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A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple-style room. A woman in a tiger-striped yellow-and-black blouse with a rudraksha bead belt stands at left, her arms raised and palms pressed to the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, who is seated and closes his eyes. Behind them hang garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers and a gold-embroidered cloth. The woman appears to be giving a forehead blessing. A partially visible person in white sits at the right edge.

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A photo of two men in close indoor contact. On the left, a bare-shouldered man in a tiger-striped yellow-and-black garment with a rudraksha-bead belt has long swept-back hair and a white tripundra on his forehead; he is placing his right hand on the crown of the head of a man on the right, who has his eyes closed, short dark hair, a white shirt and an orange lanyard. The man on the right holds his hand up in a respectful gesture. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with yellow, orange, red and purple flower garlands and gold jewellery. Other people partly visible at the right edge.2013-09-04September 03 20132013-09-03A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in a warmly lit hall. A man with a swept-back dark ponytail, a white tilak on his forehead, gold-bead necklaces and an orange-red garment with gold border places his right palm on the forehead of an older man with grey hair and moustache. The older man wears a white kurta and raises both hands, palms out, in reception. A woman in white with a green pendant sits with eyes closed at right. Gold ornaments and a gold object sit in the foreground against a textured gold wall. Probable Swamiji's cues include the swept-back hair, gold necklaces and saffron-orange garment, and he is the one giving the blessing.2014-01-04A photo of a satsang-style exchange. On the left, a man with long hair tied in a bun, wearing a tiger-striped saffron-and-black garment and a long rudraksha mala, extends his right arm and hand toward a man's forehead; he has a yellow mark on his forehead. On the right, a man in a white kurta with a blue lanyard and an ID badge raises both hands toward the first man. Behind them, a woman in white and a figure in red sit before a textured, cream-coloured wall. The left man has distinctive long hair, rudraksha beads and saffron-patterned clothing, so this is a person in person giving a blessing, but appearance alone is not conclusive.2012-01-09May 25 20132013-05-25A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hair, a gold necklace of beads and a white tilak on the forehead extends his right hand to bless a kneeling man in a white shirt, whose hands are pressed together at his forehead. Behind them stands a richly decorated altar with a gold-framed backdrop, garlands of red, yellow, green and purple flowers, and gold ornaments. A white ceiling fan and a red curtain are visible at the edges. Probable Swamiji is seated in the blessing posture, with the saffron robe, long hair and ceremonial gold necklace as cues, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2013-07-02December 19 20132013-12-19A photograph of a seated figure in a tiger-striped yellow and black garment with a wide golden-brown waist belt, wearing a long multicolour flower garland and a white forehead mark. The figure, with long dark hair, raises an open hand toward a smiling older man in a white shirt with an orange-saffron shawl, who raises his palm in return. Behind them a red velvet throne with an ornate gold-framed panel stands beside a gold-embossed backdrop. Several people in white and red clothing stand in the background of a hall with green foliage overhead. a person: the seated figure has long swept hair, ornate gold-trimmed clothing, a garland and a forehead mark, and sits on a throne, so this is an appearance-based candidate.2012-12-16A seated long-haired figure in a rust-orange robe and rudraksha-style beaded mala reaches out to place a palm on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a red-and-white printed shawl, hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them, deity murti are draped in gold and yellow garlands and ornate red-and-gold cloth, with green foliage and a gold-embossed throne panel at left. The seated figure's appearance (long swept hair, saffron robe, beaded mala) matches the page's indication that a person was present, so this is a person blessing a devotee. Two people are visible, the blessing figure and the kneeling devotee.2014-12-28July 27 20142014-07-27A seated man with long dark hair swept back, a crown-like ornament, a tiger-striped gold and black garment and a dark rudraksha mala reaches to touch the forehead of an older man with short grey hair in a white shirt and a lanyard. The older devotee holds his palms up toward the seated figure, eyes lowered. A gold lion-shaped object and a gold-coloured pillar stand nearby in a hall with cream walls and dark speakers behind. The seated man matches the appearance cues of a person, shown giving blessing to a devotee in a darshan setting.2013-12-15December 15 20132013-12-15