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A photograph of an evening gathering on a white-tiled platform under an orange fringed canopy. A long-haired figure in a maroon-red wrap and rudraksha-style gold necklace sits on a throne-like seat with a golden carved panel beside it, palms raised in blessing toward a man in white clothes and a red wristwatch who faces him with hands joined. Seated devotees in white and red-orange garments, some wearing red and rudraksha malas, watch in the background. a person is the figure in the maroon wrap and ornate gold necklace, seated in a blessing posture.

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December 20 20132013-12-20May 03 20142014-05-03September 04 20142014-09-04December 20 20132013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a ceremonial blessing outdoors under a white canopy. A man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a maroon-red wrap over bare shoulders, a gold ornament in his hair, and a beaded necklace, raises both hands and presses them toward the head of a older man with grey hair who wears white clothes and a dark rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red clothing and a glowing lamp are visible, with a golden fringed canopy at left. The gesture appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style offering.2013-12-20Indoors at night, a bare-chested man in a saffron-red cloth and a long gold-beaded necklace reaches to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl. Behind them stands an ornate gold-carved wooden structure with a yellow fringed canopy above. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala kneels nearby with hands folded, and several devotees in white and red shawls sit or stand in the background.2013-12-20A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a white and red tilak on his forehead, extending his right hand to rest on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta and orange shawl. The devotee, seen from behind with grey hair and a red lanyard, has hands raised in a gesture of reverence. Behind them stands a silver trident and a golden deity or lion-faced ornament, with a gold-carved throne on the left and a white-barred wooden screen in the background. a person (saffron robes, rudraksha mala, long swept-back hair) is giving a blessing to a devotee in a ritual setting.2014-09-06A seated figure in an orange-brown robe with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, long dark hair swept back, extends both palms toward a smiling man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl whose hands are raised in return. The seated figure sits on a red velvet throne-like chair before a dark maroon curtain with gold damask patterns. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and other devotees in orange sit at the right edge. The seated figure's distinctive long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-gold robe match the Swamiji (probable) cues, so this is an in-person ritual blessing moment in a satsang setting.2014-01-11