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Outdoor ritual scene with a long-haired figure in saffron/orange robes seated on an ornate silver throne-like chair, a multi-strand white and rudraksha bead necklace and a gold chain, and a red-orange tilak on the forehead. He is placing his hand on the head of a kneeling, bare-chested devotee in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala. Behind them stand several people in saffron and white garments, one holding a long staff with a silver finial, and a woman in white and red at upper right. a person: the seated figure's long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold necklaces and throne-like seat match the page's a person reference, and the devotee is receiving a blessing.

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Outdoor temple-procession scene in Varanasi. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a silver-embossed seat, wearing an orange-saffron cloth, a rudraksha mala with large silver beads, a gold necklace, gold earrings and gold-beaded armbands. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident. A woman in a white blouse and red shawl, her hair in a braid, stands with palms joined in namaste, facing him. Another orange-robed figure with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and a person in white is partly visible at the right edge. a person is the seated man, receiving devotees' greetings during the procession.2013-02-13Outdoor ghat scene at a riverside. A seated figure with long swept-back black hair, a red bindi, ornate ceremonial gold necklace, rudraksha and bead malas, gold armlets and saffron-orange robes smiles while extending a hand to bless a wet, white-haired man in white kneeling before him; this seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), with his distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas. Behind him, several saffron-robed attendants hold a silver trident and stand near an ornate silver throne (peetha), and a man in white with sacred thread watches. Visible patterned shawls and a plastic bag rest on the platform.2013-02-13Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat in Varanasi, with a weathered stone building and trees behind. A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears long swept-back dark hair, multiple strands of large white and silver beads, a rudraksha-style mala, a gold necklace and orange-and-gold bangles; he sits on a silver-ornamented throne-like seat. A man in white ritual clothing with a red waist cloth bends forward and raises his hand toward the seated figure's head in a blessing gesture. Around them, saffron-clad attendants and a white-clad priest stand, and ceremonial staffs with silver finials and a trident-topped standard appear at the right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a ceremonial role during a blessing.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13March 10 20132013-03-10A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas and layered gold ceremonial necklaces extends his right arm to touch the bald head of a kneeling monk in orange cloth beside him. Surrounding devotees in orange and saffron robes with gold necklaces and sandalwood-marked foreheads stand and sit behind, and a silver-framed backdrop is visible at right. A small microphone is at his ear. Appearance-based label: a person, seated, blessing a disciple in what appears to be a satsang setting.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes on a silver-framed throne, wearing long swept-back hair, a headset microphone, layered rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces, with his right hand placed on the forehead of a shaven-headed devotee in orange who kneels before him. Several saffron-robed monks and white-clad attendants stand and sit around them, some with white forehead markings, in a dimly lit hall. a person seated as the presiding figure, conferring blessing by touch in what appears to be a satsang or darshan setting.2013-03-10A seated man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, gold ceremonial necklaces and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the bald head of a kneeling man in orange robes and beaded necklaces, who presses his palms together in devotion. The seated man, a person, sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver throne with a headset microphone. Behind them, several devotees in orange robes stand with hands folded, bangles and beaded malas visible.2013-03-10A seated man in long swept-back dark hair, orange-saffron robes, layered rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces sits on a silver-framed throne, one hand raised to a bald devotee kneeling before him. Several saffron-robed attendants and devotees stand and sit around them, some wearing orange garments and beaded necklaces, with a woman in a white sari at the back. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or ceremony.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10