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Photograph inside a gold-decorated shrine room with marble-patterned walls and fluorescent lights. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and a tall red-beaded headband with a white forehead mark sits on a red-cushioned seat beside a gilded throne backdrop. He smiles broadly while placing his right hand on the head of a seated devotee in a striped shirt and orange shawl, who bows forward. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, wears a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and appears to be Swamiji (probable), shown giving blessing to a devotee. Another saffron-clad priest sits in the background beside a brass dish, and a steel railing separates the seats. A partial head is visible at the left edge.

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A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a red flower headband, sandalwood marks on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, reaching out to touch the crown of a white-haired man in a black top who kneels with hands pressed together. Behind them stand gold-covered shrine panels and gold decorative elements, with an attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads at left. Two people are plainly visible, plus a partially visible figure at left. The appearance-based label for the robed man with the headband and mala is a person, but the image shows only a candidate appearance, so a person is set to unsure.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A seated man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling older man with grey hair who wears a pale yellow kurta and has his palms pressed together. The seated man has a white horizontal tilak with a red dot. Behind them a figure in orange robes with a flower garland and a raised hand stands beside a gold-framed deity murti on a red throne. Red velvet cushions and a red throne frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man in orange with long hair, malas and gold necklace, shown giving blessing to a devotee in a darshan setting.2012-10-07A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead with a red dot, and a garland of white jasmine and yellow-red flowers around his neck, wearing a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, reaches out to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl draped over his shoulders. The seated figure is in front of golden lion-head armrests, and a tall silver staff with a carved top stands beside them. Behind them are a gold-framed picture, red upholstered chairs and a warm orange backdrop. The scene is a blessing or initiation moment at a satsang-style gathering. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, bare-chested with an orange-red shawl, rudraksha-style garland and ceremonial gold armrests.2014-05-13September 14 20132013-09-14A photograph inside a temple-like hall with polished marble walls and gold-leafed shrine panels. On a raised dais, a man with long hair, a red headband and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments wears orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and extends one arm while speaking to a man kneeling below. The kneeling man wears a striped shirt and an orange cloth with white markings on his forehead, and looks up at him. Behind, another saffron-clad figure with a headband sits beside a golden deity murti and a golden peetha, with a row of fluorescent lights and a small monitor on the wall. Two people are present in the foreground-to-midground, with partial figures at the left edge.2012-07-23May 17 20122012-05-17A photo inside a gilded hall with marble-patterned walls. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron cloth with a draped orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a red-beaded headband with white tilak smiles and raises his right palm toward a woman in a yellow top who kneels at a railing with her hands in anjali. A golden lion-form seat and an ornate gold throne-back are behind him. Another person in orange and a bald man in white are seen at the left edge. The man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so only the role is described.2012-07-23A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red saffron robe with a gold-and-bead necklace, long swept-back hair in a knot, and a white tilak on the forehead, extending a hand to a young man in a blue-and-white striped shirt who bends forward to touch the hand to his forehead. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with red striped upholstery in front of a red wall with a decorative pattern. A second robed man with a shaved head and rudraksha beads stands to the upper right.2014-01-22July 23 20122012-07-23A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown-like headband sits on a golden throne with a radiant golden backrest. He wears a long gold bead necklace and a tilak on his forehead, and rests one hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with dark hair. Behind them, a carved stone pillar and a second person in white with a red-beaded mala stand near a gilded ornamental panel. The scene shows a blessing or seeking-of-grace moment in a temple-like setting. A watermarked copyright line appears at lower right and is not part of the scene.2012-05-07