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A seated man with long dark hair pulled back, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange-and-gold garment and a rudraksha mala lays his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with eyes closed and palms raised. Behind them a golden lion-headed seat or carved ornament is in the foreground, with red and purple drapery, a standing devotee in white, a woman in a blue sari and another woman in orange-red with a mala and tilak sitting nearby. The scene suggests a blessing or diksha moment in an ashram setting; the seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) with long hair, rudraksha mala and orange-gold clothing, shown in person giving a blessing.

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September 30 20132013-09-30September 29 20132013-09-29A photo of a seated figure in a rust-brown and gold robe with a long rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, placing his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white collared shirt. The seated figure has hair tied in a bun and sits beside a large golden lion-headed seat or throne. The young man, eyes open, raises his left hand with palm open. Behind them a man in a white garment and another in a white shirt stand near a red curtain, with a white pedestal fan and framed artwork of a blue wave on the wall. The seated figure's appearance shows only some cues (rudraksha mala, rust-brown and gold robe, bun), so identity is uncertain; described as a seated teacher blessing a devotee.2013-09-29A seated figure with a bun and white vertical tilak on the forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a gold-bordered yellow garment and a long rudraksha mala, touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a name badge who raises his palms in acceptance. Behind them a standing man in white and a woman in a blue-green sari with orange lanyard look on, a seated woman in a dark necklace rests her chin on her hands, and a gold lion-head ornament and red cloth appear in the foreground.2013-09-28September 30 20132013-09-30December 08 20132013-12-08A man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing an orange-and-gold wrap and a dense rudraksha mala with ornate gold accents, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a short-haired woman in a white shirt with a lanyard and a rudraksha bracelet, whose hands are raised in a blessing gesture. A smaller figure in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas sits behind, and other men in white clothes stand in the background near a red curtain, a fan and a garlanded red-and-orange floral display with a deity murti. Gilded decor is visible at the lower left. The scene reads as a blessing or diksha-style touch in an ashram setting.2013-10-04A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders touches the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt with a dark strap and a rudraksha bracelet, who holds his right palm raised in a gesture of reverence. The robed man has long dark hair tied back and a red bindi, and sits beside a golden lion-head ornament. Behind them is a deity murti decorated with garlands of marigold and white flowers, framed by a gold arch and draped in green and white cloth, with a red curtain on the left. a person is shown in the robed role, blessing a devotee in a moment of darshan or blessing.2013-10-02A man with his hair swept back and a rudraksha mala, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a yellow garment and a small red mark on his forehead, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta, whose hands are raised overhead. Beside them a golden ceremonial vessel rests on a cloth, and garlands of red and yellow flowers hang near a deity murti at left. A man in white holds a small card, and others stand behind in white and in saffron. The setting appears to be an indoor shrine room with a fan and red curtains.2013-09-29October 04 20132013-10-04A photograph of a man in an orange-and-saffron robe with a long hair bun and a rudraksha mala, seated and placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt who raises both hands in a gesture of reception. Behind them, a standing figure in a white garment with a gold-bordered sari-style cloth and another seated man in orange clothing are visible near a red curtain. Golden lion-shaped ornaments are in the foreground. Several people are partially visible in the background. The man in orange is the candidate described on the page; his appearance is consistent with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, so this is a probable identification. He is giving a blessing to the young man in white.2013-09-30September 28 20132013-09-28