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Indoor event photo at an ashram hall with a dark red curtain and a white-draped table holding fruit, flowers and offerings. A seated person in an orange sleeveless robe, with hair tied back, places a hand on the head of a young man bowing forward in a striped shirt. Beside them a bespectacled older man in white with an orange shawl holds up a small card, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands behind. Another person in an orange shawl and white clothes is seated at left, with a few heads visible in the foreground and a fan in the background.

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A photograph of a healing or blessing moment at an indoor hall. A seated figure in orange sannyasi-style cloth with long hair tied back places his hand on the head of a man in a blue shirt who bows forward. A man in white with orange shawl and glasses stands behind, holding a small card, while another man in white and orange shawl gestures on the left. A woman in white with a yellow shawl and a red-bordered garment stands at the back beside a vase of pink roses. A table holds offerings and fruit, and a wall clock reads 3:10. Several onlookers, including a woman with flowers in her hair, are visible in the foreground. Individual figures are visible; no portrait is identified by name here.2008-03-23Indoor photograph of a healing or blessing moment at an ashram hall. A man in an orange saffron robe with his hair tied in a knot places his right hand on the crown of a seated man in a white checked shirt, who has his palms pressed together. Behind them a woman in a yellow shawl with a red bindi stands near a table holding a flower arrangement with pink blooms, fruit, and offerings. Another man in an orange shawl holds a small card or comb to the seated man's head, and a woman in grey stands at the lower left. Red curtains and a white draped seat appear in the background, with a brass trident-like ornament on the right and a tray of sweets, a rudraksha-style mala, and packets at the lower right.2008-03-23A seated man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala places his right hand on the head of a kneeling woman with her hands pressed together in prayer. She wears a yellow and green patterned sari and has a long braid. Beside them a bald monk in orange robes with a red shoulder bag holds a small card, and a man in a grey shirt stands with his hand on his chest. A man in white stands behind a table holding a tray of flowers, fruit and papers, and a brass vase with red flowers sits on a table draped in white. Maroon curtains hang behind. The seated man in orange matches the appearance cues of a person, giving blessing to devotees during darshan.2008-03-12March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23Indoor photo of a healing or blessing session in a hall with a maroon curtain and a flower arrangement on a white-draped table. A man in a sleeveless saffron/orange top with long swept-back hair places his right hand on the head of a seated man in white, while a second man in an orange shawl and white kurta holds a card or leaflet near the seated man's head. A woman in white with a yellow shawl stands behind the table, and a few other seated people, including a woman in the foreground, are visible. A fan and speaker are on the left.2008-03-23A photograph of a healing or blessing session in a hall with a white cushioned seat. A man in an orange saffron robe with a bare upper body and hair tied back places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt who bows forward. Beside them a man in white clothes with an orange shawl looks on, a woman in a white and yellow sari stands behind, and a woman with dark hair is partly visible at the bottom left. A small rudraksha-style garland and a red and white vibhuti-like offering sit on a table with fruit, pink roses and prayer cards. The orange-robed figure is not identifiable by appearance alone, so the role is described as a sannyasi giving blessing. Behind them hang a red curtain and a trident emblem on the wall.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23A seated figure in orange robes places his right hand on the crown of a man's head during a blessing at an indoor gathering. The blessing giver has long dark hair swept back and wears an orange sleeveless garment with an orange shawl over his lap. The recipient, kneeling with palms pressed together, wears glasses and an orange-red polo shirt and holds a small card. Behind them a woman in a yellow sari with red border stands near a white-draped table with apples, flowers and a fruit basket, and a red curtain hangs in the background. Another man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala stands at left, while another man in white and orange holds a hand to a face at the edge. A small framed picture and a stack of blue-covered booklets sit at lower right, with heads of onlookers in the foreground. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing line with a devotee receiving blessing.2008-03-23A photograph of a seated man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, his right hand extended to rest on the head of a kneeling woman in a cream and gold sari with hands pressed together in prayer. Behind him stand several men in white shirts and orange shawls, some with shaved heads and tilak marks, and a man in white kurta and glasses kneels nearby. A white cushioned seat, a floral-patterned banner and a flower in a vase are in the background, and a seated devotee is partly visible at the lower left. The seated saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a bindi, which are cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), presented as a blessing darshan with devotees. The woman is receiving a blessing with folded hands.2008-03-12