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A photograph of a satsang-style gathering. On the left, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange wrap with rudraksha malas and a white forehead band sits on a red-draped seat, reaching forward to touch the raised palms of an older man in a light cream kurta with a lanyard badge. Behind them, a second man in white with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala watches, and a man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard stands at right. Ornate floral garlands in yellow and orange and a decorated red-and-pink canopy frame the scene; women in saris stand in the background.

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A photograph of a ceremony in which a long-haired man in an orange-saffron wrap and multiple rudraksha beads stretches his right arm forward to place his palm on the forehead of an older man in a light beige kurta with a rudraksha mala and an ID lanyard. The older man's hands are raised palms-up in devotion. Behind them, a second man in white with a white forehead band and a rudraksha mala looks on, and a man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard stands at right. Behind the seated figures, a red and gold draped structure with yellow and orange garlands and a red textile is visible, with other attendees in the background. The orange-clad man appears to be a person (appearance-based, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha adornments) in an in-person blessing setting.2013-07-13July 04 20132013-07-04July 14 20132013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14July 04 20132013-07-04July 07 20132013-07-07A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha mala places one hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style garment, who has closed eyes and palms raised in devotion. The seated figure has long dark hair pulled back, a vibhuti or tilak mark on the forehead, and sits on a red patterned cushion. Behind them are colourful garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers, with a gold statue-like object and orange cloth draped in the background. The scene suggests a blessing or padapuja-style darshan in a temple setting. Probable Swamiji is seated, wearing saffron robe, rudraksha mala and long hair, giving blessing to a devotee.2013-07-14July 06 20132013-07-06July 10 20132013-07-10A figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-brown wrap, sits on a red-cushioned seat extending a hand toward the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white trousers wearing a rudraksha mala, whose arms are raised in a blessing gesture. A man in a white dhoti with a sandalwood-marked forehead sits behind them, and orange-robed attendees and white-clad devotees stand in the background of a hall with a red curtain and a fan. The seated figure appears to give blessing or initiation, and the scene looks like a satsang or darshan.2013-07-04July 20 20132013-07-20A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, seated and reaching forward to place a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt and white trousers, who bows with his arm raised. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with colourful garlands in yellow, red, purple and green, and a woman in white stands nearby. Another man in white with a red shawl stands in the background. The figure in saffron appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a blessing or padapuja-style ritual.2013-07-14