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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a brown draped shawl over bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a grey-and-white striped polo shirt who bows forward with palms joined. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands behind them against a blue curtain, with a red cushion at left. The scene looks like a blessing or healing moment.

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A photo of a bare-shouldered man with slicked-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a brown wrap draped over his body. He wears a long rudraksha mala and sits on a red cushioned seat, placing his right hand on the crown of a short-haired man in a grey-and-white striped shirt who kneels with his palms pressed together. A brass kalasha-style lamp stands behind them against a navy curtain, with a garlanded gold frame and flowers at the upper left. The scene suggests a blessing or head-touching gesture, with the seated man's appearance matching the appearance-based cues for a person figure.2011-08-31January 04 20142014-01-04August 31 20112011-08-31Photograph of an indoor blessing moment. A man in a short-sleeved white-and-grey striped shirt, seen from behind with dark hair, leans forward while a bare-chested figure in orange-saffron cloth places his hand on the man's head.2012-06-03A photograph of a diksha-style blessing. A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied in a bun wears an orange-brown robe with a yellow-gold cloth, a pale beaded mala necklace and a bracelet of beads. He raises his right hand to the forehead of a man in a maroon sweatshirt, whose hands are held open in front of his chest and whose eyes are closed. A pale figure in white clothing with a beaded necklace sits in the background beside a draped brocade backdrop, and a golden cloth lies in the lower left. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, ochre robe, beaded mala and gold-coloured cloth, performing the blessing on a devotee.2014-01-05A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with white and red forehead markings, reaching out to touch the forehead of a younger man in a striped short-sleeved shirt with a visitor badge. Behind them are gold ornaments, a garland of red flowers, and red and purple draped cloth, with a standing fan at right. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan. a person appears as the robed seated figure with distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and forehead markings, as the one giving the blessing.2013-09-28A photograph of a darshan moment indoors in front of a red draped cloth. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap with a gold and green-bead necklace and a swept-back dark hairstyle places his right palm on the forehead of a man in a striped maroon-and-white polo shirt with a delegate lanyard, who leans his head back with his left hand raised. Behind them a woman in white clothes with a red bindi watches, and a figure in white stands at left edge. Five-person scene; a probable Swamiji candidate by orange wrap, gold and bead necklace and swept-back hair, giving blessing as an in-person darshan.2012-08-21 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13January 03 20142014-01-03A man in a maroon kurta with a geometric pattern stands with eyes closed and head bowed as a seated figure in maroon and gold ceremonial robes places his right palm on the man's forehead. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, a white tripundra mark on the forehead, and a gold necklace, and sits near a red cushion. Behind them hang red curtains and a projection screen, with a seated woman in red at the right edge. The gesture appears to be a blessing or transmission of energy during a satsang setting. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklace and maroon-gold robes, seen in person giving the blessing.2014-01-02A seated man in an orange-brown saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold ornament at his chest places his right palm on the crown of an older, white-haired man in a white linen kurta and blue lanyard, who has his palms together before his face. Behind them hangs a deep red velvet curtain with a gold carved panel at left and a red cushioned seat. Two physical people are visible.2012-05-02 +2 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copies