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A photograph of a kneeling figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing an orange saffron shawl over a bare upper body, placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man with white hair and a white beard. The older man kneels in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing a red rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, with eyes closed in reverence. A standing figure in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands behind them, and women in saris watch from the right. The floor has a pink and green mat. Appearance suggests a person for the kneeling saffron-clad figure with long hair, garland and bare chest, performing blessing on a devotee, consistent with padapuja or energy darshan.

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June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesA photograph taken indoors at night showing a woman with long dark curly hair pressing both hands to the forehead of an older man with grey hair and a white beard. The man wears a white polo shirt with a rudraksha mala and sits on a green floor mat with an orange cloth over his lap. Behind them, several seated men in white clothes with saffron/orange shawls and rudraksha malas sit on red-striped cushions, one standing with a tripod-mounted camera. A speaker, red cables and a small stand with a brass dish are visible on the floor. A bluish logo appears at top left. Nothing in the image establishes who is being honoured beyond the visible appearance, so no candidate is identified.2006-06-04A photograph of an energy darshan at an indoor pavilion. A man with long dark hair and a bare upper torso draped in orange cloth sits on the floor and places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt and white dhoti, a rudraksha mala, and an orange cloth over the shoulder, with his hands joined in a gesture of reverence. Behind them are metal plates holding orange and yellow offerings, and a standing man in white dhoti and orange cloth is partly visible at left. A woman in white stands in the background beyond a window, and a cloth mat in pink, green and white covers the floor.2006-12-10A photograph of a seated elderly man in a white shirt with his palms pressed together at his chest, receiving a blessing as a man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe places both hands on the sides of his head. The blessing giver has long dark hair tied back and wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace; a saffron shawl is draped over his shoulders. The elderly man has white sacred ash marks on his forehead. Standing behind them, people in white kurtas and white dhotis, one with a dark bead mala, look on, and an orange-robed figure stands at the right edge beside a wooden box holding small items and a red-and-white bead mala. Orange cushions and a purple-patterned cloth lie on the ground.2010-07-06A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long, wavy dark hair places his right palm on the forehead of an older man kneeling before him. The older man wears a white shirt and a dark rudraksha-style mala, with his palms joined in anjali mudra. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls stand near a table holding brass vessels. An orange cloth covers the floor, and a red border runs along the wall. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2010-07-07February 27 20132013-02-27October 15 20062006-10-15A photograph of a blessing moment indoors against a plain white wall with a ceiling fan at the top. A person in an orange saffron garment and a bare shoulder, hair in a bun, wearing copper-coloured bangles, stands behind a older man in glasses and a white short-sleeved shirt, placing a hand on his forehead. The man stands with hands together near his waist. Behind them a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-head priest in orange stand near; to the right a woman in a white sari with a grey blouse watches. The swami figure's identity is only an appearance-based guess, so this is a probable depiction of a blessing scene with the orange-clad person giving a forehead blessing to a devotee.2012-04-06A seated man in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a light orange shawl places his right hand on the crown of an elderly man with white hair and a white beard. The elderly man wears a white shirt and kneels forward with his palms pressed together in reverence. Behind them is a red curtain, a white fan, a small framed picture on a side table, and a wall poster showing a figure in an orange turban. The scene suggests a blessing exchange in a hall. Watermarked archive photo text is omitted.A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, seated on a maroon cushion, placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man with white hair and a white moustache. The older man, in a white shirt with an orange-and-black collar lanyard and gold bangles, has his palms pressed together in reverence. The seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala. Indoor ashram setting with beige walls, a split air-conditioning unit and a maroon curtain. A partially visible second person sits in the lower right.2013-05-14June 04 20062006-06-04September 28 20122012-09-28