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A photograph of a satsang where a man in a pink shawl and white-and-red flower garland, with a red bindi, smiles while extending his right hand to bless a devotee bowing with head lowered at left. Several devotees in white shirts stand and kneel around him. At right, a bald priest in orange and white robes with ash marks on his forehead stands beside him. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identifiable by his swept-back hair, pink shawl, and ceremonial gold-bead garland, giving blessings to a devotee.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with coloured cloth-wrapped pillars. A long-haired figure in a magenta sari-style garment and a white-and-red garland of flowers with gold ornaments places a hand on the forehead of a man in white clothes holding a folded paper. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, one with hands joined in namaste at the left edge. A bald man in an orange-and-white robe stands at the right. Brass plates with offerings and flowers sit on a table in the foreground. The figure appears to be a person candidate by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and garland, presiding in a blessing role.2010-12-26A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange shawl and a garland of red, orange and white flowers with gold beads, smiles as he places his right palm on the head of a man bowing with hands folded. a person is the central figure, appearing to give blessing in a satsang or pada-puja setting. Around them, a bald man in white ceremonial clothes stands with hands in prayer, other devotees in white and light shirts are seated or standing, and a red banner with deity imagery hangs on the wall.2011-06-05A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man in an orange robe with a thick red and green flower garland, layered beaded necklaces, a gold pendant and a bangle reaches out and places his palm on the head of a devotee with short dark hair in a light blue shirt, who stands with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white shirts and white dhotis hold their hands in anjali behind them, one wearing a dark rudraksha-style mala. The man in orange has a white tripundra mark on his forehead and smiles. Pink walls and a red-and-white painted pillar with a yellow motif frame the room, and another person with a white-marked forehead is at the right edge. The orange-robed figure is presented as a person by the page cues, though the appearance is only partly consistent with the description, so the identity is uncertain.2013-01-12A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a pink shawl edged in green and a white-and-red flower garland with a gold ornament. He stands with eyes lowered while a man in a white shirt presses a hand to his forehead, and several men in white shirts and light clothing stand close with hands folded in reverence, one holding a small paper. Behind them are bright orange and yellow decorative hangings and a blurred hall with more people in white. The scene reads as a devotional blessing or honouring at a satsang setting.2010-12-26A photograph of a blessing moment indoors with arched cream walls. A man in a long-sleeved white shirt and mala beads sits with hands pressed in namaste, head bowed. Beside him an older grey-haired man bows with his head lowered. On the right, a figure with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead and a red bindi, wearing an orange-saffron shawl, a flower garland of pink roses and gold ornaments, reaches out and places a hand on the bowed man's head in a blessing, smiling and holding a small white paper. Behind them a man in a brown t-shirt and glasses smiles with hands in namaste, and other onlookers stand nearby. Swamiji (probable) is the figure with the saffron shawl and rose garland giving the blessing; appearance cues include long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing.2012-06-20 +1 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of a satsang setting where a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style bead head band, a pink flower garland and gold earrings, extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. Behind them, a second man in white and a bare-chested man in white stand near a light-coloured curtain and a blue-and-white banner, with a red flower offering visible in another devotee's hands. a person: the orange-clad figure with the pink garland and bead headband is the candidate, presented in a blessing role.2012-07-13 +1 copiesDecember 26 20102010-12-26