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A photograph of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes wrapped over one shoulder, wearing a long red and white flower garland with gold-green beads and a gold necklace, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white trousers. The kneeling man has a red thread bracelet and a red-and-gold headband, and is holding a silver plate with a paper or offering. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and gold earrings, and sits on a cushioned seat beneath an orange-trimmed canopy with white and red floral decorations and a tiger-striped cloth behind him. The setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment on a stage.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07October 07 20122012-10-07A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti draped over one shoulder, wearing a long red and white flower garland with gold-toned beads and a small gold earring, extends his right palm toward a kneeling man in a white shirt. The kneeling man has his hands in anjali mudra, head bowed, as if receiving blessing. The seated man has a white forehead marking and a red bindi and sits on a cushioned seat beneath a draped fabric canopy decorated with flowers, with an orange and gold cloth and a brass tray with offerings in the foreground. a person is the seated figure: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland, giving blessing during a satsang-style event.2012-07-03June 22 20082008-06-22A photograph of a saffron-robed figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a white tilak, wearing a multi-strand red, pink and blue flower garland, heavy gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead mala, seated before a floral arrangement of yellow, red and white marigolds and green leaves. He places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white shirt. A red zebra-print cushion and a patterned blue-and-white backdrop with a gold pillar complete the scene. The visible cues are consistent with a person bestowing blessing on a devotee during satsang.2012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-orange draped garment with long dark hair swept back, wearing a red and green beaded garland and a rudraksha-style mala, placing a saffron-orange cloth or cushion on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, hands folded in anjali. A red-draped woman and another person are partly visible at the right edge, with a maroon velvet seat in the foreground and fruit offerings below. a person is the seated figure, presented as a teacher giving a blessing to a devotee.2013-05-28A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala with long swept-back dark hair placing a hand on the head of a man in a white striped shirt and brown trousers who bends forward with palms pressed together. The seated figure sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne-back. A partially visible person in white stands at left, and another figure in white is behind them. A small gold-toned cabinet and a red cloth draped over the armrest appear in the foreground. Probable Swamiji is shown in appearance-based terms only by his saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala, seated in a blessing gesture of darshan.2010-10-23A photograph of a satsang on a dais under a grey canopy edged with orange drapery. A figure in an orange saffron garment, with a long swept-back hairstyle, a red and white flower garland, gold ornaments and gold earrings, extends his right hand to bless the forehead of a bald man in a white kurta and wristwatch, who kneels with palms joined in namaskar with eyes closed and a smile. The blesser holds a folded white paper in his left hand. A brass vessel sits in the lower foreground. Physical candidate appearance: a person, a guru giving blessing to a devotee.2012-07-03April 21 20132013-04-21A seated man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder and chest, and a bare shoulder, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet. The devotee has his palms pressed together in respect. Behind them a second man in white with a dark mala stands, a red curtain hangs as backdrop, and red-and-gold offerings sit at the lower right. a person: the seated figure's long swept-back hair, orange clothing and rudraksha malas match the cues for the teacher. The scene shows a blessing given during satsang.2012-07-06