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A seated man in an orange-red robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushion with a golden staff beside him, his hands in a teaching gesture toward a group before him. Three devotees in white kurtas and red-orange shawls sit with palms pressed together in namaskar; a woman in glasses and a bangle, a man with rudraksha beads, and a young boy in a red headband look up at him. Behind them, other devotees in white and red stand in a room draped with gold garlands and green foliage.

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A seated man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment, a rudraksha-style braided necklace and a gold ornamental collar, sits on a raised seat facing a group of devotees who sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stand a row of people in white and red-orange shawls near ornate gold garlands, a silver staff-like ritual object, and green foliage. A child kneels in the foreground in white. The photograph shows a satsang-style gathering in a decorated hall. The seated figure matches the page's presentation cues and is described as a person by appearance, while the devotees and standing attendants are described by role.2014-12-24A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a kneeling devotee in white. Behind him are gold ceremonial garments and green foliage. The kneeling devotee in white with a red-bordered cloth and rudraksha beads presses palms together, while a boy in white with a red sash kneels in the foreground and a woman in white with a red shawl watches with hands folded. Other seated people in white and red appear behind. The setting suggests a satsang or darshan blessing. Swamiji (probable): the blessing figure has long hair, orange-red wrap, rudraksha mala and gold adornments, matching the page's claim.2014-12-24December 24 20142014-12-24A photograph of a seated figure with long wavy hair and an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, wearing a dark rudraksha mala, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with a red-orange sash. The devotee has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside them a woman in white with a red-orange shawl and glasses, also with palms joined, and a young boy in white with a red bow tie kneel close by. Other people in white and orange garments stand in the background among green plants and golden decorations. The seated figure appears to be a person by his long hair, orange-red wrap and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing on the devotee.2014-12-24A seated man with long dark hair, a red-brown wrap, and a rudraksha mala places his right hand on the forehead of a young woman while his left hand touches the head of a young boy in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a row of devotees in white kurtas and red-orange shawls waits with palms together, and ornate gold deity murti and garlanded figures stand in the background among green foliage. The seated figure matches the appearance cues of a person, giving blessing to devotees, consistent with a darshan or satsang blessing.2014-12-24A photograph of a seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red wrap, with a rudraksha mala and a forehead marking, raising both palms toward a seated couple in white garments with red shawls. The woman on the right presses her palms together in namaste, and the man beside her wears a white kurta with a red shawl. Behind them, gold-adorned deity murtis wearing garlands and a row of standing figures in white and red stand in a decorated hall with green foliage and a red drape. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and rust-red wrap) is seated in a blessing gesture before devotees.2014-12-24A photograph of a satsang blessing in a decorated hall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a maroon-red wrap sits on the left, his hand raised over the head of a young boy in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala who presses his palms together. Behind them, a young woman in a white top with a red-orange shawl and a man in white with a red shawl stand with hands folded. Ornate gold garlands and deity murti decorations are visible in the background, along with green foliage. The man's appearance with long hair, rudraksha and a wrap is consistent with the page's claim, so he is described as a probable Swamiji, giving the blessing.2014-12-24A long-haired man in a rust-red shawl and rudraksha mala sits on the left, both palms raised toward a woman in a white embroidered top with a red shawl and bangles, who has her palms pressed together in greeting. A man in a white kurta with a red shawl stands at right, palms folded in namaste. Behind them ornate golden garlands hang on a deity murti, with a potted plant and a woman in white in the background. Prominent figure's appearance matches a person with long swept hair, rudraksha mala and red garment cues, seated in blessing.2014-12-24December 26 20142014-12-26December 24 20142014-12-24A seated figure with a large swept-back dark hairstyle, wearing a red-maroon garment and a rudraksha-style red-brown mala, sits on an ornate gold-and-crimson throne. He leans forward to hold the hand of a young boy in white kurta with a red sash and a white tilak on his forehead, who stands at his side. Behind them a woman in white with a red shawl and tilak stands beside a man in white with a red sash and a mala. Gold-framed decorations, marigold garlands and a deity murti are visible in the background, with more people in red and white seated behind. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure on the throne, identified by his swept-back hair and maroon garment with rudraksha mala.2015-12-26December 24 20142014-12-24