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A hall with pink walls and orange curtains, decorated with colourful striped pillar banners. A smiling man with slicked-back hair, vertical white tilak, red bindi and a rudraksha mala stands bare-chested in a white dhoti with gold border and maroon waist cloth, placing his hand on the head of a man in a red kurta who bows with palms joined. A woman in a red sari and a child in a blue outfit stand beside them. Around them, a bald man in orange robes and others in white shirts and dhotis watch, and a brass plate with offerings is held at the lower right.

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A photograph of a blessing scene in an airy hall with orange and white draped ceiling and decorated pillars. A bare-chested man with swept-back hair, white vibhuti on his forehead, and multiple rudraksha malas wears a cream dhoti with gold border and maroon waist cloth, smiling as he places his palm on the head of a kneeling man in a red kurta with folded hands. A woman in a pink sari with gold bangles stands beside him, holding a small child. Behind them a bald priest in saffron/orange robes and other men in white stand by, with a brass tray of gold items in the foreground.2011-03-05A photograph inside a hall with pink walls, orange curtains and colourful painted pillars. A bare-chested man with long hair tied in a bun, wearing a gold-bordered white dhoti-shawl, a red rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, reaches to touch the head of a young child held by a woman in a red-and-pink sari. Beside them a man in a red kurta stands with hands folded. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and gold bangles stands near a tray of offerings. Several other people in white and yellow shirts stand in the background, including a youth in glasses. a person: the bare-chested man with a bun, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces is performing a blessing on the child, with the probable identity cued by the mala, gold ornaments and ceremonial shawl.2011-03-05A photograph of a devotee event in a decorated hall with draped white fabric and colourful striped pillars. In the foreground, a man in a red-orange saffron robe with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha bracelets smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside them, a man in white shirt and a man in a blue-green polo stand with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, more devotees, several in white clothing, stand along a metal barrier. A person in saffron-orange robe with a tilaka-marked forehead and ornate necklace appears to be the central figure, with long swept-back hair and a crown-like headpiece, a person by visible adornments and robe, though the image does not confirm identity. A screen with a portrait is visible at the top.2013-02-03A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an ashram hall. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-bead headband, a long gold-bead necklace and a tulsi-style wooden mala, places his right hand on the head of a bowed devotee with folded hands. Beside them a woman in a red-orange sari with a flower garland and gold bangles also bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a bald man in glasses and a white shirt stands with palms joined, and several men in white and light shirts stand in the background. Striped and red-white decorative pillars hang from the ceiling, and red banners and a white canopy frame the hall. a person wears the distinctive gold-bead headband, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's record of him at this event.2012-05-01Indoor hall with red curtains and a ceiling fan. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a long orange-beaded rudraksha-style mala blesses a devotee by placing his hand on the devotee's head. The man has long swept-back hair and gold earrings; the page states Swamiji is at this event, and the appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, beaded mala) are consistent, so he is a probable Swamiji. Nearby, devotees in white shirts and trousers with lanyards stand with hands folded in namaskar or bend forward in reverence. A shaven-headed priest with white tilak on his forehead and an orange shawl stands at left, and a row of women and men in white and saffron waits behind metal stanchions. A golden deity murti or throne canopy is visible in the background.2013-09-29May 21 20122012-05-21A photograph of a long hall with red-framed windows and a row of attendees standing behind metal barriers. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange and gold shawl with a long rudraksha mala and gold earrings, long swept-back black hair and a red bindi, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a bowing man in white clothes with a red shawl, hands folded in namaskar. Two men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand at left, and several men in white shirts and red-and-white shawls watch in the background. Probable Swamiji is the figure in orange and gold with long swept-back hair, a bindi and rudraksha mala, giving blessing; he appears in person.2013-09-28September 16 20112011-09-16A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a rudraksha-style wrist band and a lanyard, stands with palms pressed together while a saffron-robed figure places a hand on his forehead. The robed figure wears a white garland of flowers, layered rudraksha and gold necklaces, bangles and a white tilak, and holds a folded paper. Beside him, another saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala gestures toward a brass vessel on an orange cloth. Onlookers in white and orange stand behind, and a young boy in an orange shirt watches. The robed figure has distinctive garland and necklace cues, so he is a person.2012-09-12May 19 20122012-05-19April 15 20122012-04-15A photograph of a hall with white ceiling drapes and colourful striped pillar wrappings. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange garment with a bare upper body and ornate gold necklace stands at centre, his hand resting on the head of a bald older devotee in a white shirt with an orange shawl. Other devotees in white clothes and a monk in orange robes with a gold wand-like object at lower right watch; a woman in a white sari with gold jewellery stands at left. a person: the long-haired figure in saffron with a bare chest and gold necklace, giving blessing.2010-10-10