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A photograph of an initiation or blessing moment indoors. A long-haired man with swept-back black hair and an orange saffron robe sits on a white-draped seat, his right hand resting on the head of a seated devotee in white. Around him, a man in white with an orange shawl holds up a card or ID, a monk in orange with a red sash holds a card, and several women in white sit close. A table behind holds flowers, fruit and white cloth, and a bundle of rudraksha beads lies in the lower right. A fan and red-curtained backdrop appear in the background.

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Indoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, reaching his right hand toward the head of a seated woman in a teal sari with bangles, a blessing-style gesture. Behind him, a saffron-clad attendant holds a tray of offerings, and a second saffron-clad monastic in a rudraksha mala sits at left beside a man in white. A man in a red shirt stands at top right, with a white curved shape and a trident-shaped ornament at the right edge.2008-03-23March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 24 20082008-03-24A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes seated on a white cushioned seat, extending his right hand in blessing over the head of a dark-haired woman who is seated before him. He wears a red tilak mark on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala, and holds a folded white paper in his other hand. Behind him a woman in a yellow and white sari holds a tray, and a young man in orange robes with a red sash and a visible ID badge stands at left. A white-draped table holds a tray of items and a bouquet of pink roses sits behind. Books and rudraksha malas are displayed on a table at bottom right, and a trident is visible at the right edge. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, presiding over a blessing.2008-03-23Indoor photo at an ashram gathering where a long-haired figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits with a hand raised, touching the forehead of a young boy in white shirt and trousers who has pressed his palms together. Several people in saffron and white stand nearby, including a man in orange holding a paper, a man in red at the back, and a woman with light hair at left. A white cloth covers a seat, and a trident emblem appears at upper right. a person: the seated long-haired figure wears saffron robes, a long swept-back hair style and a rudraksha mala, which are the qualifying cues for the appearance-based label.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 24 20082008-03-24March 23 20082008-03-23Indoor photo of a healing darshan. A long-haired figure in orange robes and an orange shawl sits on a white-draped seat, placing a hand on the head of a man in white who bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a standing man in white wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A young man in white and orange shawl holds a small card near the kneeling man's head, while another in orange stands nearby. Older women in white saris kneel in the foreground. Trays of offerings, a trident on the right wall and a red flower arrangement sit behind. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired seated figure in orange, giving blessing; cues are long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22