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A photograph of a seated man with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange saffron dhoti and a red undershirt, with gold necklaces and a tilak on his forehead. He rests both hands on the head of a woman in a gold-bordered sari with a white flower in her hair, who bows forward. Beside them a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows with folded hands on a wooden chair. Women in orange, yellow and green saris sit on the right, and a wooden cabinet and door are behind. The seated figure is a probable Swamiji by his long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklaces, shown in a blessing gesture.

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October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph taken indoors in a wood-panelled room with a wooden cabinet and mirror. A bearded figure seated on a wooden armchair with a white cloth draped over its back, wearing an orange robe over a red sleeveless top and a gold ornamental pendant, raises one hand in blessing toward a young girl in a teal salwar and a woman in orange sari who bow with palms joined. A man in white dhoti and shirt bows beside them. A man in orange clothes kneels at left holding a small silver bowl. Several women in saris stand in the background. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold pendant, and is shown giving blessings to devotees.2008-10-15A photograph taken indoors in a small room with pale walls and a brown door frame. A man in an orange saffron garment with a sleeveless top and a long gold-bead necklace sits on a dark cushioned bench, his right hand extended palm-down in a blessing gesture toward a man kneeling in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows his head. Behind them, standing people include a woman in an orange saree and a woman in a dark top, along with other men in white shirts and white dhotis. A notice is pinned on the wall above.October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of a long-haired man seated in a wooden armchair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a red sleeveless top, and a heavy gold necklace of beads. He smiles while raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a woman in a cream sari with gold border, who bends forward with her hands joined. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold bangle stands with his hands folded, and several women in saris, including one in teal and one in mustard, look on from a doorway. The floor has a red-orange rug and a white marble surface. The seated man wears distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, a probable Swamiji cue, while the others are devotees receiving blessing.2008-10-15A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads holds a small bowl in a wood-panelled room. A man in white kneels and bows his head to the floor at his bare feet, a red cloth spread beneath with flower petals scattered. Several women in saris (yellow, green, orange) watch closely from behind. Other saffron-clad attendants sit at the lower left. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure in orange with long hair and gold necklace, receiving the devotee's obeisance.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15A seated man with long dark hair and a white garland, wearing an orange-red robe, rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has his palms joined in namaskar. A woman in a maroon sari kneels beside them with head bowed. Behind them, several seated men in white dhotis and orange shawls watch quietly, and a figure in an orange robe stands at the back. A low wooden stool holds a silver plate, and fruit and a brass lamp sit on a floral cloth in the foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan in a hall with a white-draped seat and a red curtain at left.2008-10-15A photograph of an indoor ritual in a home room with a wooden cabinet and tiled floor. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe, a red undershirt and a gold necklace kneels on an orange cloth with rice scattered on it, bending forward while a second saffron-robed person with short dark hair kneels at the front. A woman in a red-orange sari kneels and receives a blessing as a man in white dhoti and shirt presses his palms on her head. Standing onlookers in white, saffron, teal, purple and cream saris and dhotis watch, and a small bowl and a tray of food sit at the edge of the scene.2008-10-15A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, wearing gold necklaces and bare-footed, sits in a wooden armchair on an orange cloth, extending a hand to a kneeling devotee in white. The kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt has a white tilak on his forehead and bows his head while a woman in an orange sari kneels nearby. Around them, saffron-robed assistants sit beside the chair and standing women in saris of teal, blue, purple and red watch with folded hands. Marigold petals lie on the floor, and a wooden cupboard stands behind. The pictured setting appears to be an indoor satsang or blessing.2008-10-15