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A man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha-style red bead necklace and ornate gold bead necklaces stands at right, smiling, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. The devotee, with hands joined in anjali, wears a white garment and a red-orange shawl, and another white-clad man beside him is also bowing with folded hands. Other seated figures in white clothing and a red-robed person are visible at left and background. The man at right wears gold bracelets and a small red tilak, and holds a sheet of paper. This appears to be a blessing or darshan moment. The man at right has long swept-back hair and a crown-like cloth with ornate gold necklaces, but his face is not identifiable and the attribution to a person is only probable from these visible cues, so the identity is uncertain.

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May 16 20132013-05-16A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with a dark red backdrop. On the right, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, multiple rudraksha malas, and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace and gold bangle, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a group. Facing him, several people in white shirts and orange-red shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. A bald man in orange robes stands behind, and a white paper sheet is held in the figure's left hand. The person on the right has distinctive a person-style cues (long swept hair, ornate gold necklace, saffron robe, malas), so this is a person blessing devotees, though the appearance is not fully certain.2013-05-12A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red dot on his forehead, a red-orange robe and multiple beaded gold-toned necklaces, who places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a grey shirt. Several other devotees in white and orange clothing stand with hands folded in prayer behind him, and a figure in orange is visible at the right edge. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a red curtain. The robed figure's long hair, red robe, beaded necklaces and blessing gesture match a probable Swamiji, so the figure is described as Swamiji (probable) giving a blessing to a devotee.2012-04-05A photograph of a devotee line at a temple-style hall. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange saffron robe, a heavy gold multi-strand ceremonial necklace, gold bangles and a gold armlet, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a light striped shirt with palms pressed together. Other devotees in white shirts and light clothing stand or bow behind in a row. Behind them stands a golden deity murti under a decorated arch with colourful painted pillars. The man with the gold necklace and saffron robe is a person (appearance-based label), shown as a blessing giver to devotees.2013-06-22 +1 copiesA man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with a decorative border and a long gold bead necklace of large golden rudraksha-style beads stands at right, long dark hair swept back, a small vertical mark on his forehead, one hand resting on the head of a kneeling devotee. The kneeling man in white with folded hands and bowed head receives the blessing. Behind them a man in white clothes watches, and a bald man in white with a white forehead mark stands at far right. Background shows a light wall, a yellow-orange cloth hanging and a white screen. Looks like a blessing moment during a satsang or darshan.2010-12-28A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man in an orange robe with a thick red and green flower garland, layered beaded necklaces, a gold pendant and a bangle reaches out and places his palm on the head of a devotee with short dark hair in a light blue shirt, who stands with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white shirts and white dhotis hold their hands in anjali behind them, one wearing a dark rudraksha-style mala. The man in orange has a white tripundra mark on his forehead and smiles. Pink walls and a red-and-white painted pillar with a yellow motif frame the room, and another person with a white-marked forehead is at the right edge. The orange-robed figure is presented as a person by the page cues, though the appearance is only partly consistent with the description, so the identity is uncertain.2013-01-12May 28 20132013-05-28A photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a darshan-style gathering. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange draped garment and a heavy ornate gold necklace of large beads with a gold pendant, and he smiles while raising one hand in blessing toward a devotee. The figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold ceremonial jewellery, appearance-based probable identity: Swamiji (probable), addressing the devotee in the scene. In front of him a man in white ritual clothes with a red cloth over his shoulder bows with palms joined. Other people in white dhotis and kurtas, some shaved-headed, stand and sit in the background, and a projection screen hangs on the wall.2010-12-28June 20 20132013-06-20May 03 20122012-05-03June 17 20132013-06-17November 14 20112011-11-14 +1 copies