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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an ashram hall. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-bead headband, a long gold-bead necklace and a tulsi-style wooden mala, places his right hand on the head of a bowed devotee with folded hands. Beside them a woman in a red-orange sari with a flower garland and gold bangles also bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a bald man in glasses and a white shirt stands with palms joined, and several men in white and light shirts stand in the background. Striped and red-white decorative pillars hang from the ceiling, and red banners and a white canopy frame the hall. a person wears the distinctive gold-bead headband, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's record of him at this event.

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A photograph of a devotee event in a decorated hall with draped white fabric and colourful striped pillars. In the foreground, a man in a red-orange saffron robe with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha bracelets smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside them, a man in white shirt and a man in a blue-green polo stand with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, more devotees, several in white clothing, stand along a metal barrier. A person in saffron-orange robe with a tilaka-marked forehead and ornate necklace appears to be the central figure, with long swept-back hair and a crown-like headpiece, a person by visible adornments and robe, though the image does not confirm identity. A screen with a portrait is visible at the top.2013-02-03March 20 20132013-03-20A photograph inside a hall with a stage backdrop of maroon drapes and white swags with colourful tassels. A figure in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style orange beaded mala, and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, with long swept-back hair and a red bindi, smiles while extending a hand in blessing over the head of an older man in white who bows with folded hands. Other saffron-robed attendants, a shaved-headed man with white tilak, and white-clad devotees stand nearby, with a crowd behind a metal rail. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure giving blessings, identified by the long hair, ornate gold necklace and orange robes.2013-03-20April 14 20122012-04-14February 03 20132013-02-03March 17 20132013-03-17A woman in a rust-red and gold-bordered sari with long rudraksha mala necklaces and gold earrings stands at right, placing her hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt who bows with folded hands. At left an older man in white shirt with folded palms and a rudraksha mala closes his eyes in prayer. Behind them a line of people in white shirts and dhotis waits along metal barrier posts in a hall with red curtains, a deity mural and a framed picture visible on the back wall.2013-09-13March 23 20132013-03-23Indoor photo in a large hall with a drop ceiling and fluorescent lights. A smiling man in an orange-saffron shawl and long gold necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armbands and bangles, with a sandalwood-and-vibhuti forehead mark and long swept-back hair, places his raised right palm on the head of a bowed devotee in a checked shirt. The devotee presses his hands together in anjali, and a woman in a red sari and another in green stand nearby with hands folded. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and gold armband stands beside a table. Crowd of standing people in white and green clothing in the background. Swamiji (probable): the smiling central figure wears saffron clothing, a long gold necklace, gold armbands, a forehead mark and long swept-back hair, and is giving a blessing to a devotee in a satsang-style gathering.2013-07-25March 29 20132013-03-29September 24 20132013-09-24March 23 20132013-03-23