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A photo of a long-haired man in a white dhoti draped over his shoulder, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace, pressing his right palm to the forehead of a man in a rust-coloured kurta with a rudraksha mala. The man in white holds a small folded paper in his left hand. Behind them, seated women wear white and orange-saffron clothing, and a garlanded deity or sacred setting with purple and white flowers stands at left. Brass vessels and a tray of sweets with apples sit in the foreground. The man in white matches several appearance cues for the a person candidate, presenting a blessing or diksha-style touch, with the seated devotees as attendees.

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December 21 20102010-12-21A seated figure in an orange sleeveless robe with long, swept-back dark wavy hair and a dark beaded mala around the neck places one hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white kurta clothing who holds a folded paper in his hands and wears a brown rudraksha mala. Behind them, a standing man in white dhoti with a gold-beaded necklace and another man in white stand near a wooden table with red apples and a tray of offerings. A gilded throne-like chair with gold carving sits at the right edge. The setting is a plain pink-walled room with a dark curtain behind. a person appears as the seated figure in orange with long hair and mala, giving a blessing to the kneeling devotee.2010-09-17July 17 20132013-07-17A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair pulled back and a red and gold beaded garland around the neck places a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white dhoti-style wrap with gold trim and a dark rudraksha-style mala. The figure's left wrist wears a gold and red beaded bracelet, and the young man's hands are pressed together in anjali near his chest. Behind them, devotees in orange, white and red-bordered shawls sit and stand in a room with a split-unit air conditioner and a maroon drape. An orange cloth and a small white tag sit on a maroon-cushioned seat. The gesture suggests a blessing or initiation moment during satsang-style gathering, identity uncertain from appearance alone.2013-05-28May 11 20142014-05-11A photo of a blessing moment during a satsang. A figure seated on a red cloth, wearing an orange-brown wrap with a gold border and multiple rudraksha malas on wrists and neck, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with a red lanyard and an ID badge. The standing man has his palms raised, eyes closed in receptive stillness. Behind, a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a bare-torsoed figure with long hair are visible, and two women in orange saris stand in the background near floral decorations. The white-walled room features a garlanded backdrop. Two physical people stand or sit prominently, with others partially visible.2013-07-10May 28 20132013-05-28A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap with a long swept-back ponytail and a red-and-white flower garland extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a younger man in a white t-shirt with an orange rudraksha-style mala. The younger man has his palms raised in a receiving gesture. Behind them, women in saffron, orange and white saris and a woman in white hold brass plates, and a white wall-mounted air conditioner is visible in an indoor hall. A gold bracelet is on the seated man's wrist.2013-05-28A seated teacher in a rust-orange robe with a long dark braid and a red and white flower garland touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. The teacher's hand is raised to the man's brow in a blessing gesture while the man holds his palm up. Behind them women in white sarees with red shawls stand and sit in a room with white walls and an air conditioner, and a woman in an orange saree with gold border and beaded mala watches at right. The seated teacher's cues include long hair, orange robe, flower garland and beaded ornaments, consistent with the page's Swamiji (probable) mention, but this is an appearance-based label only.2013-05-28A man with his hair swept back and a rudraksha mala, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a yellow garment and a small red mark on his forehead, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta, whose hands are raised overhead. Beside them a golden ceremonial vessel rests on a cloth, and garlands of red and yellow flowers hang near a deity murti at left. A man in white holds a small card, and others stand behind in white and in saffron. The setting appears to be an indoor shrine room with a fan and red curtains.2013-09-29May 24 20132013-05-24A photograph of an indoor ritual setting with a standing devotee in a white shirt and orange-and-white rudraksha mala receiving a blessing. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks on his forehead presses his palm to the devotee's forehead while holding a folded paper in his other hand. A seated man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala watches. Behind them are garlanded deity murtis, a golden figure at lower left, a pale blue wall-mounted panel, a wall fan and an air conditioner.2013-09-13