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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a white-covered throne, holding a wooden staff and receiving a devotee. A man in white kneels before him with palms pressed together, his face bowed toward the staff. Around them, white-clad attendants and orange-shawled young men stand, one holding a silver tray with fruit and offerings. A woman in red at left presses her palms together, and a trident-topped pole and flowers appear behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, and holds a ceremonial staff while receiving a devotee.

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A photo inside a hall with a red curtain: a man with long dark hair and an orange garment sits on a white-covered couch, holding a wooden staff and a rudraksha mala, while a kneeling man in white with folded hands faces him. Behind them, two young attendants in white with orange shawls stand beside a tray of fruit and a pineapple. A bald man in orange kneels at left, a man in white shirt stands at far left, and a fan and flowers are visible. A digital clock sits on a white table.2008-03-12March 12 20082008-03-12A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair tied back, receiving a devotee at a darshan setting. The seated figure holds a wooden staff, and a bearded man in white kneels with hands folded and a forehead marking, facing him. Behind them, two young attendants in white and saffron stand, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A tray holds pineapple and fruit, a table has flowers, and a digital clock reads 9:23. Another man in white stands at left, and a few people are partly visible at the bottom edge.2008-03-01March 12 20082008-03-12A photograph of a seated man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, his right hand extended to rest on the head of a kneeling woman in a cream and gold sari with hands pressed together in prayer. Behind him stand several men in white shirts and orange shawls, some with shaved heads and tilak marks, and a man in white kurta and glasses kneels nearby. A white cushioned seat, a floral-patterned banner and a flower in a vase are in the background, and a seated devotee is partly visible at the lower left. The seated saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a bindi, which are cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), presented as a blessing darshan with devotees. The woman is receiving a blessing with folded hands.2008-03-12A photograph of an indoor satsang setting. A long-haired man in saffron-orange clothing, hair tied in a bun, sits on the right and places his hand on the head of a devotee who kneels in front of him wearing white. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes sits cross-legged holding a mala. Two standing attendants in white shirts with orange shawls and a bald attendant in white stand behind, one holding a book. Offerings of fruit and flowers lie on a white-draped table, and a red curtain and a patterned banner hang behind. Several people sit to the left, including a woman in a pink sari. The page identifies the event as a person satsang, but the seated saffron-clad man's appearance shows long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, so he is a person giving blessing.2008-03-12Indoor darshan scene at an ashram hall. A young man in a seated position on a white-draped throne wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead, while another standing attendant places a hand on his head in blessing. Standing behind are two young attendants in white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls, one wearing a rudraksha mala. In front, an elderly man in white with folded hands bows, and an elderly woman in a pink sari with gold necklace and an older man in white, with a shaved-headed monk in orange robe, stand near the front. Offerings of rudraksha malas, cloth and fruit lie on a white cloth at the lower right. Several other people in white and orange stand in the background, roughly a dozen visible.2008-03-12Indoor darshan scene. A young man in a cream shirt kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, his head bowed toward a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala hanging at his chest. The seated man rests one hand on a wooden cane and touches the kneeling man's shoulder. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits, and a standing man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds flowers. 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