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Evening photo at an ashram courtyard with a red wall and a wooden pillar wrapped in gold. A man in a red-orange cloth with a shaved-looking head reaches out to touch the forehead of a young girl in a white dress with a gold waistband and an orange shawl. He holds a microphone and sits behind a wooden lectern with a red book. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, and a green bronze deity murti sits in the foreground. a person seated as the speaker, with long swept-back hair, bare chest and red-orange cloth, touching the child's head during a satsang-style blessing.

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A seated man in a red-orange dhoti-style wrap and no shirt, with long swept-back dark hair and white vertical tilak marks on his forehead, reaches out to touch the forehead of a young girl in a white garment with gold borders and an orange shawl. He holds a microphone in his other hand, and a wooden lectern with a red book and a lotus bloom sits in front of him. Brass oil lamps and a green bronze deity murti stand on the table, a leopard-print cushion behind him, and a red-walled courtyard with a yellow pillar forms the backdrop. The girl holds a small offering tray. The setting suggests a satsang with a blessing given during the ritual.2016-01-29Evening courtyard satsang in a red-walled space with potted plants and brass oil lamps on a stand. A man seated on a leopard-print cushioned seat wears a red-orange dhoti-style wrap, is bare-chested, has long swept-back hair, and holds a small yellow card while gesturing with one hand toward a standing child. The child wears a white dhoti with gold borders, an orange shawl, and gold armbands, and holds an offering near a wooden lectern with a red book, a pink flower and green leaves. A microphone stands in front of the seated man. A bronze bust sits in the lower right foreground. Two people are visible.2016-01-29January 29 20162016-01-29May 05 20142014-05-05A photograph of a seated man in a red-orange garment with a gold-bordered waist cloth, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a sandalwood tilak, extending his right hand to rest on the head of a young girl in a pink top who bows before him. Beside him a golden serpent-entwined staff, a silver-topped staff and a gold lion-headed throne armrest are visible, with red drapery behind. A woman in white with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark stands at right, smiling. Partially visible bald head of another person in the lower foreground.2014-07-25A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a rust-red wrap, reaches forward to bless a young boy kneeling before him. The boy wears a white shirt, a rust-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and bows with his palms raised to his head. The seated man sits on an ornate gold throne-style chair beside a silver trident. Behind them stand gold garlands, deity murti in red and gold garments, and green plants.2014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26A seated man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a rust-orange draped garment, red-and-white cloth beneath him, and beaded rudraksha-style malas on his wrist and neck, extends his hand to touch the forehead of a curly-haired young child in a white kurta. Behind them a second man in white with a white forehead mark and beaded necklace looks on, and a yellow sheet and flower lie on the floor. Adults and a dark-haired woman are at the edge of the frame in a bright hall with red drapes. The seated man is consistent with the a person appearance cues of long hair and saffron-toned clothing with rudraksha malas, though the image is not conclusive; he is blessing the child in what appears to be a darshan-style moment.2013-07-16October 26 20142014-10-26A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon and rust-red cloth over his shoulder and a leopard-print garment, extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a young boy. The boy stands with palms raised, dressed in white with a red-and-gold patterned shawl. Behind them a second person in white with a dark beaded necklace sits beside a golden trident and an ornate golden seat, and a purple draped table holds layered gold necklaces. Potted greenery frames the left side. The man resembles the Swamiji candidate described in the page, with long swept-back hair and a saffron-toned shawl, so appearance cues qualify him as probable Swamiji in an in-person blessing scene. Ritual blessing with abhishekam-style hand gesture, golden trident and ceremonial shawls.2014-12-26A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap with a gold ornamental necklace and a dark braided topknot sits beside a silver staff topped with a finial, resting his right hand on the head of a young girl with hair tied back. Behind him, a gold lion-faced throne element and a dark cobra-like form are visible against red and gold curtains. A woman in a white blouse with a white forehead mark kneels nearby, watching the blessing. Possibly a person in an orange wrap with gold garland and topknot, giving a blessing (darshan) to a child. Setting appears to be a temple-style hall with gold lion-head decor.2014-07-14July 25 20142014-07-25