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A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with cream walls and dark red curtains. A man in a rust-coloured turban with a gold band and a rust-coloured shawl, with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, extends his right hand to the forehead of a young man in a striped red and white collared shirt with a name badge. The young man presses his hands together in front of his chest. Behind them a seated man in white ritual dress with a rudraksha mala and an armband sits on a red mat, and several people in white and light shirts stand in the background. The turban-wearing figure shows a visible distinctive presentation (turban, shawl, beaded necklace), so he is a person, though this is an appearance-based label only.

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A photograph of a man in a brown-red saffron-toned turban and matching draped garment, with a gold-trimmed shoulder piece and beaded rudraksha-style necklace, touching the forehead of a seated man in a striped blue-and-white collared shirt who has his eyes closed. The turbaned figure smiles and presses his fingers to the devotee's brow, consistent with a blessing or anointing. Behind them, a second person in white robes and a beaded mala waits, and several women in saris and dresses stand near a maroon curtain, one holding a paper. A white wall-mounted air conditioner is at left. Swamiji (probable): the turbaned figure wears a turban, saffron-toned dress, gold-trimmed shoulder ornament and rudraksha necklace, consistent with the page's attribution of this event.2013-11-04A photograph of a satsang-style blessing in an indoor hall. A man in a maroon-red turban with gold trim and a maroon-red shawl draped over bare shoulders, wearing a red-and-pink bead necklace, extends his right hand to press his palm on the forehead of a man in a white polo shirt with a name badge, whose hands are raised palm-out. Behind them, a woman in white with a beaded necklace stands with hands clasped, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with arms folded in the background. A red curtain and a split air conditioner are visible.2013-11-04November 06 20132013-11-06A photograph of an initiation moment in an indoor hall with white tiled floor and red curtains. On the left, a figure in a rust-red turban with gold trim, a gold-bordered cream and gold shawl, and gold bangles touches the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with raised palm, who is wearing a white name badge. Behind them, a seated man in a white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and a tilak sits; other men and a woman stand watching near a standing fan and a wall banner. The scene reads as a blessing or diksha.2013-11-02A seated man in a rust-red draped garment, a red and gold striped turban, and long orange-red bead necklaces gestures toward a young boy in a dark navy t-shirt with a red number print, who has his palms raised together in greeting near his face and wears a red rudraksha-style mala and a visitor badge. The seated figure sits on a gold-trimmed throne-like chair. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a white-and-gold sash and beaded mala kneels or sits, a woman in a white sari stands in the background near red curtains, a man in a blue kurta stands at left, and a man in a blue-and-white striped shirt with a lanyard stands at right. A floor fan and an air conditioner sit in the room.2013-11-06November 07 20132013-11-07November 06 20132013-11-06A seated figure in a rust-red turban with gold trim and a rust-red shawl over the shoulder wears a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-edged garment, pressing his palm to the forehead of a young man in a striped grey polo shirt who holds his other hand raised in blessing. Behind them a seated priest in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-edged cloth watches, and standing devotees in white and light shirts fill the hall beneath red drapes. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears with distinctive turban, rudraksha and gold adornments while bestowing a forehead blessing on a devotee during darshan.2013-11-04July 06 20142014-07-06November 03 20132013-11-03November 04 20132013-11-04November 03 20132013-11-03