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A photograph of a satsang setting where a person with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange and gold garment with a rudraksha mala, extends a hand to bless a young man in a white collared shirt. The young man stands with hands pressed together at his chest. A golden bull statue, a silver staff-like object, and a bald priest in an orange shawl with a tilak sit in the background, with other standing spectators in white and red shirts behind.

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A photograph of a man in an orange-and-saffron robe with a long hair bun and a rudraksha mala, seated and placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt who raises both hands in a gesture of reception. Behind them, a standing figure in a white garment with a gold-bordered sari-style cloth and another seated man in orange clothing are visible near a red curtain. Golden lion-shaped ornaments are in the foreground. Several people are partially visible in the background. The man in orange is the candidate described on the page; his appearance is consistent with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, so this is a probable identification. He is giving a blessing to the young man in white.2013-09-30September 13 20132013-09-13September 13 20132013-09-13 +1 copiesA seated man in a saffron-orange garment with a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead band with a red bindi extends his right arm toward a standing man in a white shirt who raises both hands in a blessing gesture. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, distinguished by his swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha mala, and is shown in a direct guiding action. Beside him sits a shaven-headed man with white and red forehead marks and a rudraksha mala, and a golden lion-head ornament is in the foreground. Behind them, several men in white shirts and trousers with event badges stand near a white table and a red curtain, with a white fan at left.2013-09-13September 13 20132013-09-13September 30 20132013-09-30September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a room with red curtains and a floral garland backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and draped wrap with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace extends his right hand toward the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, who holds his palms up and open. The blessed man wears a lanyard. Beside them a golden kalasha-shaped vessel is held. Behind, a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a standing man in a white shirt watch. A white table fan and a woman in a dark embroidered sari stand in the background.2013-10-04A seated man in an orange-and-saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead raises his right hand to bless a balding, white-moustached man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala who stands before him with both hands raised. The seated man has long swept-back hair and sits behind a large gold lion-headed carved armrest or throne. Behind them, a standing man in a red shirt, a woman in a white sari with an orange garland, and other people watch in a hall with a red curtain, a wall fan and a framed seascape picture. The seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable), with long hair, orange shawl, rudraksha mala and gold throne as cues, seated in a blessing role.2013-09-29A seated figure with a bun and white vertical tilak on the forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a gold-bordered yellow garment and a long rudraksha mala, touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a name badge who raises his palms in acceptance. Behind them a standing man in white and a woman in a blue-green sari with orange lanyard look on, a seated woman in a dark necklace rests her chin on her hands, and a gold lion-head ornament and red cloth appear in the foreground.2013-09-28A photograph of a seated man in an orange and gold saffron-toned dhoti wrap with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest, his hair swept back into a bun. He raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt who leans in with his hands raised. A seated figure in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body sits behind them, and a golden lion-head ritual object is in the foreground. Behind them stand devotees in white, a white pedestal fan, and a shrine decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and a deity murti.2013-09-29October 04 20132013-10-04