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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a decorated hall. A man with swept-back long hair, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and an orange-saffron garment with a shawl stands at left, touching the forehead of a man in a white shirt with raised palms. The recipient's hands are raised in a gesture of receiving. Behind them, a woman in an orange-and-blue sari and a man in a white shirt stand watching, and a woman in orange with rudraksha beads kneels. At left a golden ornament is held, with red floral garlands and a purple-draped figure in the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the blessing role, with the cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing.

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A seated figure with a bun and white vertical tilak on the forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a gold-bordered yellow garment and a long rudraksha mala, touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a name badge who raises his palms in acceptance. Behind them a standing man in white and a woman in a blue-green sari with orange lanyard look on, a seated woman in a dark necklace rests her chin on her hands, and a gold lion-head ornament and red cloth appear in the foreground.2013-09-28September 30 20132013-09-30A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-toned ornamental piece in the foreground touches the forehead of a man in a white collared polo shirt with a lanyard badge. The seated figure wears layered rudraksha malas, a white forehead marking, and a white bandage on the forearm, and holds a gold elephant-shaped object. Behind them, a standing man in white kurta with hands joined and a woman in a blue-green sari stand near red drapes and a garland of red flowers. A woman in red-orange clothing with rudraksha beads sits beside them, and a man in white stands at the right edge. The setting resembles a devotional satsang or blessing session with fans and a floral backdrop.2013-09-28September 28 20132013-09-28A man with a bun, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a long brown rudraksha mala, stands at left with his right hand raised in blessing, touching the forehead of a young man in a white collared shirt with rolled sleeves. Behind them a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a red-and-gold bangle-decorated arm stands near a red curtain, and several men in casual shirts watch. A gold ceremonial object is visible at lower left. Indoors, with a white wall and tiled floor.2013-09-30September 28 20132013-09-28September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a room with red curtains and a floral garland backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and draped wrap with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace extends his right hand toward the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, who holds his palms up and open. The blessed man wears a lanyard. Beside them a golden kalasha-shaped vessel is held. Behind, a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a standing man in a white shirt watch. A white table fan and a woman in a dark embroidered sari stand in the background.2013-10-04September 28 20132013-09-28September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a man in an orange-and-saffron robe with a long hair bun and a rudraksha mala, seated and placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt who raises both hands in a gesture of reception. Behind them, a standing figure in a white garment with a gold-bordered sari-style cloth and another seated man in orange clothing are visible near a red curtain. Golden lion-shaped ornaments are in the foreground. Several people are partially visible in the background. The man in orange is the candidate described on the page; his appearance is consistent with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, so this is a probable identification. He is giving a blessing to the young man in white.2013-09-30A seated man in an orange-and-saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead raises his right hand to bless a balding, white-moustached man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala who stands before him with both hands raised. The seated man has long swept-back hair and sits behind a large gold lion-headed carved armrest or throne. Behind them, a standing man in a red shirt, a woman in a white sari with an orange garland, and other people watch in a hall with a red curtain, a wall fan and a framed seascape picture. The seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable), with long hair, orange shawl, rudraksha mala and gold throne as cues, seated in a blessing role.2013-09-29