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January 20 20132013-01-20February 08 20162016-02-08July 16 20142014-07-16April 02 20132013-04-02A seated man in a red-brown dhoti-style garment with bare shoulders and a long gold bead necklace touches the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes and an orange-red shawl with his palm. The seated man has long dark hair swept back and smiles. Behind them a golden cobra-hooded sculpture, a silver trident-like staff topped with an ornate finial, and red drapes form the background. The kneeling man holds his palms together in namaskar. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair, ornate gold beads and a red-brown garment; he is giving blessing to a devotee. Golden cobra sculpture and ceremonial staff suggest a satsang or darshan setting.2014-07-23A seated man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment with bare upper torso, a red-and-white garland and rudraksha beads, and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, leans forward and places his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt, an orange-saffron shawl, and a rudraksha mala, with his hands folded in anjali. Behind them stand floral garlands of red, yellow and orange flowers and a golden deity murti on a red tiger-striped cloth before deep burgundy drapes. A woman in the background wears a red bindi. The scene suggests a blessing exchange, possibly darshan. Appearance-based label: a person, with the seated figure wearing rudraksha beads and a rust-red garment in a throne setting.2014-09-28A photograph of a shaved-headed? no — a long-haired, dreadlocked man with a sandalwood tilak and a thin rudraksha band on his head, wearing a red-and-yellow rose garland, gold bangles and an orange-brown shawl, smiling with eyes closed as he places his right hand on the crown of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt whose palms are pressed together in front of a large gold deity murti. Behind them stand a golden torso-shaped statue, silver ornamental panels and a few flower garlands, with a fan and microphone visible. Another person with dreadlocks stands at the left edge. Visible persons: the blessing man, the kneeling devotee, and a partially visible person at left.2018-04-22A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti draped over one shoulder, wearing a long red and white flower garland with gold-toned beads and a small gold earring, extends his right palm toward a kneeling man in a white shirt. The kneeling man has his hands in anjali mudra, head bowed, as if receiving blessing. The seated man has a white forehead marking and a red bindi and sits on a cushioned seat beneath a draped fabric canopy decorated with flowers, with an orange and gold cloth and a brass tray with offerings in the foreground. a person is the seated figure: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland, giving blessing during a satsang-style event.2012-07-03April 17 20142014-04-17A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt bowing with palms pressed together while a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha-style mala of gold-capped beads places his hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back hair, gold hoop earring and a gold necklace over orange garments, with a bald priest in orange robes and other people in white and grey standing behind in a room with red curtains and a draped backdrop.2013-05-17A photograph of a saffron-robed figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a white tilak, wearing a multi-strand red, pink and blue flower garland, heavy gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead mala, seated before a floral arrangement of yellow, red and white marigolds and green leaves. He places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white shirt. A red zebra-print cushion and a patterned blue-and-white backdrop with a gold pillar complete the scene. The visible cues are consistent with a person bestowing blessing on a devotee during satsang.2012-09-23A seated man with swept-back dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead wears a red-orange garment with gold border and a white and pink flower garland. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling older man in a striped blue-and-grey shirt, whose hands are pressed together in prayer. Behind him, a gold-coloured ornament and red cushion are visible, with blurred devotees in white and grey clothing standing in a bright room.2014-03-30