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A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a white horizontal forehead mark places his hand on the head of a young boy in white kurta. He holds a small object in his other hand, and a gilded ornate pedestal or throne sits in front of him. Beside the boy stands a woman in a white sari with an orange rudraksha necklace, holding a white cloth and a folded yellow card. A blue cloth backdrop and a few white chairs appear behind, with people visible at the edges of the frame.

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August 31 20152015-08-31Night-time photo of a seated figure in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and gold earrings, bare-shouldered, receiving a child in a white shirt with a beaded mala, who holds out a small yellow card or envelope. A woman in white with a rust-coloured beaded shawl stands at right beside the child, and a blue cloth screen and gold ornamental object appear in the foreground. Other devotees in white garments stand behind in the background.2015-08-31August 31 20152015-08-31June 02 20142014-06-02A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red wrap over a leopard-print lower garment, wears a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, and holds a white paper while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange-brown rudraksha mala watches, and a younger woman in white with a purple shawl stands at right. Deep maroon drapery hangs behind. This matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklace and rust-red wrap, performing a blessing or initiation on a devotee. Photo of a satsang-style blessing.2014-04-24Indoor event photo. A woman with dark hair in an orange-and-gold draped garment and a heavy beaded necklace sits in a chair and smiles while placing her hand on the head of a small boy in white clothes with a red-orange shawl and beaded necklaces, who bows his head. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes with red-orange shawls and lanyards stand and sit, and a large screen shows red-and-white images. The woman's appearance does not clearly support identification, so the role is described only as a seated woman in saffron-toned clothing giving a blessing.2015-07-10August 23 20152015-08-23May 03 20142014-05-03A photograph from a satsang hall shows a seated person in a rust-orange robe with a leopard-print wrap and a pearl-style necklace, with a white vertical tilak on the forehead and hair pinned back, reaching out to rest a hand on the shoulder of a man in a white shirt who bows forward with his head low, holding a folded white paper. Behind them stand people in orange and saffron garments, one wearing a rudraksha mala, another in a multicoloured sari with a red lanyard and a white paper in hand. A red cushioned seat and a golden object appear in the background, with a deep red curtain behind.2014-04-25A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a gold-beaded garland and a sandalwood forehead mark places his right hand on the crown of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl. The seated figure holds a folded paper in his left hand. Behind them stand a golden cobra sculpture coiled around a silver staff topped with a small ornament, a gold vessel at the left edge, and red curtains. The appearance of the seated figure matches Swamiji (probable) through his long swept-back hair, ornate gold garland and saffron-toned clothing, and he is giving blessing to the kneeling devotee.2014-07-25A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, holding a sheet of paper and raising his arm toward a kneeling woman in a white top with a red shawl and folded hands. Behind them stand a silver trident-like staff with a golden lion-headed ornament and a gold-coloured lion figure beside a red striped cushion, with a peacock-feather fan at left. a person cues: saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a seated throne-like setting, with the woman receiving a blessing or instruction.2014-09-13April 13 20142014-04-13