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A man in a light blue button-up shirt and dark trousers bows forward with his head lowered, while a long-haired, bearded figure in saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala rests one hand on his head and holds a folded white paper in the other. Several onlookers stand behind: a man in a white shirt with a name badge, a woman in a patterned pink blouse with hands pressed in anjali, and others in white and red garments. A gold-framed pillar and a golden panel are visible at right. The bearded figure shows long, swept-back hair and ceremonial adornments, consistent with a person, shown giving blessing to a devotee during darshan.

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A photograph of a devotee kneeling in a white shirt and holding a green lime or lemon in his raised right hand while a bare-chested figure with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a white flower garland, touches his forehead with an outstretched hand. Behind them, several people stand, including a man in a red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, and a man in a turquoise polo shirt with a visitor lanyard. A woman in the lower left is partly visible. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a patterned floor mat and a blurred crowd. The figure with the garland and dreadlocks could be a person based on the dreadlocks, beard and flower garland, but this is uncertain. The gesture resembles a blessing given with a lime.2017-04-02A young man in a teal polo shirt stands with eyes closed, holding a yellow lime in his raised right hand while a bare-chested, dreadlocked man wearing a white flower garland places a hand on his forehead. A man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala stands behind, with other devotees in the background in red and grey clothing.2017-04-02A seated older man in a light blue collared shirt bends forward with eyes closed while a figure in long dreadlocks, wearing a red garment and a garland of pink and green flowers, sits in front of him. Behind them a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala places a hand on the man's head, and a young man in a beige shirt with a lanyard watches. A small orange fruit is held in the man's hand. A silver ornate chair with red fabric is at right, and white-clad people sit on mats in the background.2017-02-02August 20 20172017-08-20October 30 20112011-10-30April 02 20172017-04-02January 31 20162016-01-31A man in an orange sleeveless top with long, wavy black hair places both hands on the head of a young man in a light blue shirt who bows forward. The blessing takes place indoors in front of a crowd of onlookers. Behind them a man in a purple t-shirt presses his palms together in namaste, another in a yellow shawl and white garment stands nearby, and more men in white and pink shirts watch. A red curtain hangs in the background, and at the lower right a tray holds fruit and flowers. The orange-clad figure matches the Swamiji (probable) description: long swept-back hair and orange clothing, with the blessing taking the form of a head-anointing or blessing gesture. Several people are visible.2010-09-05A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange saffron wrap placing his right hand on the head of a younger man with short dark hair and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace during a blessing. Behind them, several people in white and pink ceremonial clothes, some with red tilak marks and beaded malas, stand in a dimly lit hall with a gold-toned deity figure and a silver ritual staff visible at upper right. The older man in orange has dreadlocked hair and a beard, and smiles with eyes closed.2018-04-14January 04 20132013-01-04August 20 20172017-08-20January 28 20132013-01-28