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A photograph of a man seated on a gilded throne with red upholstery, bare-chested with a gold necklace of beads and a dark hair knot, extending his right hand in blessing toward a woman kneeling with palms pressed together. She wears a white garment with an orange-red shawl and has her eyes closed. Behind them are red draped curtains, a silver staff topped with a cobra-headed finial, and a golden lion-shaped armrest. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and a bare upper body with distinctive adornments.

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July 24 20142014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a long gold bead necklace and a hair knot with a red flower, reaching out to touch the forehead of a young woman in a white top who kneels with palms joined. Behind him is a golden throne with a carved cobra, a silver staff with a coiled snake, and red-draped curtains. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron garments and an ornate gold garland, matching the page's satsang context.2014-07-24A seated man in a red-brown dhoti-style garment with bare shoulders and a long gold bead necklace touches the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes and an orange-red shawl with his palm. The seated man has long dark hair swept back and smiles. Behind them a golden cobra-hooded sculpture, a silver trident-like staff topped with an ornate finial, and red drapes form the background. The kneeling man holds his palms together in namaskar. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair, ornate gold beads and a red-brown garment; he is giving blessing to a devotee. Golden cobra sculpture and ceremonial staff suggest a satsang or darshan setting.2014-07-23July 24 20142014-07-24A seated man in a red-orange robe with long dark hair swept back and a gold ceremonial necklace reaches forward with his right hand to bless a kneeling man. The seated figure sits on a golden throne carved with a cobra-hooded motif and holds a wooden staff with a silver top, in front of red draped curtains. The kneeling devotee wears a white shirt, an orange shawl and a wristwatch, and presses his palms together in anjali while his head is bowed to receive the blessing. This appears to be a darshan blessing.2014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24A seated man in a red-orange garment and a gold-bead necklace reaches out to touch the forehead of a smiling woman kneeling in front of him. He sits on an ornate golden throne with a lion-head armrest and a golden cobra-hooded backrest, beside a tall silver staff and a twisted wooden rod. The woman wears a white sari with a yellow-and-purple border, an orange blouse, gold earrings and a red bangle, and her hair is in a single braid. Red velvet drapes hang in the background, and another woman in a white sari is partly visible at the right edge. Two people are visible. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, with long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklace and saffron-toned clothing, so he is presented as a probable Swamiji in person.2014-07-24July 25 20142014-07-25A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style cloth, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a red hair tie, reaching to touch the forehead of a young woman with a tied-up curly bun. She wears a white top with an orange-red shawl and rudraksha beads, eyes closed, hands near her head. Behind them are a golden lion-faced armrest, a gold cobra-headed staff, red drapery, and a woman in white at the right edge. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, with his long hair, rudraksha mala and rust-red clothing as cues, seated on a golden throne in a blessing gesture.2014-07-24A seated man in a red-orange dhoti and bare chest wears a gold-bead necklace and a small red flower in his hair, extending his right hand in blessing onto the head of a woman with long black hair. She wears a white t-shirt and a red-beaded bracelet and leans forward with her palms raised in reverence. Behind them, a golden cobra-hooded figure and a golden lion-form throne arm stand before red drapery; a silver staff topped with a kalasha-like finial rests on the right. The scene suggests a darshan blessing.2014-07-24A photograph of a seated man in orange-red clothing and a gold ornate necklace of beads smiling with closed eyes as he places his right hand on the head of a kneeling woman with long curly dark hair, who wears a dark polka-dot top and a gold bangle. Behind them are gold lion-head and cobra-hooded ornamental furniture, red velvet draping and a gilded frame. A woman in a dark top sits at the right edge. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, a bindi, orange clothing and gold bead necklace matches the Swamiji (probable) cues, so he is a probable Swamiji blessing a devotee.2014-07-24