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A photograph of a teacher training session in a hall with string lights on a wooden stand behind them. A man in an orange saffron top with long dark swept-back hair and rudraksha mala stands at left, placing his right palm on the forehead of a man with reddish-blond hair who wears a white shirt, a red and gold ceremonial shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white name badge; the recipient's eyes are closed and his other hand is raised. Behind them, a woman in a light shirt and several other onlookers watch. Approximately five people are visible.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in a bright orange top leaning in to place his hands on the head of a seated man in a red garment with gold trim and a red-and-gold garland. A second person's hand reaches in from the right. Strings of warm fairy lights and red decorations are behind them, with a person in white partly visible at left and another in maroon in the background. The scene resembles a blessing or initiation gesture during a training session. Swamiji (probable): the man in the orange top has long swept-back dark hair and orange clothing, which are the cues for this candidate.2006-05-10A photograph of a close, intimate blessing moment indoors at night. A long-haired figure in an orange cloth and a flower tucked in the hair presses the fingers of one hand to the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a brown beaded mala and a pendant. Behind them, a man in white with a dark mala raises a hand, and other people in white and orange clothing stand in the background near a dark speaker. The setting looks like a gathering hall with a green floor.2006-06-04March 11 20142014-03-11August 29 20062006-08-29A photograph of a devotee in a white polo shirt with a red lanyard badge and a rudraksha mala being blessed. He stands with eyes closed and hands raised, while a man in an orange-saffron shawl with gold border places his palm on the devotee's forehead. The blessing man has dark hair swept back and gold rings on his fingers. Other people in white clothes stand softly out of focus in the background.2011-09-03 +1 copiesA photo of a devotional blessing at a satsang. A bald, bearded man in a white kurta with an orange cord and a rudraksha mala with an ID badge stands with eyes closed and one palm raised as a bare-chested figure in an orange-saffron cloth with a gold necklace and a hair bun presses a hand to his forehead. Behind them, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands, another man in white with folded hands is at left, and a cameraman with a camera on a tripod is near a red draped backdrop. The bare-chested figure has distinctive visible adornments but the appearance is not enough to confirm an identity, so the figure is described by role only.2012-08-22 +1 copiesJuly 22 20122012-07-22March 17 20132013-03-17A bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, a crown-less ceremonial gold necklace and an orange-and-maroon shawl stands at right, his right hand extended to press against the forehead of a bald, bearded man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and orange sash. The bearded man tilts his head back with raised palm, eyes closed, in a blessing moment. Behind them, a saffron-robed attendant and a white-clad man stand before a bright red draped backdrop, with a camera on a tripod visible. A blessing transmission is the visible action. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the taller figure at right with long swept-back hair, gold necklace and orange shawl, shown in the act of blessing.2012-08-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang moment in which a person in an orange-saffron draped garment and a wooden bead mala stands at left, placing a hand on the crown of the head of a man in a white shirt with a lanyard badge, whose eyes are closed and palm is raised. The figure at left has short dark hair, gold earrings and a wrap of rust-orange cloth. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the floor, and a red curtain hangs in the background. Appearance cues are consistent with a person, given the orange garment, mala beads and gold earrings, though the identity remains uncertain.2012-07-20October 11 20122012-10-11February 18 20132013-02-18