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A photograph inside a decorated hall with pink curtains and hanging colourful tassel banners. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and gold bead ornaments places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt, who bows his head toward him. Behind them, a woman in a red sari with a bindi stands watching, and a saffron-robed monk with rudraksha beads holds a red tray. Another saffron-clad monk with a shaved head stands at right. The long-haired figure shows cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, so this appears to be a person giving blessing to a devotee.

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A photograph inside a tented hall with striped pillars and a white ceiling canopy. A smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala and a shawl, and is blessing a man in a white shirt by placing his hand on his bald head. Beside him, a monk in orange holds a silver tray of small offerings and lamps. Men in white dhotis, a grey-haired man in black, and onlookers stand around. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a blessing or darshan. a person: the smiling man with long swept hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala, giving a blessing.2011-01-22May 20 20122012-05-20A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an ashram hall. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-bead headband, a long gold-bead necklace and a tulsi-style wooden mala, places his right hand on the head of a bowed devotee with folded hands. Beside them a woman in a red-orange sari with a flower garland and gold bangles also bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a bald man in glasses and a white shirt stands with palms joined, and several men in white and light shirts stand in the background. Striped and red-white decorative pillars hang from the ceiling, and red banners and a white canopy frame the hall. a person wears the distinctive gold-bead headband, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's record of him at this event.2012-05-01A photograph of a devotional blessing at an indoor event with a crowd behind a metal barrier. A man in orange-saffron robes with an ornate gold necklace, bead garlands and a long swept-back hairstyle, with a white tripundra mark on his forehead, places his right hand on the head of a man in a tan-brown kurta who has his palms pressed together in respect. The blessing giver holds a folded white paper in his left hand. A man in a white shirt stands at left, and a man in dark clothing is behind. Multicoloured hanging decorations and a stage screen are in the background. Appearance-based cues suggest a person as the figure in saffron robes giving the blessing, though this is uncertain.2013-02-03February 03 20132013-02-03March 23 20132013-03-23A photograph of a satsang hall where a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, and an orange-red robe with a bare upper body is placing his palm on the bald head of an older man in a white shirt who bows with folded hands. The man in red smiles. Behind them stand several people in white and red-orange ritual clothes, a younger man in a blue shirt, and a small portrait of a figure on the left wall. A screen shows an image above the stage with red and blue ceremonial banners and tassels.2013-03-29March 27 20132013-03-27November 20 20102010-11-20A photograph of an indoor ashram hall with a saffron-robed figure blessing a man in a khaki-brown kurta by placing a hand on his head. The saffron-robed figure wears an orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha malas, bead armbands, a gold chain and a tilaka on the forehead, and holds a folded white paper in the other hand. The man in brown has his palms pressed together in namaste. Beside them stand young men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a man in a striped shirt. Behind them, devotees sit along the walls, a red tray with sweets sits in the foreground, and a decorated stage with a golden throne and a flower-draped deity murti can be seen in the background. Colourful cloth hangings decorate the ceiling. The scene suggests a satsang blessing line.2013-02-03October 09 20102010-10-09Indoor photo of a blessing line in a hall with draped white fabric ceiling and maroon drapes. A man in an orange-saffron robe with multiple rudraksha-style beaded and gold bead necklaces and bangles touches the head of a devotee with one hand, marked with white forehead paste. Devotees in pink, white and checked shirts stand with folded hands or bowed heads in line, and more people in orange robes stand at the right. Colorful hanging decorations and a red wall panel are behind. A tall figure in a saffron robe at right has a shaved head. The central figure is a person bestowing a blessing on a devotee.2013-03-16