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A seated figure with long dark hair swept back, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style orange beaded necklace, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a white kurta with a red-beaded mala. The figure holds a silver trident in his left hand. Behind them, a seated man with a tilak and white dhoti watches, and a man in a white t-shirt stands in the background near a window and fan. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or blessing moment.

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July 01 20132013-07-01July 05 20132013-07-05July 01 20132013-07-01July 07 20132013-07-07July 01 20132013-07-01A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a yellow border and an orange rudraksha-style mala, with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead marking, extends one arm to touch the forehead of a shaved-headed man with a short beard who wears a white t-shirt, a white beaded necklace and a wristwatch, and whose palms are pressed together in front of his chest. The seated figure holds a silver trident-like staff in the other hand. Behind them a woman in white with a long braid sits, and a standing figure in white is partly visible at the top right, against a pale wall with a window and a fan.2013-07-01A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a yellow edge and a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder, seated on a red cushioned chair, smiling as he extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala. A second man in white clothes sits behind them. Behind them stands a white air conditioner and a glass cabinet holding an image. The seated man has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) description; he is a figure giving blessing (ashirvad) to a devotee. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or darshan room.2013-07-01A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and a long orange-brown rudraksha mala, holding a silver trident and smiling toward a standing man in a white shirt with a red lanyard and ID badge who raises one hand in a blessing-like gesture. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, and a second man in white stands with hands folded. The room has white walls, ceiling fans, and a red cushioned seat. a person in the saffron shawl and rudraksha mala holding a trident, seated and giving satsang-style blessing.2013-07-01July 01 20132013-07-01A seated figure in orange and gold robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala reaches out to touch the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with a lanyard, who has his palms raised in greeting. The seated figure holds a silver trident-shaped staff. Behind them a smiling man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and tripundra marks on his forehead looks on, and several people in white stand in the background near a window and fan. The scene suggests a blessing or diksha moment in an ashram hall.2013-07-01A woman with long dark hair wearing an orange-brown and yellow sari and a rudraksha mala necklace sits on a red cushioned seat and reaches forward to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white trousers, his palms raised in front of him. Behind them, a blurred seated figure in white with a rudraksha mala and a bare-chested figure in white stand in a room with red curtains, a white pillar, a fan and colourful garlands at the left edge. The scene appears to show a blessing or forehead touch in a devotional setting.2013-07-04A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, hair swept back, a white tilak on the forehead, extends a hand in blessing toward the head of a bald man in white kurta with an orange shawl who sits with palms pressed together in reverence. A younger shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right. A white cooler unit and a plain white wall form the backdrop. The scene reads as a blessing or padapuja-style darshan moment.2012-10-20