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A seated figure in a maroon-red robe with a gold-and-beaded necklace and a red hair tie raises a hand to the forehead of a young man in a blue t-shirt and red-orange scarf, who has his eyes closed and palms pressed together. Behind them a golden lion-headed throne armrest with a black snake coiled around a silver staff, and red velvet curtains. Ritual blessing setting. Two people present.

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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red robe and gold garland extending his right hand to press the forehead of a standing devotee in a white shirt with an orange shawl. The seated figure has a white forehead mark and hair in a bun, and sits beside a golden kalasha-like vessel and a silver staff entwined with a dark serpent. A red curtain and a golden lamp stand form the backdrop, and a sheet of paper is held in the seated figure's left hand. The blessing gesture suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2014-07-25A seated man in a rust-red shawl and draped red cloth, with a gold garland and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, extends his right arm to touch the head of a curly-haired young man in a white shirt and orange-red patterned scarf. The seated man holds a small white card in his left hand. Beside them stand a silver staff with a round finial and a black cobra-shaped figure, and a gold deity murti with a peacock-feather fan and gold lion-faced vessel at left, before red drapes. a person: the seated man wears a rust-red shawl, a gold garland and a tilak, consistent with a seated guru giving blessing; the identification is appearance-based only.2014-07-25May 13 20142014-05-13A seated figure with long dark hair in a bun, bare-shouldered and wearing a red cloth, with a yellow and orange marigold garland, places his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a striped dark shirt and orange shawl who bows with eyes closed. Behind them a silver staff stands beside a large gold-coloured animal figure. In the background a woman in a white outfit with an orange shawl stands with hands folded, and another woman smiles. The setting is an indoor hall with wooden panels and a framed picture on the wall. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold-toned adornments and a red cloth, consistent with the page's attribution of a person at this satsang.2014-05-14October 26 20142014-10-26July 24 20142014-07-24A seated man with long dark hair tied back and a gold ceremonial necklace, dressed in red-maroon cloth, places his right palm on the forehead of a young man kneeling before him. The young man has short hair, a small hoop earring, orange saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a beaded bracelet, and his hands are pressed together in anjali. Behind them stand a golden cobra-hooded staff, a silver rod and red drapery, and a golden ornament sits at lower left. This is a blessing or initiation gesture. The man's appearance shows several cues matching the Swamiji candidate: long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklace and red-maroon clothing, so he is. The kneeling young man is a devotee in saffron robes.2014-07-24May 12 20142014-05-12August 30 20142014-08-30September 11 20142014-09-11May 13 20142014-05-13October 26 20142014-10-26