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Indoor event photo in a decorated hall with draped fabric and patterned pillars. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long orange-beaded garland and heavy gold bead necklace, hair swept back, stands with one hand raised touching the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who smiles. A holy paper is held in his other hand. Behind them a shaved-headed priest in orange wears a white tripundra on his forehead. Devotees including women in green saris stand around, and red-and-white fruit sits on a tray at lower right. Screens show faint images in the background. a person appears as the central figure in orange, blessing a devotee with a touch on the head.

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April 01 20132013-04-01April 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesApril 22 20132013-04-22Photo of a blessing moment at an indoor satsang hall. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, a white tilak and red bindi on the forehead, and gold earrings extends a hand to bless a seated devotee who has his hands pressed together. Other devotees in white shirts and mundus, one with a rudraksha mala, watch nearby, and a shaved-head monk in orange is at the right edge. Behind them a gold-and-red altar area with draped red fabric is visible. The orange-robed figure's appearance matches the page's a person cues (ornate saffron clothing, mala, gold necklace), so this is a probable match and is labelled accordingly.2012-10-14A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors with red curtains behind. A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, gold earrings and a long garland of red and white beads with a gold-bead necklace wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and extends his right hand in a blessing gesture toward devotees. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in front of him with hands folded and palms pressed together, one holding a rudraksha mala. A older man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead wears a saffron waist cloth and white shirt. A bare-chested man on the right with white ash markings on his arm stands near a small wooden offering box. Several people are visible in the scene.2013-05-16March 27 20132013-03-27Photograph of a blessing or initiation moment. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe, wearing multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, a white vibhuti band with a red bindi on the forehead, and hoop earrings, holds a sheet of handwritten paper and reads it while standing. The figure's right arm is raised with the palm resting on the crown of a man in a white shirt whose head is bowed. A second orange-robed figure stands behind, and a blurred person in white appears at the left edge.2013-01-28A photograph inside a hall at a satsang. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and an orange dhoti with gold border, wearing layered beaded necklaces, stands smiling and extends one hand over the head of a kneeling devotee in a pink striped shirt with palms pressed together. The kneeling man wears an orange-beaded mala. Other devotees in orange and white stand behind, and a bald man in orange cloth is at the right edge. Red cloth and offerings are on a table in the lower right, with warm ceiling lights and a white screen behind.2012-07-20April 01 20132013-04-01A ceremonial initiation scene in a hall with draped cloth and a screen showing a deity image. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long gold bead necklace and orange shawl places his right hand on the head of a shaved-headed young man in white kurta and glasses, who stands with hands folded. The orange-robed man, smiling, holds an open booklet in his other hand. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shawl with tilak stands at right holding a tray, and other attendees in white and orange stand in the background. Garlands and a draped decorative pillar frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the orange-robed man with long swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and orange shawl, placing a hand on the initiate's head.2013-04-06 +3 copiesApril 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a devotee bowing his head forward while a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with long swept-back hair, a tripundra marking on his forehead, a multi-strand gold bead necklace and a rudraksha-style orange mala, places his right hand on the devotee's head in a blessing gesture. He smiles. Behind them, other devotees wait, a man in white stands near a gold-decorated seat or throne, and a red curtain and stage area are visible. The blessing figure matches the appearance cues of the a person candidate, so this is an appearance-based probable identification. The devotee wears a white checked shirt.2013-03-31