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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a decorated hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap over a red sleeveless top and raises his palm toward the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt, white dhoti with gold border, brown rudraksha mala, and holds small cupped hands. Behind them a red and gold throne with ornate gilded carvings and red upholstered cushions stands. A standing attendant in white kurta with a rudraksha mala watches on the left, and another man in orange garments stands behind the devotee. Background banners show geometric patterns in orange and yellow. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha mala cues) performing a blessing gesture on a devotee at a throne, kneeling devotee blessing, darshan. Four physical people are visible.

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October 11 20082008-10-11A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe over a red sleeveless top, with hair swept back, places his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who stands before him. The seated figure sits on a red zebra-striped cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold-colored carved backdrop. To the left, two men in orange robes and a man in white clothes stand near a striped wall hanging and green vine-wrapped pillar; one orange-robed man has a rudraksha mala and is receiving or holding offerings from an attendant in white. Flowers decorate the seat area. The blessing appears to be a darshan-style giving of blessings.2008-10-11A photograph of an indoor darshan setting with a red and gold throne-like seat at right. A long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap and red top, seated near the gold throne, smiles and clasps the hands of a kneeling devotee in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle. Behind them a young man in an orange robe stands, and to the left several men in white kurtas and light shirts stand watching. Colourful striped cloth hangs in the background, with a small blue logo at upper left. Swamiji (probable): the seated long-haired figure in saffron with a swept-back hair bun wears orange sannyasi clothing and a rudraksha mala in a throne setting. The kneeling devotee receives darshan.2008-10-11A photograph of a devotee kneeling in a white shirt and white dhoti with folded hands, a rudraksha mala and a red thread on his wrist, while a man in a sleeveless red top and orange shawl places his hand on the devotee's head in blessing. Behind them, men in saffron robes and a man in white stand near a golden throne draped in red fabric, with flowers and a pedestal fan in the background. Probable Swamiji is the blessing figure: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron shawl, giving darshan from the throne area during a KAILASA event in Bengaluru.2008-10-11October 11 20082008-10-11October 11 20082008-10-11A seated man in an orange robe with long dark hair swept back places his right hand on the crown of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and rudraksha mala. A younger orange-robed attendant with a rudraksha mala and a purple mark on his forehead stands at left, holding a fan. Behind them is a large gilded ornate backdrop with a deity relief and red and yellow flower garlands, and a red patterned cushioned seat. The scene appears to be a blessing or diksha moment at an indoor hall.2008-10-12October 11 20082008-10-11October 11 20082008-10-11October 11 20082008-10-11A seated man in an orange saffron robe and red sleeveless top, with a red bindi on his forehead and long swept-back hair, places his palms on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a bangle on his wrist. The devotee bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a large gold-embossed ornamental panel and red zebra-print cushions. a person: the seated saffron-robed figure with long swept-back hair and red bindi, giving a blessing to the kneeling devotee.2008-10-11A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a red sleeveless inner garment placing his hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a pale green shirt. The devotee's hands are raised in reverence. A second saffron-robed attendant with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Behind them is an ornate gold throne with a red zebra-striped cushioned seat, and a green-leafed backdrop hangs at left. a person is the seated figure, giving blessing as a darshan.2008-10-11