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Indoor photo of a seated man with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder and a beaded mala, with white markings on his forehead, placing his palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white t-shirt with an orange-red shawl. The seated figure smiles while touching the other man's forehead in a blessing gesture, a common darshan or initiation moment. Behind them are a dark curtain, a white door and a green and silver decorated frame at left.

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A photograph of two men in an indoor hall with a maroon curtain behind them. On the left, a long-haired man in a rust-orange shawl and orange-red garment with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead reaches up to place his hand on the palm of a shorter man on the right, who wears a white top, an orange-brown beaded mala and raises his arm. Both are smiling. Probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial garment and rudraksha beads, is the figure on the left, giving a high-five style blessing to the devotee in white.2013-03-29A photograph of an indoor blessing moment. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl with a gold-toned necklace presses both hands to the forehead of a shaved-headed man dressed in white kurta clothing, who holds his hands to his own brow. Behind them, two men in white stand watching, and a potted plant sits on the floor at lower centre.2013-03-20May 19 20132013-05-19A seated man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulder and a gold-toned chain with rudraksha beads, places his palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white long-sleeved top. The recipient holds his hands in anjali mudra and wears a rudraksha bracelet. Behind them are beige padded panels, a gold-coloured fabric and a red cloth at the left edge. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, ornate clothing and ceremonial beads, so Swamiji (probable) is the appearance-based label for this in-person blessing moment.2013-12-03A seated figure in an orange-brown saffron wrap with a gold-edged border and a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders and in the hair blesses a man in a white t-shirt with a red lanyard, placing a palm on his forehead while he stands with eyes closed and hands pressed together. Behind them, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border and rudraksha beads sits watching, and several people in white stand in the background near a window. Garlands of flowers and colourful decorations appear at the left edge. The seated figure has long hair and distinctive orange-saffron clothing with rudraksha adornments, a visible cue for the a person candidate in this blessing scene, though the appearance is only partially clear.2013-07-03March 29 20132013-03-29December 06 20132013-12-06Photograph of an indoor satsang setting with dark red velvet drapes behind a seated figure in orange-saffron robes and long braided rudraksha-style beads, who sits on a red velvet throne-like chair with an orange cloth on the armrest. The seated figure, a probable Swamiji by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, extends his right hand toward the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt with an orange-and-red scarf, who raises both hands in a gesture of receiving blessing. A white floor-standing air conditioning unit and a window are in the background, and a partially visible man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge, with the head of another person in the foreground.2013-05-24A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red garment with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-bead necklace, seated and leaning toward a short-haired man in a white shirt draped with an orange-red shawl. The man in orange-red raises his right hand to the other's forehead while smiling, and holds his left hand toward the other's arm. Behind them, a person in white with an orange-red shawl holds a blue book, and two white cooler units stand against a pale wall. a person: the long-haired man in orange-red with rudraksha mala and gold necklace matches the candidate cues, and is blessing the devotee in a giving-darshan gesture.2013-04-01March 17 20132013-03-17April 01 20132013-04-01December 03 20132013-12-03