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A photograph of a satsang blessing. On the right, a smiling man in an orange-saffron shawl and a dark-red bindi wears multiple strands of rudraksha-style red beads, a gold pendant necklace and a gold bracelet, with his hair tied in a bun; he extends his arm to bless a bald man in white clothes with glasses and red beads on his wrist, who presses his palms together in anjali. A man in a maroon shirt with palms folded stands at left, and a man in white with a moustache, a woman and others stand behind. A portrait or deity murti appears at the top right. a person is the blessing figure, identified by the saffron shawl, bindi, rudraksha malas and gold pendant, performing a blessing on a devotee.

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Indoor satsang scene. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, gold-hoop earring, layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, wearing an orange-saffron robe, smiles and raises one hand in blessing toward devotees. Several devotees in plain white clothing stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, including a shaved-headed young man wearing glasses and a bearded man in white. Background shows more seated and standing devotees, a red cloth, and a hanging orange fabric. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, identified by the long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron robe while giving blessings to devotees.2013-01-02October 17 20122012-10-17January 02 20132013-01-02March 05 20132013-03-05A 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.2013-05-12A photograph of a man in a rust-brown silk dhoti and shawl with a shoulder armlet and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace placing his hand on the forehead of a fair-haired young man in white kurta, hands joined in namaskar. Beside them a middle-aged man in white and a young man in white with a blue lanyard watch. Behind them a gold-and-red throne stands on a draped table in a bright hall, with a camera on a tripod and another man in brown robes with a sandalwood forehead mark at right. The brown-robed figure with long swept-back hair and adornments matches the in-person candidate on the page, though appearance is only partly distinctive.2013-10-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright hall with red curtains, ceiling fans and tubelights. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold-tinted cloth draped over an orange-red garment places his right hand on the forehead of an older balding man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard, who stands with eyes closed. Several other men in white dhotis and white shirts stand or sit nearby, some with hands joined in namaskar, and a man at left has white vibhuti marks on his forehead. A rudraksha mala hangs over the orange-red garment, and gold earrings are visible on the standing man. Behind them a colourful deity image hangs on the wall. a person wearing ornate gold-bordered orange-red clothing and a long rudraksha mala appears to be giving blessings.2013-09-28A photograph of a man in an orange-brown robe with a red rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant necklace placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man in a white shirt, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in white and striped shirts stand smiling behind them in a crowded hall. The robed man wears a red bead bracelet and a small gold ornamental pendant on a chain.2013-01-02March 08 20132013-03-08May 19 20132013-05-19A 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.2010-12-28September 29 20132013-09-29