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A photograph of a seated man in long flowing orange robes with a red-and-orange sash, long swept-back dark hair and a vertical white forehead mark, receiving devotees on a white ceremonial seat. His right hand rests on the forehead of an elderly man in a striped shirt and grey shorts who is bent forward with a walker, while a woman in white with a gold necklace supports him. A younger man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands at left. A shaved-headed attendant in orange holds a card or document beside the seat. Offerings of rudraksha malas, cash, and a brass plate with vermilion and kumkum sit on a white cloth at lower right, and a digital scale display reads 92.0 nearby. Several spectators stand in the background.

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Photograph of a healing darshan on a red-carpeted platform. A long-haired man in orange robes sits on a white-covered seat, placing his right hand on the forehead of an elderly man in a striped polo shirt and grey shorts who stands with a walker. Behind them a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth holds up printed cards, and another attendant in white with an orange shawl steadies the elderly man. A woman's hand and dark hair appear at the bottom, and a tray with offerings and small packets sits at the right. A digital clock reading 9:20 is visible on the seat. Several other people in orange and white stand in the background.2008-03-13A seated figure in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a long orange shawl places his hand on the head of an elderly man with white hair. The elderly man wears a striped polo shirt and grey shorts and leans on a walker. Behind them, a young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala supports him, and a monk in orange robes stands nearby holding a small card. A plate of fruit and offerings sits in the lower right, with a red mat on the floor. Probable Swamiji (long hair and orange robes, blessing a devotee in darshan). Five people are visible.2008-03-13Photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, having his head touched in blessing by a hand. An elderly man in a striped polo shirt and grey shorts leans forward over a walker, bowing his head. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a shaved head holds up printed cards. A man in white with an orange shawl steadies the elderly man. A digital clock reads 9:20 on a white table, with red cloth and a plate of offerings in the foreground.2008-03-13March 13 20082008-03-13A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated on a throne-like chair places his hand on the head of an older bald man in white clothes who bends forward. A man in white holds up a small card while a sannyasi in orange and a monk in orange sit behind. Ornate gold and red fabric and a trident finial appear at the right edge. Several people in the foreground, including women with dark hair, look on. Swamiji (probable) appears as the long-haired man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala, blessing the devotee.2008-03-23A photograph of a seated figure in long dark wavy hair and an orange saffron robe with a wooden staff leaning against the seat, receiving a devotee who bows forward with hands raised at the front of the seat. Behind them a standing man in white with an orange shawl and a bald-headed man in white with an orange shawl stand by, and a white-clad figure in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at the top. A tray of offerings sits on the white-covered seat, and at lower left two women in white and orange shawls watch, one holding a card. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair and saffron robes, a satsang-style darshan with a devotee bowing.2008-03-22March 15 20082008-03-15Photograph of a seated figure in orange saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on the forehead, raising one hand in blessing toward a shaved-headed man in white who bows with glasses. A woman in a blue top sits in the foreground and a saffron-robed attendant stands behind. Others in white and light shirts crowd the left, one holding a paper. Stacks of printed booklets lie on a table at lower right, and a white cushioned seat and a trident emblem appear at right.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 24 20082008-03-24March 25 20082008-03-25Indoor photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, reaching his right hand toward the head of a seated woman in a teal sari with bangles, a blessing-style gesture. Behind him, a saffron-clad attendant holds a tray of offerings, and a second saffron-clad monastic in a rudraksha mala sits at left beside a man in white. A man in a red shirt stands at top right, with a white curved shape and a trident-shaped ornament at the right edge.2008-03-23