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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on a red-upholstered seat beside an ornate gold carved chair. He wears a red garment with gold threading and a long rudraksha mala, and he reaches up to place his hand on the head of a young boy in a plaid shirt with a blue bead bracelet, who bows his head. Behind them hangs a backdrop painted with green foliage, and a few warm lights glow in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in an attitude of blessing a devotee.

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A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shoulder, wearing a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, with a white tripundra on his forehead and his hair tied in a bun. He lays his right palm on the forehead of a young boy in a red, yellow and white striped shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala, who stands with his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits before a golden throne with red velvet cushions, and a gilded deity-like figure appears at the lower centre. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan at an ashram. The man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, matching the appearance cues for Swamiji (probable), who is the page's subject; he is performing the blessing.2012-10-08May 03 20142014-05-03A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, wearing a brown-beaded rudraksha mala and a gold-ornamented necklace, smiling broadly as he places his right palm on the forehead of a young boy in an orange robe with a dark ponytail. The man sits beside an ornate gold-carved throne. Other people in orange and white clothing stand in the background at a dim, outdoor-lit gathering. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklace, shawl over bare shoulders, and seated on an ornate throne, performing a blessing.2013-12-11A photograph of a long-haired man with a white forehead mark and a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulders, wearing a multi-strand gold bead necklace, pressing his hand on the head of a short-haired young man in a white t-shirt and red-patterned shawl. The young man's palms are pressed together in devotion. Behind them stands a gold deity murti and a silver staff, with a peacock-feather fan in the foreground and red drapes in the background. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man wears a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a ritual cloth, with long swept hair; his identity is an appearance-based label only.2014-07-21A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap and rudraksha malas pressing his right palm onto the forehead of a young boy in a dark striped polo shirt, who stands with hands folded in anjali. The man smiles; both wear rudraksha beads, and the boy also wears a pendant. Behind them, people in orange, yellow and white clothing move in a crowded hall with red drapes on the left. A green light glows in the background. Visible people include the two main figures and several others partly in view, so the count is in the 6-20 range.2012-07-18A photograph of a satsang setting with a smiling man in a rust-orange sannyasi shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair and a white tilak on his forehead, extending his palms to meet the raised palms of a man in a white shirt with a visitor badge. Behind them, a seated woman in a brown-and-gold garment and beads watches. Golden draped cloth, purple and orange fabric, and green potted plants fill the background. a person is the orange-robed man giving the high-five blessing gesture.2015-02-19July 24 20142014-07-24July 02 20122012-07-02April 20 20132013-04-20A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and long orange shawl sits on a dark red velvet cushioned seat before a red draped backdrop. He has long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. He places his right palm on the head of a young boy in a yellow-orange kurta who stands before him with eyes lowered. Another person in white clothes sits in the blurred background. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure, based on the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, and he is giving a blessing gesture to the boy.2012-07-02July 06 20122012-07-06February 16 20152015-02-16