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Photograph of an indoor event. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl, with a red mark on the forehead and a bare chest, reaches out with both hands to touch the head and face of a seated middle-aged man with greying hair, who wears a white collared shirt and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them hang a red curtain, a red and gold throne-like chair, a colourful banner with red and blue motifs, and a white fan. A second man in an orange shawl is partly visible at the left edge. Appearance-based cues including the long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and bare-chested adornments suggest a probable Swamiji (probable) in the blessing role.

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Indoor photo of a seated man in orange robes with long swept-back black hair placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and palms pressed together in namaskar. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair and orange clothing, a person candidate giving a blessing, though his face is not clearly visible. Behind them are a red curtain, a white-draped table, a small framed photograph on a stand, a potted plant and a standing fan. A blue banner with a bird logo is at the left edge. Two physical people are present.A photograph indoors in front of a deep red velvet curtain. On the right, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange sleeveless garment with brown rudraksha-style beads at the neck and a shawl-like wrap, with a small red mark on his forehead; he stands with eyes closed. a person is shown with these cues, in the role of a person receiving a blessing. On the left, a man in a white shirt raises both hands in the air, one palm hovering near the head of the figure in orange. A gold bracelet is visible on his wrist. Behind them are pink flowers, a white-draped table and a white electric fan.A seated figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a white cushioned seat, placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt whose palms are pressed together in namaste. Behind them a dark red curtain hangs, and a wall poster shows a smiling figure in an orange turban. A small framed picture and an electric fan are visible in the room. The orange-robed figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) giving blessing to a devotee, marked by long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha beads. The kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.A photograph of a seated man with long dark shoulder-length hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron garment with a brown bead-like adornment at the neck, placing his hands on the head of a second man seen from behind in a white collared shirt. The seated figure sits before an ornate gold-framed throne against a deep red backdrop. Two people are visible, though the appearance cues for the seated man are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2006-10-29December 02 20102010-12-02A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron wrap with a red bindi on his forehead, leaning forward and raising one hand near his face while his other hand rests on the head of a young man in a white shirt bowed before him. An orange cushioned seat and a gold-and-red backdrop with flower garlands in yellow and purple are behind them. The seated man has long swept-back dark hair and is wearing an orange wrap, a qualifying appearance cue, but the page states he is not at this event and the image shows no decisive identifying evidence, so the identity remains uncertain; he is described by role as a seated devotee in orange. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment during a sarva darshan.2010-07-29A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment, his bare chest and shoulder exposed, seated on a white cloth-covered seat and placing his right hand on the crown of a seated man's head. The seated man wears a white short-sleeved shirt and holds a small mobile phone in his hands, which rest on a blue cloth. A red-and-grey step and a metal stand with a microphone appear behind them in a plain concrete room.2006-10-29December 02 20102010-12-02December 02 20112011-12-02May 14 20132013-05-14A photograph of a blessing moment indoors at a seated event. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron-coloured garment draped over his shoulder, reaches forward with his right hand placed on the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt who bows with his palms pressed together and a black beaded mala around his neck. Behind them a deep red velvet curtain hangs, a potted green plant sits on a white-draped table, and a small framed photograph stands on the table. A standing fan and a pale blue banner appear at the left edge. The orange-clad man shows a person cues: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, with a seated, blessing posture consistent with a sannyasi giving darshan.September 18 20112011-09-18