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A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair tied back, receiving a devotee at a darshan setting. The seated figure holds a wooden staff, and a bearded man in white kneels with hands folded and a forehead marking, facing him. Behind them, two young attendants in white and saffron stand, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A tray holds pineapple and fruit, a table has flowers, and a digital clock reads 9:23. Another man in white stands at left, and a few people are partly visible at the bottom edge.

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A photo inside a hall with a red curtain: a man with long dark hair and an orange garment sits on a white-covered couch, holding a wooden staff and a rudraksha mala, while a kneeling man in white with folded hands faces him. Behind them, two young attendants in white with orange shawls stand beside a tray of fruit and a pineapple. A bald man in orange kneels at left, a man in white shirt stands at far left, and a fan and flowers are visible. A digital clock sits on a white table.2008-03-12A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a white-covered throne, holding a wooden staff and receiving a devotee. A man in white kneels before him with palms pressed together, his face bowed toward the staff. Around them, white-clad attendants and orange-shawled young men stand, one holding a silver tray with fruit and offerings. A woman in red at left presses her palms together, and a trident-topped pole and flowers appear behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, and holds a ceremonial staff while receiving a devotee.2008-03-12A photo of a seated man in long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron robe, receiving devotees on a white-draped dais. He is raising one hand in a blessing gesture toward a bent-over man in a white shirt who is bowing with his head at the robed figure's lap. A woman in a striped cream-and-brown sari bows beside them, and her hands are folded. A young shaven-headed monk in orange robes stands behind, and a second orange-robed monk and a boy in an orange-and-white shirt stand nearby. A digital clock on the dais reads 9:25. A tray holds rudraksha malas and offerings.2008-03-13A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a sandalwood tilak on the forehead, a rudraksha mala, and a wooden staff across his lap, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt who holds a small card and joins his hands. Behind them, a standing attendant in an orange shawl and white kurta wears a rudraksha mala, and a second figure with a shaved head and white tilak sits in orange cloth. A table with a white cloth holds flowers, a digital clock and papers. a person: the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha cues, and the scene is a blessing, so the candidate is described as the presiding teacher giving a blessing.2008-03-12A photograph of a seated devotee in a white shirt with folded hands bowing forward while a man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a wooden staff-like ritual object to the devotee's forehead. The robed man has long dark hair swept back, a red tilak on his forehead and ornate gold necklaces. Behind him, a shaved-head attendant in orange with white tilak watches, and a white-clad figure in an orange shawl holds a tray with fruit, flowers, a pineapple, a coconut-like offering, sweets and currency. A digital clock reads 9:23 on the table. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan exchange. a person: the robed man in orange with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace is a candidate for the page subject, shown performing the blessing.2008-03-12Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala hanging on his chest, holding a paper and blessing a child whose head is bowed toward him. Several women and a girl in pink and white crowd close, a shaved-headed attendant in orange stands nearby, and a man in white shirt looks on. On the white-draped table beside him sit flower garlands, offerings, a thick bundle of banknotes and a digital clock reading 9:2x. Other attendants in white and orange hold trays near the seat.2008-03-12March 23 20082008-03-23A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and an orange wrap, sitting on a white cushioned seat at a darshan. He wears an orange garment and a rudraksha mala, and holds papers while a bald monk in orange robes stands beside him, looking down at a card. Devotees in white and orange sit and stand around; a man in white kneels to hand over papers. A plate of marigold garlands, sandalwood-coloured offerings and blue-banded papers lies on the white table, and a digital clock is visible. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange wrap and rudraksha mala on the seated central figure, who receives papers during darshan.2008-03-13March 23 20082008-03-23March 13 20082008-03-13A photograph of an indoor satsang or darshan at an ashram hall with a red curtain and a white-draped seat. A man in a saffron robe with long swept-back hair sits on the white seat, raising his right hand toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who leans forward with folded hands and holds small papers. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands behind a table with flowers. Several men in white and an orange-shawled man stand at left, and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari bows at lower left. Tables hold rudraksha malas, fruit, booklets and cards. Probable Swamiji (probable) sits in the saffron robe with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, giving blessing to devotees.2008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23