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A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange saffron garment and rudraksha malas, with a red tilak on the forehead, smiling as they cup the cheek of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. The man in white bows his head toward them, and a bandage is visible on the cheek of the person in saffron. Behind them is an ornately carved stone wall, and a brass oil lamp is visible at the top left. A second person stands partially visible at the left edge. The embrace suggests a blessing or darshan exchange.

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November 18 20102010-11-18 +2 copiesJuly 01 20162016-07-01January 23 20132013-01-23A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with a long swept-back dark hairstyle and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, holding a small white paper and looking down while a hand reaches in from behind and rests on the forehead of a bearded man in white ritual clothes and a rudraksha mala. The bearded man has closed eyes and is receiving the blessing. A golden ornate pillar or throne edge is visible at right against a dark blue backdrop, and a blurred figure in orange stands in the background. The orange-clad man matches the page's Swamiji cues (long hair, saffron garb, rudraksha mala), so he is described as Swamiji (probable) receiving the role of blessing giver, with the white-clad man a devotee receiving the blessing.2010-10-19September 27 20122012-09-27A photograph of a padapuja moment at a satsang. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti marks, wearing a saffron-orange draped garment, leans forward with both hands on the head of a seated man in a white shirt and black beaded mala with a pendant. Behind them, a woman in a white sari is visible, and a deity murti is decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Small gold and colored items are on a tray in front of the seated man, and a gold throne stands at the right. A microphone is at the lower left. The orange-clad figure has distinctive long swept hair, a saffron garment and ceremonial vibhuti, but the visible cues are not conclusive enough to name him, so the appearance is treated as uncertain.2010-11-18 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20112011-09-18February 17 20132013-02-17February 07 20102010-02-07September 18 20112011-09-18A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth with a long rudraksha mala and a gold hoop earring, his right hand resting on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt whose palms are pressed together in namaskar. The kneeling man's eyes are closed, and a faint white mark shows on his forehead. Behind them, other people in white and orange stand in a warmly lit hall with yellow walls. The standing man's distinctive long hair, saffron garments and rudraksha cues are consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, and he appears to be giving blessing during a puja or darshan.2012-06-21A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard being touched on the forehead by a bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with a green-beaded and gold ornate necklace and gold earrings, with dark hair in a bun, in front of red drapery. The blessing gesture suggests a darshan-style exchange; Swamiji (probable) cues: ornate gold and green beaded necklace, saffron cloth, and the swept-back hair style with gold earring, paired with the officiant role of the blessing figure. The man receiving the blessing has closed eyes and a moustache.2012-08-21 +1 copies