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A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair and a reddish-brown garment with a leopard-print drape marking his forehead with a pale mark, extending his arm toward a clean-shaven man in white kurta with a red-and-orange shawl and beaded necklaces, hands folded in namaste. Behind them, a woman in white sits, and a young man in orange robes and rudraksha mala stands at right. Gold garlands and ornate deity decorations hang in the background, with green plants at left. This appears to be an appearance-based a person (long swept-back hair, ornate leopard-print drape and ritual marking, seated on a throne-like setting) giving a blessing or tilak to a devotee, consistent with a darshan setting.

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December 26 20142014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing a deep red cloth and dark beaded adornments, reaches forward to press his palm to the forehead of a shaved-headed young man in a white t-shirt. The young man has his hands in anjali mudra and wears an orange-red shawl over his shoulders. Behind them stand ornate gold and jewelled deity garments, a red draped table and green foliage, with a woman in orange and a third person in white visible at the edges.2014-12-26A seated figure with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-red robe and a dark rudraksha-style mala, raises a hand to touch the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt and an orange-red patterned shawl with a tilak mark. Behind them, an ornate golden throne and layered gold necklaces hang on a deep magenta cloth. A seated woman in white with a red shawl holds a small object in her hands, and women in white and red stand nearby. The white-clad and shawled devotee appears to receive a blessing in a ritual setting. The seated figure shows distinctive long hair, rudraksha and rust-red robe, consistent with a probable Swamiji identification in a satsang or darshan setting.2014-12-26A seated long-haired man in a red-brown garment and brown shawl extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a standing devotee in white kurta and red-and-white shawl, with hands folded in greeting. Behind them, several people in white and orange-red robes sit near ornate deity murti draped with gold necklaces and maroon cloth, with green foliage at left. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan. The seated figure has long hair and a brown shawl; the a person candidate is probable by appearance but not conclusively identified here.2014-12-26A seated long-haired man in a maroon robe with a leopard-print cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and orange-red shawl with printed text. Behind them, gold garlands and necklaces drape over a deity murti on a maroon cloth, with green plants at left. Other devotees in white and red shawls sit or stand nearby; a woman in white with a red bindi and tilak sits with her hands folded at right, and a woman in white and red stands at upper right. The scene appears to be a darshan blessing with the seated figure touching the devotee's forehead.2014-12-26A seated man with long dark hair, a reddish-brown rudraksha-style garment and a sandalwood mark on his forehead raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and red-orange patterned shawl. The young man stands with palms joined in namaskar, wearing a gold wristwatch. Behind them, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits holding a stick, and a plum-coloured draped throne with ornate gold necklaces and a gilded backrest is visible. Several people in white and red shawls sit in the background. The seated man is a person by appearance cues, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style garment and ceremonial adornments, shown in an in_person blessing context.2014-12-26A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair and a reddish-brown wrap extending a hand in blessing over the head of a bald, smiling man in a white dhoti-style garment and a rust-red shawl, who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a woman in white with a dark rudraksha-style mala and red shawl sits beside a dais draped in maroon cloth, with gold necklaces and ornate garments on a deity murti. An older man in white with a red shawl and lanyard stands at the upper right. A brass staff stands near the seated figure, and green foliage fills the left side. Four people are visible.2014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26A photograph of a long-haired man with swept-back hair and a dark red garment over his shoulder, his right hand raised toward the forehead of a smiling man in white with a red-and-saffron shawl and white vibhuti marks. Behind them, ornate gold necklaces and a gold-and-maroon altar drape hang beside a gold-framed panel and a green plant. Another man in white with a red shawl stands at right, and a person in white sits in the background. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment.2014-12-26A seated man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a rust-red wrap, reaches to touch the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt and cream dhoti-style white garment with a red-and-black checked shawl. The standing man raises his right hand in a blessing or ritual gesture. Behind them, a seated woman in white with a red-and-black shawl and rudraksha necklace watches. Gold layered necklaces and a red draped cloth hang on the back wall, with green plants at left and a golden ceremonial staff visible. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation moment during satsang.2014-12-24December 26 20142014-12-26