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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing an orange-brown cloth draped over bare shoulders and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with rudraksha-style beads. He wears a long pink-and-teal garland and smiles warmly while his hand rests on the shoulder of a man seen from behind in a blue and white striped polo. Behind him are garlands of yellow, red and white flowers, a red cushioned seat, and a patterned blue wall with a gold pillar. Two raised hands appear at the frame edges.

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September 23 20122012-09-23A photograph of a satsang setting in which a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white vertical tilak stripes, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a thick gold necklace with a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the head of a seated devotee in a dark maroon shirt. The devotee's back is to the camera. A coral-pink and multicolored flower garland drapes the standing man's shoulders, and a bright red and yellow flower arrangement decorates the background. Another person in orange clothing is partly visible at left, and a devotee at right holds up a small photograph or card. Patterned cream drapery and an orange backdrop frame the scene. The appearance-based label is a person, with the man dressed as a spiritual teacher blessing a devotee.2012-09-23A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at a satsang. A man in orange-brown robes with a long swept-back hair, white vertical tilak, red bindi, a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala, pink and teal flower garland and heavy gold ceremonial necklace places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt, who bows forward. The robed man holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind him are red and yellow marigold garlands and a red-and-white kolam-style patterned banner.2012-09-23A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe, bare-chested and wearing a red-and-yellow flower garland with gold beads and a gold necklace, holding a folded white paper in one hand while the other hand is raised toward the head of a balding man in a white shirt who bends forward. The robed man has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings. Behind him are yellow and white flower garlands, red fabric and a red-and-orange geometric backdrop with a golden pillar at left. A distinctive appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace, shown in a blessing or receiving gesture with a devotee.2012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23A photograph of a seated man in an orange-brown saffron wrap with a multi-strand gold ceremonial necklace, a pink and white flower garland, and a red bindi on his forehead, seated on a red zebra-striped throne before floral arrangements of yellow marigolds and red roses. He has long swept-back dark hair and a calm smile. An older man in a white collared shirt, facing away, raises both hands and touches his palms to the seated man's forehead in a blessing gesture. On the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a beaded mala watches. The background includes gold-trimmed pillars and patterned drapes.2012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23A seated man in an orange-saffron garment with a long gold-bead necklace and a pink-and-blue flower garland blesses a devotee whose back is to the camera, with a hand placed on the devotee's head. The blessing man has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and white tilak, and a smiling expression. Behind him are red and yellow flower arrangements and a red-patterned cushion, with a decorative rangoli-style panel on the wall. A white-shirted devotee sits in the foreground, with a rudraksha mala visible at the neck. The scene resembles a satsang or darshan blessing.2012-09-23A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body, wearing a thick multi-strand gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, and long garlands of pink flowers with teal and gold ribbon accents. He has white vertical tilak marks and a red dot on his forehead, long swept-back hair, and smiles with eyes lowered while reaching toward a younger man in a light blue shirt seated in front of him. A second man in a pink checked shirt is partly visible at left. Behind them are a red patterned backdrop, a gold column, and yellow and red flower arrangements. a person: the seated man wears long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala, and ornate gold necklaces, and is receiving a devotee in a darshan-style setting.2012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23