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A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark wavy hair is touching the head of a young girl in white, while a woman in a white sari with a gold bangle reaches toward the child. Around them, devotees in white with orange shawls stand and sit; a standing man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a tray of sweets on a white-draped table. A kneeling woman in lavender and a seated woman with a bindi watch from the front. Appearance-based a person (long swept hair, saffron robe, ornate ceremonial setting) is giving blessings in an indoor hall with a trident visible at the upper right. Roughly ten people are visible.

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March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Photograph of an indoor gathering where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a white-draped seat, smiling, with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala draped near him. He faces a woman in white with dark hair who has her hands pressed together, while another woman's head is visible at lower centre and a man in white is bent forward near her. Behind them, people in white and saffron stand around a white-covered table holding books, fruit and rudraksha beads, and a trident is partly visible at the upper right.2008-03-22Photograph of a healing darshan at an indoor hall with red curtains and a white-draped table holding flowers and fruit. A long-haired man in saffron sleeveless robes with a red forehead mark sits on a white cushion and places his right hand on the head of a kneeling woman in the lower foreground. Beside him, a woman in an orange shawl and white garment with a rudraksha mala holds up a small printed card, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands behind, pointing. A man in a white shirt, a teenage boy, and another man in the upper left look on. A cooling fan, a trident-shaped ornament and rudraksha malas are visible. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes receiving devotees, marked by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas.2008-03-23A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala reaches out to touch the forehead of a young boy in white who sits in front of him. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, a probable Swamiji candidate in an initiation-style darshan. Around them, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls, one wearing rudraksha beads, watch closely; a man on the left holds a small card near the boy's head. A white-covered table holds a plate with offerings and a tray, and a trident stands at the upper right. A woman's head is visible in the lower foreground, and a magazine lies at the lower right. Vibhuti or kumkum marks the boy's forehead.2008-03-22March 23 20082008-03-23A seated woman with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless orange robe, extends her hand over the head of a kneeling man in white clothes who bows with palms pressed together. Around them, devotees in white and orange stoles, one holding a plate with offerings, gather closely; a woman in a green sari and gold jewellery leans in, and a trident stands at the upper right. Books and rudraksha malas are laid out on a white cloth in the foreground, and a red curtain hangs behind. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan setting. a person: the seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe, long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, in the role of the one giving blessing.2008-03-22March 23 20082008-03-23A photograph of a healing or blessing moment at an indoor gathering. A long-haired man in saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala places both hands on the head of a seated devotee in white, who has his eyes closed. A woman with a long braid in white clothing sits in the foreground, and other people in white and red shirts stand or sit around them, with a white fan and red curtain in the background. The orange-clad figure has long, swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable appearance-based identification of Swamiji (probable) presenting a blessing. Several other people are visible, the nearest partly cropped, along with a stack of books and printed material at the bottom edge.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23