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A photo of a ceremonial blessing. On the left, a man in an orange-red turban with gold floral patterns, an orange-red shawl, gold necklaces and a long rudraksha mala is smiling as he touches the forehead of an older woman with curly grey hair. She wears a white top, red-orange rudraksha beads and a bangle, and has her palms joined in anjali. Behind them stand a silver staff with a cobra coiled around it, a gold deity murti and a red curtain. The man's appearance, with the turban, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-toned dress, is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) label, so swamiji is set to in_person. Another person stands partly visible at the far right edge.

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October 25 20152015-10-25A photo from a satsang-style session in a richly decorated hall with gold and red drapery. A man in an orange-red turban with gold floral motifs, a gold necklace, and rudraksha bracelets and mala is smiling and pressing his hand to the forehead of a young man in a white T-shirt and blue headband, who has his eyes closed. The turbaned man holds a small white card in his other hand, and a silver staff with a bird finial stands between them. Behind them are a golden elephant-head ornament and a peacock-feather fan.2014-08-03A seated man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment with a bare upper torso, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and ornate rudraksha bracelets, sits beside a golden lion sculpture under a white fringed parasol and a red-tipped staff. He places his right palm on the forehead of an older man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, who stands with hands folded in namaskar. The seated figure, with long dark hair coiled on top and a crown-like headpiece, is described as Swamiji (probable) based on the rudraksha adornments, ceremonial gold necklaces and long swept-back hair in a ritual setting. A partially visible man stands at left and a camera is at left edge.2013-12-01October 25 20152015-10-25A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red turban decorated with gold and red-bead ornaments, wearing a long rudraksha bead mala with large beads and orange clothing, reaching out to touch the forehead of a smiling older woman with short grey hair in white and an orange shawl. Behind them stand a tall gold-tipped staff and a carved wooden stick, golden lion-face armrests, and gold draped curtains.2014-08-03August 03 20142014-08-03October 25 20152015-10-25October 25 20152015-10-25A seated man in maroon and rust-red draped robes, with a dark swept-up turban-style headpiece and gold ornament, smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a shaven-headed child in an orange saffron kurta with rudraksha beads and round eyeglasses. The child stands with palms pressed together in reverence. Behind them a man in white ritual clothes wearing a rudraksha mala watches. Layers of rudraksha malas and bracelets adorn the seated figure, a gold-trimmed throne is visible at right, and a microphone stand and camera sit in the background. a person in the seated role of blessing the child, though the rendering of the figure's face is not the basis for this label.2013-12-01August 03 20142014-08-03A seated man in an orange-red turban, orange-yellow robe and layered brown rudraksha malas with a gold ornament raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a white t-shirt and orange patterned scarf, who sits with palms pressed together in anjali. A golden ornate throne with a red cushion and a golden pillar with lamp light stand behind them, with red drapery in the background. The scene reads as a blessing or darshan moment. The seated figure has distinctive turban, malas and ceremonial gold adornments consistent with a person, seated in a blessing role.2015-10-25October 25 20152015-10-25