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A seated man in a maroon and gold robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt wearing a red and white lanyard reading Special Attention. The seated figure has a topknot and sits before a gold-carved throne. Behind them, brass oil lamps stand on the red draped floor, and a woman in an orange and white lanyard and a girl in a white and orange outfit look on. A man in white robes is partly visible at the upper right. Watermarked archive photo text omitted.

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A seated figure with hair tied in a bun, a horizontal white tilak on the forehead, and bare shoulders wears a saffron and gold-bordered shawl over an orange dhoti, with a rudraksha mala around the neck. He presses his palm to the forehead of a grey-haired man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, while holding a small folded white paper in his other hand. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and yellow-bordered cloth sits beside him. Behind, standing devotees in white and a woman in a cream sari watch, and a gold lion-headed armrest is at the left edge. a person is the central figure, identified by ornate saffron attire and rudraksha malas as a presiding teacher giving blessing to a devotee.2013-09-30July 03 20132013-07-03A seated man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing long swept-back dark hair, multiple rudraksha malas and ornate gold-bead necklaces, reaches to touch the forehead of a man in a white kurta who wears rudraksha beads and a lanyard badge reading SPECIAL ATTENTION NEEDS. The saffron-clad figure with the long hair and gold-and-rudraksha adornments is a probable Swamiji candidate; the blessing gesture suggests darshan. Behind them, a woman in a golden-yellow sari with a white forehead mark, and other people in white clothes, stand near a red curtain and metal railing in an indoor hall.2013-07-03A seated figure in a rust-orange wrap and layered rudraksha malas extends his right hand toward the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti and shawl with a red lanyard. The seated figure has hair in a topknot and a white tilak, holds a sheaf of paper in his left hand, and sits beside a silver trident-staff and a golden deity murti at left. A brown cushion lies beneath him on a red carpet, with wooden pillars and a pedestal fan in the background. The scene reads as darshan or blessing during a satsang Q&A session.2014-09-14November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange-gold garment, wearing a multi-strand brown rudraksha mala, sitting on a gold-carved throne against a red backdrop. He raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a bearded man in a white kurta with a red lanyard and red-patterned shawl, who kneels with palms pressed together in anjali. A cameraman in white stands behind, and another person in white is partly visible at the right edge. This appears to be a darshan blessing, with the seated figure bestowing it. The seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the turban, rudraksha mala and orange-gold clothing.2015-10-25A seated man in saffron-red robes with a red and yellow flower garland and green leaf garland blesses an elderly bespectacled man in a white polo shirt and red lanyard with a laminated badge. The blesser extends his right hand to rest on the elder's head. Beside them a woman in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits, and a golden ornate seat or throne edge is at left. A silver staff stands between them, and a tripod-mounted light and white wall are behind. Four people are visible.2014-05-17A woman in a maroon and gold-bordered saree sits on a red mat and reaches her right hand toward the forehead of a young man in a pale yellow-green collared shirt, who raises both palms in front of him. The man wears a white badge reading "SPECIAL ATTENTION NEED". Beside them, a seated man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border wears a rudraksha mala and a tilak, and a larger gold figure of a bull or deity murti sits in the foreground. Behind, standing people in white shirts and a ceiling fan are visible in a hall with a blue sign on the right.2013-11-01July 19 20152015-07-19July 17 20132013-07-17A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck extends his right arm to touch the forehead of a man in white kurta, whose palms are raised in reverence. The seated figure has a white vibhuti mark and hair tied back in a bun, and is shirtless beneath the orange wrap. Behind them a woman in white with a dark rudraksha mala and white forehead mark sits watching, with another woman in white on the right and devotees in white in the background, plus green foliage and a fan. The setting appears to be a satsang or blessing ritual. The orange-robed figure shows no distinctive a person cues strong enough to qualify, so his identity is uncertain.2015-02-19 +1 copiesMarch 26th 20142014-03-26