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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest, rudraksha malas layered across the shoulders and chest, a gold-and-rudraksha belt, and a white tripundra with red bindi on his forehead, smiles as he places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with an orange shawl. He holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind him, a golden throne with red cushions stands beside a seated deity murti in orange cloth with a golden base. The setting is an indoor room with a white wall and a ventilation grille. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment.

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October 16 20122012-10-16October 16 20122012-10-16A seated man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, a gold belt and gold armlets, sits on a red throne-like chair with a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead. He smiles as a man in a white long-sleeved shirt kneels before him and reaches up to place a hand on his forehead in blessing. A second orange-robed figure and a golden seated figure appear in the blurred background, with a red cushioned seat and a white wall.2012-10-16A photograph of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl, leaning in and placing both palms on the forehead of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes. The seated figure wears a rudraksha mala with ornate gold necklaces, gold armlets and a gold-buckled waist belt, a white sacred ash band with a red bindu on the forehead, and holds a small sheet of paper while smiling. Behind them a golden throne with red cushions, and another person in orange robes and an orange turban stands in the background. Appearance-based label: the seated figure is a person in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, shown in person being blessed by a devotee.2012-10-16A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas and a gold-studded ceremonial belt, smiles while holding a sheet of white paper. His forehead bears a white vibhuti stripe with a red kumkum dot. In front of him a man in white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-red shawl leans forward, placing both palms on the seated man's head in blessing. Behind them, a figure in orange robes raises his hands, and a red and gold throne is visible. The seated man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues (swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold belt and bracelets), receiving a blessing during a ritual setting.2012-10-16A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a red and gold ashram setting. A smiling man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white tripundra and red bindi, long dark hair in a bun, gold ornaments and rudraksha malas, holds a silver trident in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other, while his other hand rests on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. Behind them a seated figure in orange with a rudraksha mala raises a hand beside a gilded throne with red cushions. a person is the central figure, identified by the trident, saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace; the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2012-10-08October 07 20122012-10-07October 16 20122012-10-16October 16 20122012-10-16October 16 20122012-10-16October 16 20122012-10-16October 08 20122012-10-08