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A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair worn down her back and multiple rudraksha malas on her chest is placing her right hand on the crown of a man's head as he tilts his face upward with eyes closed. The man wears a blue-and-white checked short-sleeved shirt and holds his hands out to the side. She sits on a deep red velvet seat, a microphone stand visible at left. Behind them stands a colourful garlanded backdrop of red, yellow, white, green and purple flowers around a deity murti, a sign of blessing or darshan. At lower right an older man in white ritual dress with a shaved head, tilak and rudraksha mala looks on. The scene reads as a blessing ceremony in a temple-style setting.

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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder, long dark hair swept back, extending a hand to press onto the forehead of a young man in a blue-and-white checked short-sleeved shirt who leans back with eyes closed. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange garlands, and a man in white with a tilak and rudraksha mala looks on at right. The figure's face is not clearly visible from this angle and the page does not confirm the person's identity, so no identification is made.2013-07-04July 14 20132013-07-14May 05 20152015-05-05July 04 20132013-07-04July 02 20132013-07-02A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red bindi, wears an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a long strand of rudraksha mala beads. He leans forward and extends his right hand to touch the crown of a clean-shaven-looking man with short dark hair and a beard, who wears a white collared shirt and kneels with bowed head. Behind them, red velvet drapes, a brass oil lamp and colourful flower garlands hang near a deity murti. The orange-clothed figure appears to be giving a blessing; the seated figure matches the appearance cues, so this is a probable in-person identification with the role of blessing giver. a person is shown giving a blessing to a devotee in a satsang-style setting.2013-07-11July 04 20132013-07-04A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown saffron wrap, a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial beads, places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt with blue sleeve trim, whose eyes are closed and head is tilted back while the first figure's other hand supports his neck. Behind them, a garlanded deity murti with red and white flower garlands and gold decorations is visible, and a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala looks on at right. A visible appearance-based candidate for Swamiji wears distinctive saffron wrap, long hair and rudraksha malas during a blessing; this is a probable Swamiji in person, giving a blessing to a devotee.2013-07-03A seated man in an orange-brown saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala with multiple beads touches the crown of a young man in a white shirt, who kneels with eyes closed and head bowed. The robed man has long swept-back hair, a small white tilak on his forehead, and his eyes are closed in concentration. Behind them stands a deity murti draped in red and orange cloth with a colourful flower garland of yellow, red and blue blossoms, against a deep red curtain. The gesture resembles a blessing transmitted through the hand on the head. a person: the robed man with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala is a.2013-07-07Photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown saffron-toned garment and a long orange-brown beaded necklace, with a red bindi and white tripundra marks on the forehead, placing both palms on the head of a kneeling man in a purple-and-white checked shirt. Other men stand behind in white dhotis and shirts, and orange cloth hangs in the background beside an ornate golden pillar. A gold ceremonial offering tray sits in the foreground. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing with a beaded mala, consistent with a person blessing a devotee in a ritual setting.2013-04-20January 11 20142014-01-11April 20 20132013-04-20