-10A photograph of a seated devotee with long dark hair and a beard, eyes closed and smiling, receiving a blessing as a robed man places his right hand on the devotee's forehead. The blessing figure wears a rust-red and gold turban and a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial beads. Behind them, several people in saffron and orange robes stand, one wearing a beaded mala. The devotee wears a brown knit sweater and raises a hand in a palm-out gesture, holding a small paper slip. A man in a striped grey shirt stands at the back-left. The setting appears to be a satsang or darshan gathering. a person cues include long swept-back hair, a gold-and-rust turban, a rudraksha mala and a rust-red shawl, shown in the role of the blessing giver.2018-01-10 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesA man in a white shirt with an orange-and-maroon patterned shawl stands with his eyes closed and one hand raised, receiving a touch on his forehead. A figure in a thick maroon-orange turban and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, with a bare upper body and a saffron wrap, presses a hand to his brow while holding a small stick or incense item. Red-cushioned chairs and white tent fabric form the background, and a woman in a maroon top with a red bindi sits behind them. The setting suggests a ritual blessing or initiation session. Swamiji (probable): the turbaned figure wears a thick orange turban, beaded necklaces and a saffron wrap in a ceremonial role.2015-10-23January 10 20182018-01-10November 03 20132013-11-03Indoor photograph of a man in an orange-red turban and rust-orange robe, with a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a gold earring, smiling broadly and raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. Beside him stands another man in an ornate gold-bordered white dhoti and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a man in white clothing wearing a neck pendant stands among a few other attendees, and a seated figure in orange sits on a mat near a wall with a large framed temple-art backdrop. A projection screen and a camera on a tripod are visible in the room. The man in the turban is a probable Swamiji candidate based on his turban, orange robe and rudraksha malas, though the appearance is not fully certain.2013-08-17A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt and blue-striped shirt with raised, folded hands in an indoor hall with a maroon curtain and ceiling lights. A figure in a rust-orange and gold turban, gold-bordered rust-orange wrap, multi-strand rudraksha-style beaded necklace and bead bracelets extends an arm to touch the devotee's head in blessing. The figure has long swept hair and a gold earring. Behind them, a man with a white forehead marking and a second devotee with hands folded stand near, and an ornate gold-and-green decorated altar with deity murti figures appears at the right. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown as the blessing figure in the rust-orange and gold wrap with rudraksha beads and gold ornaments.2013-11-09November 07 20132013-11-07A photograph of a smiling man in a rust-brown turban and rust-brown shawl wrap, bare-chested with long dark hair and a gold chain, raising his right palm in blessing toward a man in a pale pink collared shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them hangs a deep red curtain and an ornate gold-carved throne, with a silver finial visible at upper left.2018-01-10