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A photograph of a ritual blessing line in an ashram-style hall. A man with long, curly dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange robe with gold embroidered border and a gold bead necklace with rudraksha-style red beads on the wrist, places his hand on the head of a short-haired man in a light blue shirt and khaki trousers. The blessing figure holds a sheet of white paper in his other hand. Behind the blessed man, several devotees in white kurtas stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Stainless steel stanchions and a chain form a queue barrier. At lower right, another person holds a tray of wrapped sweets and prasadam, and a red cloth is visible. A blurred poster with a smiling portrait is in the background. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron ornate robe and gold necklace.

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A photograph of a man in an orange turban and orange saffron robes with a gold-edged dhoti, wearing a large gold bead necklace and orange beaded bracelets, raising his right hand in blessing over the head of a young man in a purple polo shirt. Beside him a bald attendant in white holds a tray of wrapped sweets or prasad and a folded paper. Behind the blessing line, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together, and silver stanchions with chains guide the queue. A yellow banner with orange floral graphics and a portrait are visible in the background.2011-09-15A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a decorated hall with colourful striped pillars and a crowd of devotees behind. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and layered gold-toned beaded necklaces places his right hand on the head of a young man in a beige shirt with his palms pressed together. A man in orange robes at right holds a silver tray of offerings, and a small boy in white stands at lower left. A white cardboard tray with flowers and sweets sits near the centre. The scene resembles a sannyasi giving a blessing during satsang. a person: the long swept hair, orange robe and layered beaded necklaces match the candidate, who is giving the blessing.2011-02-27A photograph of a blessing line in a hall with a warm-lit backdrop. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, multiple rudraksha malas, and a red tilak; he places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee while holding a folded white paper in his left. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a maroon-bordered shawl, glasses and a vertical tilak holds an open orange box of rudraksha malas. Devotees in shirts and white dhotis stand with palms joined along a stanchion line, and a girl in white with blue print stands at the front.2011-11-06February 27 20112011-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20112011-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with orange and white drapery overhead. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt, while holding a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind him, shaven-headed priests in orange robes and white dhoti shawls stand near a silver tray holding gold items. Several onlookers, including a boy in a navy shirt in the foreground, watch the blessing. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads is the appearance-based candidate, shown in the act of blessing a devotee.2010-10-26A photograph of a devotee ceremony in a decorated hall with striped and orange draped pillars. A man in a long-haired, orange saffron-coloured robe with gold bead necklaces smiles and places his hand on the head of a line of devotees in white dhotis and shirts who have their palms pressed together. Another devotee holds a white plastic bag, and a tray of orange-dressed offerings is visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold bead malas match the candidate cues, and he is performing a blessing for the devotees.2011-02-27A photograph of a crowd gathered at a temple railing in front of a shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead stands at the centre, raising one hand in blessing while holding folded white papers in the other. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together and heads bowed to the left. Behind them, a golden deity murti and decorated shrine with red drapery are visible.2010-09-05A man in an orange-red saffron shawl with a multi-strand gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead places his right hand on the head of a bespectacled young man in white. The blessing figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and looks down. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, one holding a bead mala, and a gold-coloured ritual vessel is visible at the right edge. A partial red-and-yellow banner hangs at the top of the scene. Swamiji (probable): the saffron shawl, gold necklace and long swept-back hair mark him as the central figure giving a blessing; the setting suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2010-12-28A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with swept-back dark hair, reaching out to touch the raised hand of a devotee at a metal barrier. The devotee on the left wears a white shirt and folds his hands in namaskar. Behind them a crowd of people stands under a tented canopy, and a bald monk in orange, holding a white paper and a gold-coloured ritual object, stands at right. Some saffron-and-white robed attendants and a red-and-blue patterned bag are visible.2010-09-08A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-toned necklace, rudraksha-style beaded malas, and gold armlets places his right hand on the head of a seated, bespectacled older man in a white shirt. The orange-robed figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and smiles. Behind them, priests in white dhotis and orange garments stand, a decorated altar with a red throne-like seat glows in the background, and a tray of small objects sits at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the long, swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold necklace and beaded malas fit the page's Swamiji attribution, so this is an appearance-based candidate.2012-04-14A figure in a saffron-red shawl with a gold-bead mala and a gold chain stands at the front of a crowd, with a red bindu on the forehead and long dark hair swept back. He is lifting a hand to the crown of a shaved-headed devotee in white while holding a small folded paper in the other hand. Several white-clad devotees with bare heads and hands pressed together stand close on the left, and more people in white are visible behind. Blurred yellow floral decorations and a dark draped backdrop fill the background. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label: the figure wears distinctive long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold mala cues while blessing a devotee.2010-12-28