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A seated man with long dark hair tied back wears a rust-brown draped robe and a long red and white beaded garland with gold accents. He extends his right hand over the head of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl and an orange-gold turban. The devotee holds a small offering plate with red and yellow items. Behind them, women in white and cream saris with orange shawls stand and sit in a bright room with a window and a wall fan. The devotee is a kneeling disciple receiving a blessing.

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A seated man in an orange-brown robe with long dark hair and a red flower garland with a gold-bordered ribbon places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white t-shirt, orange shawl and yellow-gold turban. The kneeling man has his palms joined. Behind them, women in saffron and yellow saris and a white-clad figure watch. Red curtains and a wall air conditioner appear in the background. A candidate matching a person by long swept-back hair, orange ornate robe and red garland sits giving a blessing, a sign of an initiation or darshan moment.2013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28A seated teacher with long dark hair, wearing rust-orange robes, a red rudraksha-style bead garland and gold bangles, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man. The kneeling man wears a white shirt, an orange-gold turban and a red-orange shawl, with his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a woman in a green and gold sari wears beaded necklaces, and other women in red and white stand or sit in the background. A white wall and a cushioned seat frame the scene. The page indicates this is Swamiji, but the appearance cues of long swept-back hair, orange robes and red garland match a probable identification, so this is labelled as such.2013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesMay 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown robe and a red beaded garland with gold accents, places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white polo shirt and an orange turban-style head covering. The younger man stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Behind them, seated women in orange and red saris and a standing woman in white watch; a crowded indoor room with white walls and an air conditioner is visible.2013-05-28A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown cloth and a red-and-white beaded garland with gold ornaments, reaches out to touch the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a red shawl. The young man stands with both palms raised in a gesture of reverence. Behind them, women in white and orange saris sit and stand in a room with a pedestal fan and a yellow-wrapped object near the seated man. A possible a person candidate is present, seated and giving blessing in an appearance-based role, with qualifying cues of long hair and orange clothing and a red-and-white garland.2013-05-28A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown sannyasi robe and a red-and-yellow flower garland, places an orange-gold turban on the head of a devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl. Behind them, women in orange and green saris and a seated woman in a green-and-white sari with beads watch. The scene looks like a devotional ceremony in an indoor hall with a white air conditioner and a dark curtain.2013-05-28