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Two men face each other in close conversation indoors. The man on the left sits cross-legged in saffron and orange robes with a long rudraksha-style gold and beaded necklace and a sacred white mark on his forehead; his hair is swept back in a bun, and he gestures with an open hand. Swamiji (probable) appears as this seated man, based on the saffron robes, ornate gold necklace and long swept-back hair. Facing him, a man in a white kurta with a moustache raises one hand toward him in a listening or explaining gesture. Behind them stand a golden lion-headed carved figure and a golden ornamental piece, with red flowers and a red curtain in the background.

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January 05 20142014-01-05January 03 20142014-01-03A photograph of two men facing each other in an indoor hall with cream wall panels and a golden lion sculpture behind them. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead wears a bare-chested rust-orange wrap with gold trim and a long gold-beaded and rudraksha mala, seated and gesturing with open palm. On the right, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala raises his palm toward him in a blessing-like gesture. A partially visible woman with a mala stands at the far right edge.2013-12-03A seated man in a rust-orange and gold dhoti-style garment with a gold bead necklace and a white tilak on his forehead reaches out with one hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white kurta, who has his eyes closed and palms raised. The orange-clad figure holds a small white card or paper in his other hand. Behind them stands a large gold deity murti and red cushions.2014-01-04Indoor darshan scene with a seated man in a saffron-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala necklace, his hair in a bun, smiling with palms joined in namaskar beside a large gilded cobra-hooded form and a silver trident-like staff. A man in white kurta with an orange-red shawl kneels in front with palms pressed together and head bowed. Women in red and orange saris stand with hands folded in the background, and a framed colourful painting hangs on the wall.2014-05-12A photograph of a seated guru in an orange-brown saffron-toned garment with gold border, wearing a layered beaded necklace with gold bead accents and a white tilak on his forehead, placing his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta. The guru's hair is swept back. Red flowers hang at the left edge, a brass lamp sits on the wall, and a projection screen glows behind them in a room with red drapes.2014-01-03A seated figure in a rust-orange and gold-bordered shawl, with a white vertical forehead mark, a long swept-back hairstyle and a heavy gold-beaded mala with gold ornaments, places both palms on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a moustache. The man's hands are raised toward the figure. A projector screen and red drape stand behind, with a gold lamp and red flowers at the left edge. Appearance-based label: a person, giving blessing to a devotee in a blessing gesture.2014-01-03November 26 20112011-11-26January 13 20142014-01-13August 01 20142014-08-01A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a pearl-and-gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, his hair tied back in a bun, placing his hand on the head of a long-haired person dressed in white with a red sacred thread on the wrist. Behind them, gold ritual objects, a peacock feather fan and red-and-white cloth are visible, with other people in orange and white seated in the background and a framed portrait in orange showing a turbaned figure at the upper right. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation gesture in a satsang hall.2014-03-21October 11 20142014-10-11