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A man in an orange-brown silk garment with a gold-bordered yellow edge and layered gold and beaded necklaces stands at right, long swept-back hair, a red bindi on his forehead, holding a sheet of paper while placing his right hand on the head of a bowed older man in a white shirt whose hands are pressed together in prayer. Behind them a bald priest in orange-brown robes with white tilak stands near a colourful temple-style backdrop and other devotees in white. Probable Swamiji's appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold beaded necklaces and saffron-orange clothing; he is blessing a devotee in a ritual giving-blessing moment.

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A photograph of a satsang blessing. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, ornate gold bangles and a long gold-bead necklace with rudraksha-style mala strands, wearing an orange-saffron garment with a gold border, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white striped shirt, while holding a folded white paper in his other hand. Behind them a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a white forehead band and a red tilak stands, and a man in a white shirt on the left has his hands clasped. Background devotees in white and a golden shrine with painted deity panels.2013-06-20June 20 20132013-06-20 +1 copiesMay 15 20132013-05-15A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a wrap with a dense gold ceremonial necklace and gold armband, holding a white sheet of paper and reading it while people gather around. Probable Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange clothing and heavy gold ceremonial ornaments, the cues for a presiding guru in this archive. Around him, a bald orange-robed devotee stands at left with rudraksha beads, a grey-haired man in white with a raised palm, a man in white with a mustache, and a shaved-headed man in white behind. Blurred onlookers fill a hall with a red curtain behind them.2013-06-17May 15 20132013-05-15A photograph of a man in a rust-orange robe and orange-and-gold beaded necklace raising his right palm over the forehead of a devotee in a striped shirt. The robed figure holds a folded white paper in his left hand and wears a red tilak and gold earrings, with long dark hair swept back. Behind them, a row of devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together, and a golden deity murti glows in the background beneath orange and gold hanging tassels. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure has long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial clothing and a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2013-04-09June 25 20132013-06-25April 09 20132013-04-09A figure in an orange-brown wrap and layered gold ceremonial necklaces, with a red bindi and bangles on the arms, stands at right holding a sheet of paper and placing one hand on the head of a man. The man at left wears a white shirt and a black-and-white bead mala, hands pressed together and eyes lowered. Behind them, several men in white shirts stand in a hall with maroon drapery.2013-07-11April 01 20132013-04-01A man in a rust-orange saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace and a orange-brown shawl stands in a temple-like hall, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in white who bows forward. The robed man has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash marks, gold earrings and bangles, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Several men in white clothes stand behind them, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity murti panels is visible. Appearance-based a person in the robed role of the blessing officiant, performing a blessing with a hand on the head.2013-03-06A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas raises his right hand in blessing over a grey-haired man in a white shirt, whose hands are pressed together in respectful greeting. The robed man holds a sheet of paper in his left hand and wears gold bangles and armlets, a gold earring, and a forehead tilak. Several people in white clothing stand in the background near a stage with a colourful decorated backdrop and a golden deity murti. The robed figure's appearance with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas is consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown giving blessings to a devotee.2013-06-18