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A seated man with long dark hair and a orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing layered yellow and red-orange marigold garlands, touches the forehead of a man in a light blue checked short-sleeved shirt who kneels before him holding a small folded card. Both are indoors beside a cream upholstered chair, with a red wall and bright windows behind them. The saffron-clad seated figure has distinctive long hair and ornate garland cues, so this is an appearance-based a person in person, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.

A photograph of a seated man in a long-haired, saffron-robed figure placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The seated figure wears an orange sleeveless garment, has long dark wavy hair and rudraksha beads, and sits on an orange-cushioned seat. The devotee wears a white shirt and has palms pressed together in namaste. Around them stand people in white kurtas with orange and yellow shawls, a woman in white on the right, and a child and another woman in the lower left. A small tray with offerings sits at the right edge. This is a blessing moment during darshan.

April 06 2012

A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long, swept-back dark hair touches the forehead of a man in white kurta and white shirt with long dark hair, who has his eyes closed. The seated figure sits on a red cushioned throne-like seat beside an ornate gold chair and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Microphones sit in the foreground, and a camera operator and seated devotees appear in the background. Cues such as the orange robe, long swept-back hair and seated position support a probable Swamiji identification, presented here only as an appearance-based label. The white-clad recipient has a blue lanyard around his neck. The setting is a hall with a beige wall and a dark curtain at left.

A photograph of a blessing moment inside a hall with draped fabric and patterned pillars. A figure with long, wavy dark hair and an orange sleeveless top stands at left, pressing one palm to the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a white kurta. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and a woman in a blue top and necklace stand watching. A red-draped table with a tray and offerings sits at left, and a gold-framed edge is visible in the foreground. a person: the orange-clad figure with long swept-back hair is the central giver of the blessing, with ornate cues limited to clothing and hair, so identification remains uncertain.

Photograph of a long-haired figure in a white shawl and a heavy gold necklace, eyes closed, with a hand raised to the forehead of a bespectacled man with a moustache who stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white shirt and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white kurtas and one in an orange shawl stand in a crowd, and a woman's hand appears at the lower right, with a garland of white flowers at the left edge.

August 08 2010

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A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on the forehead, sitting on a red and black tiger-striped throne-like seat in front of an ornate gold backdrop with a deity relief. A kneeling man in a white shirt bows forward, his hand touching the seated figure's cheek, while a saffron-robed attendant stands at the left beside a floral arrangement of yellow marigolds, red flowers and purple orchids. The seated figure with those saffron robes, long hair and distinctive ornaments matches the presentation of the a person candidate, but the appearance is not clearly established from this view, so this is marked as unsure.

A man in an orange sleeveless top with long, swept-back dark hair places his right palm on the forehead of a seated young man in a grey shirt and dark-rimmed glasses, who sits with his palms pressed together in namaskar. Several women in white and cream saris with orange and yellow shawls stand in the background, one in a teal-and-pink sari, in a whitewashed hall with red painted borders. The orange-clad figure has long hair and orange garments, a compatible cue for the page's subject, but the face and appearance are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as a robed giver of blessing and a person is set to unsure.