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A seated man in saffron robes with long, swept-back dark hair extends his right hand to touch the head of a kneeling devotee in a striped shirt with palms pressed together. Nearby, a bespectacled older man in an orange shawl, a young man in an orange scarf with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange lean in to watch. A white-clad attendant stands behind, and a table of flowers, fruit, prayer cards and booklets sits at right beside a white cushioned seat. The room has red curtains and a wall-mounted speaker. The saffron-robed figure with long hair and a bare shoulder has appearance cues consistent with a person, shown performing a blessing on a devotee in a healing or darshan setting.

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Indoor event hall scene at an ashram-style venue. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and an orange shawl stands centre-right, placing his right hand on the head of a seated man in white who wears glasses. The shawl-wearing man has rudraksha malas and a garland-like string of beads visible on the table at right, with small framed pictures and religious booklets laid out. Around them devotees in white clothes and orange shawls stand or sit, including a woman in a white top at left and a woman with a braid in a yellow-trimmed shawl in the foreground. A bald man in an orange shawl and white shirt stands behind at upper right, and a red curtain with a white draped pillar fills the background.2008-04-04A seated man in an orange-saffron cloth with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The seated man sits before a white cushioned seat with pamphlets and booklets on the table in front of him. Behind them an older man in an orange shawl and white dhoti with a red tilak stands near a white-draped table with flowers. Several other people in white clothes stand at the left edge, one wearing a rudraksha mala. The red curtain and vase of flowers suggest a hall setting. The seated man has distinctive long hair, orange clothing and a ceremonial blessing posture consistent with Swamiji (probable), giving blessing to a devotee.2008-04-04Indoor satsang or darshan scene in a hall with a red curtain and a white canopied seat. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on a white-draped throne-like seat, his hand resting on the head of a bowing devotee in white clothes and a white head covering. Around the seat are a small table with flowers and fruit, rudraksha malas, and a fan of printed booklets and cards on the cushion. Several men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand nearby, one with a name badge, and an orange-shawled man stands behind the seat. A vase of flowers and a yellow-patterned cloth hang at the top right.2008-04-04A darshan blessing in progress. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and silver ornaments, rests a hand on the head of a kneeling man in a striped collared shirt who has his palms joined. The seated figure has distinctive visible cues matching a person, shown here in the role of giving darshan. Behind them stand a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, a young man in orange, and a woman in a red sari with gold jewellery. On the right, a white draped seat sits beside a table with blue booklets, rudraksha, and bracelets. Several devotees are partially visible in the foreground.2008-03-24A seated man in an orange robe with long dark hair and multiple rudraksha malas places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The seated figure has a swept-back hairstyle and wears an orange garment over a dark rudraksha mala. Behind them a standing man in orange wears a rudraksha mala, and a man in white with an orange shawl stands to the right. On the left, a man in white with an orange shawl and a woman in a white sari hold blessing cards. The young man holds a small card. Foreground spectators, a table with books and sacred items, and a pedestal draped in white complete the scene.2008-03-24April 04 20082008-04-04March 23 20082008-03-23A photograph of a healing session indoors. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange cloth draped over his bare upper body sits at right and places his right palm on the crown of a young man's head. The young man, in a white shirt and white dhoti, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. At left, a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands near the frame edge. Behind them, an older man in white with a saffron scarf and a red tilak watches, and a white-clad figure stands near a red curtain. A table at right holds flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and printed brochures. The orange-clad figure matches the appearance cues of Swamiji (probable), seated as the person giving the blessing, with a bare-chested saffron wrap, long swept-back hair and a sacred mark on the forehead. Eight people are visible.2008-04-04A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and bare chest, and he places his right hand on the forehead of a young boy in a red-and-grey checked shirt. Around them, a man in white with an orange shawl stands and watches, another man in white and a woman kneel closer to the child, and a seated devotee's head is visible at the bottom left. On the table at right are printed cards and small framed deity images, and a white cloth covers the seat. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a red curtain behind. Several people are visible, including those partially cut off at the frame edges. Appearance-based label: a person, the seated figure giving blessing, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and bare chest with a rudraksha-style adornment not clearly visible; uncertain given the image resolution.2008-04-04March 23 20082008-03-23March 26 20082008-03-26March 23 20082008-03-23