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A seated man in an orange-brown shawl and bare upper torso, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi and white tilak markings on his forehead, wears a multi-strand garland of pink, red and blue beads with gold ornamental pendants around his neck. He touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt seen from behind, who holds a small white slip of paper and has his palms joined. Beside him a bald priest in an orange-and-yellow shawl wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them are an orange cloth backdrop, a patterned wall hanging, and a large garland of yellow, red and white flowers. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, a shawl and gold necklaces, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so the appearance is a probable match for Swamiji giving blessing to a devotee.

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September 23 20122012-09-23A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at a satsang. A man in orange-brown robes with a long swept-back hair, white vertical tilak, red bindi, a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala, pink and teal flower garland and heavy gold ceremonial necklace places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt, who bows forward. The robed man holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind him are red and yellow marigold garlands and a red-and-white kolam-style patterned banner.2012-09-23A photograph of a satsang setting where a bare-shouldered figure in saffron-orange cloth sits on a red cushioned seat, draped with a pink and white flower garland and a multi-strand gold and blue garland. He wears brown-red rudraksha bracelets and a gold ceremonial necklace, and his long dark hair is swept back. He places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt with a red-brown beaded mala who bows his head forward with hands folded. Behind them are a golden pillar, orange drapes, flower decorations and a second person in orange at the left edge. Copyright text overlays the lower right corner.2012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23A photograph of a seated man with long swept-back hair, wearing a layered red-and-pink flower garland with teal ribbons, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, a saffron-orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead, lightly touching the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with raised palms. Behind him a red and gold draped backdrop, a patterned wall panel, and a white pedestal fan are visible. A second devotee in saffron with rudraksha beads and a shaved head watches, and another man stands at the left edge. A slip of paper is held in the central figure's hand. The scene suggests an ashram darshan or blessing.2012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-yellow flower garland with gold beads and a gold necklace, holding a folded white paper in one hand while the other hand is raised toward the head of a balding man in a white shirt who bends forward. The robed man has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings. Behind him are yellow and white flower garlands, red fabric and a red-and-orange geometric backdrop with a golden pillar at left. A distinctive appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace, shown in a blessing or receiving gesture with a devotee.2012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23