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A man in an orange turban and orange sannyasi robes, with a white and red flower garland around his neck and a saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, places his right palm on the head of a bowing man in white shirt and white dhoti. The bowing man has his hands folded in namaste. On the left, a woman in orange sari stands with palms pressed together. The setting is a bare whitewashed interior room with a doorway and a small framed picture on the wall.

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July 28 20082008-07-28A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with gold trim and a matching orange turban places his right palm on the forehead of a older man in a white shirt, who has his eyes closed and hands pressed together in prayer. The robed figure wears a red and yellow flower garland and has long dark hair and a crown-like ornament, with bare shoulder visible. Behind them, seated devotees in white and pale clothing and a red carpet fill a bright indoor hall with a window and lamp.2012-03-30A photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange turban and matching orange shawl, with a red bindi and layered gold necklaces and gold bangles, extending a hand over the head of a man in a white shirt during a blessing. The figure has a swept-back, long-haired appearance and a gold ornamental necklace; the hand gesture suggests a blessing or darshan. Other devotees stand nearby, including a man in a purple shirt with folded hands and a man with a white tilak on his forehead. A bald man in the lower left and a man with glasses are visible. The indoor hall has ceiling lights and a bright screen behind. The identity of the central figure is uncertain from appearance alone.2011-12-17A photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a white shirt kneeling with his head bowed while a figure in a saffron-orange turban and sleeveless saffron-orange robe places a hand on his head. The blessing figure has long dark hair visible at the back and a bare arm. Behind them a man in white dhoti and kurta holds a camera, another man in yellow clothes stands at left with palms pressed together, and a few seated people in white appear in the background of a hall with white flooring and dark chairs. The blessing figure's head and build are the only cues; the turban and saffron robe are the distinctive ones, and the setting is a discourse hall.2010-07-172003 World Tour - Bay Area USAJuly 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of a darshan-style interaction indoors. A person in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long orange shawl, gold-bead bracelets and a beaded necklace, places a hand on the head of a man in a white shirt with black-framed glasses, who has his hands folded in namaste. Other devotees in white and light clothing stand close behind, some with hands folded, and a man in an orange top is at the right edge. The orange-clad figure has long hair in a bun and appears to be a person by appearance, with a turban, saffron robe and gold-bead ornaments.2011-12-10Photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban placing his right hand on the forehead of a younger man in glasses and a white collared shirt, who has his eyes closed and head bowed. The robed figure has long dark hair under the turban and wears a bare-faced, focused expression. Behind them a wooden railing and a few seated, blurred onlookers in a plain interior room with a ceiling light. The scene looks like a blessing or initiation moment.March 30 20122012-03-30February 09 20122012-02-09February 11 20072007-02-11December 17 20112011-12-17