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A seated man with long dark swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a long gold-bead necklace and a rust-red saffron wrap sits on a throne-like seat with a peacock-feather fan beside him. He smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white dhoti and red-patterned shawl. The devotee bows with his head lowered and his hands together, and the man holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them stands a large gold-plated ornate object and a silver staff, against deep red drapes. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment.

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July 21 20142014-07-21A photograph of a long-haired man with a white forehead mark and a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulders, wearing a multi-strand gold bead necklace, pressing his hand on the head of a short-haired young man in a white t-shirt and red-patterned shawl. The young man's palms are pressed together in devotion. Behind them stands a gold deity murti and a silver staff, with a peacock-feather fan in the foreground and red drapes in the background. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man wears a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a ritual cloth, with long swept hair; his identity is an appearance-based label only.2014-07-21A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red robe and gold beaded necklace with long dark hair and a white vertical tilak with a red dot, holding a sheet of paper in one hand while placing his other hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and red scarf with printed text. A golden kalasha-like vessel and a silver staff stand behind them, with red drapery and a peacock-feather fan at the left edge. The seated figure is a person by appearance cues including long swept hair, saffron-red robes and ornate gold necklaces, shown in the act of giving blessing to a devotee.2014-07-21A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vibhuti stripe on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl and a long gold bead necklace, reaching out to place his palm on the head of a seated devotee. The devotee wears a red shawl over a white shirt. Behind them stand a gold deity murti and a silver staff, and a peacock-feather fan is at the left edge. A second man's hand is raised in the foreground. The gesture appears to be a blessing given in a satsang setting. Appearance cues (long hair, vibhuti, gold necklace, rust-red robe) are consistent with a probable Swamiji, so the candidate is marked as probable and present.2014-07-21A seated man with long dark hair, white forehead marking and red-orange clothing wrapped over bare shoulders, wearing gold ceremonial necklaces, holds a sheet of paper while his hand rests on the head of a standing devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt and red-orange shawl with a patterned border and raises one arm upward. A golden throne-like seat and dark draped curtains form the background. The seated man shows distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing, a compatible appearance, but identity is uncertain so the presentation is noted only in the a person field.2014-07-21July 23 20142014-07-23A photograph of a seated man in saffron-red robes, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a peacock-feather fan behind him, reaching forward to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl. A silver trident and a dark wooden staff with a serpent motif stand beside them, with a gold-plated vessel and red curtains in the background. The seated man has a white tilak on his forehead and holds a folded paper in his other hand. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron ornate clothing and a gold bead necklace, placed on a throne-like seat, so the attribution is only probable. The kneeling devotee receives a blessing with palm raised.2014-07-26September 03 20142014-09-03A seated man in a rust-red robe with a gold-bead garland and white tilak on his forehead reaches out to touch the forehead of a bearded man in a white shirt and red shawl, who has his palm raised. A silver staff with a round finial and a golden lion-head sculpture sit beside them against red drapery. a person is the seated man, shown with his hair in a knot, a rudraksha-style gold garland and saffron-red robe, giving a blessing to a devotee.2014-07-21A seated man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a maroon-red garment with a gold necklace of large beads places his palm on the forehead of a smiling man with short grey hair who wears a white t-shirt and a red-and-white scarf printed with text. The seated figure's outstretched arm reaches over a silver staff topped with a finial, while behind them is a gold ornamental object and red drapes. The image is a photograph of a blessing exchange. Swamiji (probable): the seated man with long hair, maroon-red robe and gold bead necklace matches the candidate profile, placing a hand in blessing on a devotee.2014-07-21A seated man with long dark hair tied back and a red hair tie, bare-shouldered in a red-orange cloth with a gold bead necklace, places his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in an orange shawl printed with script and a rudraksha mala. Behind them stand a gold lion-shaped throne arm, a gold staff with a cobra-hooded top and red velvet drapery. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-red clothing, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2014-07-24January 04 20142014-01-04