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A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in a decorated hall with colourful striped pillars and draped fabric. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and shawl, red rudraksha mala and gold pendant, smiles while pressing his right palm to the forehead of a grey-haired Western man in a maroon collared shirt who holds his hands in anjali. The white-clad figure holds a white paper in his left hand. To the right, a shaved-headed man in white with a saffron-and-gold shawl and gold necklace stands beside a silver tray, and an orange-robed attendant holds another tray. A probable Swamiji is the white-clad man with long hair, rudraksha mala and gold pendant performing the blessing, so swamiji is in_person.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall with striped decorative pillars and white draped fabric overhead. A long-haired man in white dhoti and shawl, with a red thread and rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, presses his palm to the forehead of a grey-haired man in a maroon shirt with a beaded mala, who has his hands folded in namaste. The blessing figure is reading from a sheet of paper in his other hand and smiling. Behind them, a man in orange stands holding a silver tray with offerings, and bald men in white dhoti with gold-beaded necklaces stand nearby, while others in white watch.2011-02-12A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall with colourful striped pillars and orange fabric draped overhead. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and a red beaded necklace, presses his hand to the forehead of an older grey-haired man in a maroon shirt with a rudraksha mala. The blessing man holds a sheet of paper in his other hand. Behind them, men in saffron and white garments hold a silver plate with offerings, and a bald man in white with folded hands stands at left. The scene appears to be a traditional initiation or blessing ceremony.2011-02-12Indoor temple-hall scene during a ritual distribution. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with red and bead malas and a gold necklace stands at center, holding a small silver plate with offerings and touching the forehead of a young man in a white shirt. Around them, monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold a silver tray and a white box of offerings, while a devotee in a white shirt and a man in green shirt have hands raised in reverence. A golden deity murti and orange draped decorations are visible in the background.2011-02-12A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti-style wrap with a maroon border, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, who is smiling and extending his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a devotee. Several men stand around him: at left, two men with palms pressed together in namaste, one in a white shirt and one in pink; in the centre a man in white with a rudraksha mala and hands clasped; a man in a dark green shirt behind them. At right, a bald man in white and another in orange hold a silver tray of offerings. Red and yellow striped decorative banners hang from pillars in the pale-walled hall, which has a white screen behind. The long-haired figure has a distinctive presentation with long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, matching the page's reference to Swamiji, so he is identified as Swamiji (probable), giving blessings in person.2011-02-11A photograph of a blessing moment at an outdoor pavilion with colourful striped pillars and white draped ceiling. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, rudraksha malas and red-and-gold wrist threads, places his hand on the head of a seated devotee in a white shirt. He holds a folded paper in his other hand. To the right, a monk in orange robes holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings. Behind them, devotees in white and white-and-orange clothing stand and watch. A man in orange with an orange head wrap stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a blessing or prasad distribution during a satsang.2011-02-14A photograph of a long-haired man in white dhoti with a gold border, wearing red and beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold necklace, placing his raised hand on the forehead of a smiling man in a white hooded top with palms pressed together. Around them, devotees in white clothes stand in an indoor hall with a patterned curtain and tassels at the top right. At the lower right, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a silver tray with offerings, possibly for aarti or a blessing. The long-haired man with distinctive rudraksha malas and swept hair matches the probable Swamiji description, while the others are devotees and attendants.2011-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a blessing moment in a covered outdoor hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold chain, places his right hand on the head of a seated older man in a white t-shirt with a red emblem. The blessed man bows his head. Beside them, a monk in saffron robes with a saffron turban stands at left, and a younger man in orange holds a silver tray with papers and gold items at right. Other devotees in white stand in the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), the man with long hair and rudraksha malas giving the blessing.2011-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with colourful striped pillars and draped white fabric ceiling. A man in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead smiles broadly while placing his right hand on the head of a long-haired man in a white kurta who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange shirts stand, and on the right a bald man in a white shawl with a white-and-red border holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings. Ritual blessing scene with a standing devotee receiving a head blessing from a saffron-robed figure. Several people visible.2010-11-30February 14 20112011-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with orange and yellow tassel hangings. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a white dhoti with a gold border, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and a bangle on his upper arm; he smiles while placing his hand on the head of a bowing devotee in white clothes with a mala. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds a silver tray of offerings. Other white-clad devotees and a shaved-headed man stand in the background.2011-02-14A photograph of an outdoor blessing scene under a white canopy with coloured tassels. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, several rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold chain, places his hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt. Around them, other men stand with hands folded in respect, including one in a green-striped white tracksuit at left and a bald man in saffron robes at right holding a silver tray of offerings. The appearance of the long-haired central figure, with his distinctive adornments, is consistent with the page's a person label; he is shown giving a blessing in this scene.2011-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ashram-style gathering under a white canopy with striped fabric. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, multiple rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and red-and-gold bangles, stands at right touching the forehead of a devotee in white with his fingers and holding a silver tray of offerings. a person: the long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial beaded necklaces are visible cues, though his face is not clearly shown. Next to him, an orange-robed monastic with a shaved head holds the tray edge. Devotees in white kurtas and a green-striped tracksuit stand around, one with eyeglasses and folded hands, others bowing with palms together.2011-02-14 +1 copies