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A saffron-robed figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a thick orange beaded mala and a heavy gold bead necklace stands bare-shouldered in a crowded hall, reading a folded white paper while placing his right hand on the head of a balding older man in white shirt and round glasses. Around them, several men in white and pale shirts stand close, one holding a small notebook, and a hanging woven banner with tassels is visible at the top of the frame. The scene suggests a personal blessing during a gathering; the a person field is marked unsure because the appearance cues are present but the image alone cannot confirm identity.

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March 27 20132013-03-27May 03 20122012-05-03February 02 20132013-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 25 20132013-02-25July 23 20122012-07-23 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20132013-01-05June 24 20122012-06-24 +1 copiesMarch 27 20132013-03-27March 25 20132013-03-25A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A standing figure in an orange-red saffron robe, with long swept-back dark hair, white vibhuti and a red bindi on the forehead, rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace, places his right hand on the head of a seated older man in glasses and a peach shirt. The blessed man bows forward with hands folded over a handwritten paper. The standing figure holds another paper in his left hand and looks down. Other people stand blurred in the background and orange-and-yellow hangings hang overhead. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold necklace.2013-01-28April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a horizontal white tilak on the forehead, wearing layered rudraksha malas and an ornate gold pendant necklace, placing his right hand on the head of an older balding man in a cream shirt and glasses who bows forward. The figure in orange holds a stack of papers in the other hand. Another man in white stands at left, and a partly visible saffron-robed figure is at right, with a golden deity murti or ornament in the upper right. Blessing or darshan setting. Swamiji (probable) on the basis of the saffron robe, long hair, rudraksha malas and gold necklace, as the person giving the blessing.2013-01-18