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A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with a patterned maroon and gold drape behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-brown saffron-toned shawl over his shoulder and layered gold and beaded necklaces, sits and places his right hand on the crown of a bald man's head in a blessing gesture. The bald man wears a white garment with a blue-and-white patterned panel and an orange-red scarf, and holds up his left palm. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and a screen glows in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long swept-back hair, saffron-orange shawl and ornate gold necklaces are the cues for the blessing figure.

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December 16 20122012-12-16A photograph of a satsang-style gathering. On the left, a long-haired man in a rust-red wrap with a gold-bordered cloth and a multi-strand gold necklace extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a striped grey-and-maroon sweater, who has his hands raised in reverence. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits watching. Red and white drapes hang behind, and a projection screen is visible at upper left. Three people are visible.2014-01-02December 16 20122012-12-16A saffron-robed man with long dark hair tied back, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, bare-shouldered in orange cloth, places his hand on the bald head of a man in a white shirt and orange shawl who bows with hands joined. Behind them, a second man in white and a red shawl stands by a silver ceremonial object with purple flowers, and an ornate red and gold canopy with tassels hangs above. A screen glows pink in the background. The scene resembles a blessing or initiation moment. Based on appearance, the saffron-clad man with malas and gold necklace is a person and the bowing devotee receives his blessing.2012-12-16A photograph of a man in a bare-chested red-and-gold dhoti-style garment with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead placing his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl. The receiving man holds up his right palm in a gesture of reception. Behind them is a gilded ornate chair and a golden deity murti, with a framed portrait in the background and seated devotees at the edges. The scene suggests a blessing given in a hall setting.2014-03-11A seated figure in orange and gold robes with a long beaded necklace and long dark hair places his right hand on the crown of a standing man in a white shirt and orange shawl, who has palms pressed together in a gesture of reception. A seated woman in white and a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala look on in a hall with a gold patterned drape behind. A red and gold chair and a red cushion sit in the foreground, with an ornate wall sconce at left.2014-01-11January 04 20142014-01-04May 09 20152015-05-09A seated man in a red robe and long swept-up black hair, wearing a red rudraksha-style mala and a red wrap, reaches out to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a cream kurta with a red shawl. The seated figure sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne in front of a decorated deity murti garlanded with orange flowers. Behind them, other devotees in red and orange shawls watch. A wooden tray or box sits nearby. The seated man is a person by appearance cues: swept-up hair, red ceremonial robe, and beaded mala, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2015-12-26A photograph of a seated figure in a maroon and gold saffron-toned dress with a gold beaded necklace and a bare upper arm, placing a hand on the forehead of a young man in white kurta with an orange lanyard, who has his palms pressed together in reverence. A woman in white holds a sheet of paper beside them. Behind, gold deity murti and brass oil lamps stand against a red backdrop, with other white-clad devotees wearing orange lanyards and a standing person in maroon with rudraksha mala. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2015-10-06A seated long-haired man in orange-saffron robes with gold ornaments and a gold necklace places his right palm on the shaved head of a young man kneeling before him, who wears an orange shawl over white, rudraksha beads and a hoop earring. The seated man has a red tilak and a red flower in his hair, and holds a silver staff with a serpent coiled around it. Behind them stands a woman in white with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, and a gold lion-shaped ornament sits at the left edge against a red and gold curtain. Appearance suggests a person in orange robes with long hair and gold necklace, giving a blessing with a ritual staff in an ashram setting.2014-07-14A photo of a blessing moment. A long-haired man with a beard, bare-chested apart from an orange-red saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala around his neck, places his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a white shirt with a red sash. The older man bows with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them a red curtain and a gold pillar; a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left.2016-07-14