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A seated man in saffron-orange draped cloth, a gold pendant and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with copper bangles on his wrist, touches the forehead of a devotee kneeling before him. His hair is swept back in a bun and his forehead bears white markings. The devotee wears a white shirt with an orange shawl and holds his palms open in reception. Behind them a window, a pale wall and another figure in orange and white sit in the background. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: swept-back hair, ornate beaded necklaces and saffron clothing, seated in a ritual blessing.

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February 25 20132013-02-25A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a long gold bead necklace with bell-like gold pendants touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, who has his palms raised in a gesture of receiving. The seated man has long dark hair tied back and a white forehead mark. Behind them a blurred man in white dhoti and sacred thread sits with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a pink sari stands in the background. The setting is an indoor room with white walls and a window. This is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) with distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, performing a forehead blessing on a devotee.2013-03-05Indoor photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair knot, rudraksha-style beaded malas and gold ornaments, extending his hand to bless or touch the head of a younger man in an orange shawl over white clothes who raises his palm in response. A white vibhuti mark is visible on the seated man's forehead. A second seated person is partly visible in the background, and a white wall and window frame a satsang-style setting. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure with long hair, saffron robes and ornate malas, performing a blessing gesture.2013-02-27February 25 20132013-02-25March 05 20132013-03-05A seated man in orange robes and a long gold bead necklace reaches out to touch the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who has a white vertical mark on his brow and presses his palms together. Behind them, other devotees in orange and white stand or kneel, and a woman in a pink and white sari is visible, with a red curtain in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor ritual or blessing moment. a person is the seated figure in orange robes with a gold bead necklace, shoulder-length dark hair tied back, and a white forehead mark, giving a blessing to a devotee.2013-03-05March 07 20132013-03-07February 27 20132013-02-27A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, wearing a large gold necklace of gold bead ornaments and a rudraksha-style bead mala, leans forward and extends his arm to place his palm on the forehead of a devotee. The devotee wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and bows his head toward him. Behind them, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands near a curtain, and a red-cushioned seat with gold trim sits in the foreground. This appears to be a blessing moment during a satsang gathering.2013-03-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace of bell-like beads, with long hair tied back, reaches out to touch the forehead of a shaven-headed devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl. The devotee, with hands raised in a gesture of reverence, has white ash marks on his brow. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala watches, and a woman in pink and others stand in a softly blurred room. The seated figure shows distinctive adornments and ornate ceremonial clothing, consistent with the a person label for the person giving the blessing, who is performing a forehead blessing.2013-03-05A seated man in an orange saffron garment with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala is blessing a man kneeling in white clothes. The orange-robed man, with hair swept into a bun and a red tilak on his forehead, rests both hands on the crown of the kneeling man's head. A red cushion and a gold-trimmed chair are visible at left, and a pink wall is behind them. The scene looks like a devotee receiving a personal blessing.2011-11-20A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with gold ornaments and a gold necklace sitting on the left, his right hand raised to the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, who holds his palms together in greeting. Behind them a bald man in white with a white forehead marking sits, and another person in white with an orange shawl stands in the background. A faint wall and window appear at the top left.2013-03-01