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A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a white canopy. A man in a red sleeveless top with a white and red floral garland and a rudraksha-like cord stands in front, pressing his hands to the head of a seated man in white shirt and off-white dhoti who wears a rudraksha mala, a gold bracelet and an orange shawl. Behind them a man in white with a sandalwood tilak and a second man in white with glasses and a mala look on, and an elderly woman in white sits at left. The appearance of the standing figure in red with long swept-back hair and garland is consistent with a person, though his face is partly turned and not clearly distinctive; he is presented as a sannyasi giving a blessing to a devotee.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a tented outdoor event with a white canopy and draped fabric behind. On the right, a long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes and a white-and-red flower garland is raising a hand to touch the forehead of a bald, smiling man in white. Probable Swamiji: the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron ceremonial clothing, a garland and a saffron-tipped staff, matching the page's claim of Swamiji at this event. Around them, a man in white kurta, an older man with a white moustache, and a woman with a long braid in white stand watching; a seated woman with a black braid is in the lower left. Five people are visible.2009-07-07A photograph of an outdoor medical camp under a tent with a light canopy and trees behind. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange clothing wears large garlands of white, yellow and red flowers and extends a hand toward the forehead of an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti, who has his hand on his chest. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around them, and one holds a small red tray. A table with yellow cloth and a red-and-white banner stand at the edges. The figure's face is turned away, so no identification is made; the orange-clad figure is a person in a healing or blessing gesture.2012-01-06July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07Outdoor festival photo under a white canopy at a Gurupoornima event, with a figure in a red-orange robe and orange shawl, a floral garland of green and pink flowers, and a long dark hair, extending both arms forward with palms down to bless a kneeling devotee. Behind him, a gilded throne with a silver trident and a kalasha-style brass object; devotees in white with orange shawls and garlands stand and kneel around him. Two more devotees in white with their heads lowered receive blessing in the foreground. A red carpet, flower strings and a loudspeaker are visible in the crowd area. The figure matches the a person appearance profile with long swept hair, orange-red robes, a garland and gold bangle, and is shown in a blessing posture.2009-07-07December 07 20132013-12-07A long-haired figure in a red sleeveless top and a red-and-white flower garland, wearing gold bangles and a gold wristband, reaches out to touch the forehead of an older man with grey hair in a white shirt. Around them stand devotees in white, some in orange shawls and rudraksha malas, including a woman in orange with glasses and a woman in a light sari with a red shawl. Several onlookers in white and orange stand in a crowd, and grey-haired people in the foreground watch the blessing. The scene appears to be a devotional blessing with a crowd of followers.2009-07-07A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red mark on his forehead places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white. Beside him, a man in white with a saffron-orange shawl and a grey-haired man in white with a white tilak and beaded necklace stand close, and a cameraman with a video camera films the scene. Behind them are a copper vessel and a brass oil lamp on a pale surface, with red-and-orange cloth hanging in the background. The setting appears to be a temple-like hall with a stone lion carving and red railings.2010-07-13November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copies