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A seated figure in a rust-brown turban with a gold band and a brown wrap draped over bare shoulders, wearing a beaded necklace and gold ornaments, extends both arms toward a man in a white shirt who sits before him with his face turned up. The seated figure's hands are raised over the man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a dark shawl stands near a red curtain, and several men in white shirts and a young man in white stand in a room with a wall air conditioner and a fan. A brass vessel with a gold finish sits beside the red-upholstered seat. Possible setting: a satsang or darshan blessing.

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November 04 20132013-11-04A seated man in a maroon-red and gold striped turban and rust-coloured silk wrap, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style beaded necklace, touches the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a name badge. The man in white holds his palms together in a respectful gesture. Behind them a woman in a red top and another person stand near red curtains and a fan in a bright indoor hall. The seated figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: turban, rust silk wrap and rudraksha beads, performing a forehead blessing; the page places him at a darshan event at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru.2013-11-06November 04 20132013-11-04November 06 20132013-11-06November 04 20132013-11-04A photograph of a devotional blessing in a bright indoor hall with white floors and a red curtain. A woman in a maroon turban with gold trim and a gold-bordered beige sari stands and presses her palm to the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, whose eyes are closed and head is tilted back. She wears gold bangles and earrings, and white ash marks show on the man's brow. Behind them, several men in white and green shirts stand watching, and a few more people are partly visible at the right edge. Gold ritual vessels sit at the lower left.2013-11-02A photograph of an initiation moment in an indoor hall with white tiled floor and red curtains. On the left, a figure in a rust-red turban with gold trim, a gold-bordered cream and gold shawl, and gold bangles touches the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with raised palm, who is wearing a white name badge. Behind them, a seated man in a white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and a tilak sits; other men and a woman stand watching near a standing fan and a wall banner. The scene reads as a blessing or diksha.2013-11-02A seated figure in a rust-orange turban with gold trim, a bare-chested orange-brown cloth draped over the shoulders, and a long rudraksha mala places one hand on the bald head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and trousers with a name badge. The seated figure's long dark hair is tied back, and a gold ceremonial piece rests beside them. Behind them, several people in white garments stand or kneel near red curtains, with an air-conditioning unit and a standing fan at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has a turban, orange-brown robes, rudraksha mala and gold adornments, giving the appearance of a blessing being given to a devotee.2013-11-04Indoor photo of a devotee receiving a blessing. A figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red draped shawl with a gold trim and a red-and-gold beaded necklace sits on a gold-trimmed seat, placing one hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge. Their other hands are raised in a gesture of blessing. Behind them a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a turban-style headwear watches, and standing onlookers in white and casual clothes stand near red drapes. The figure in the red turban shows a candidate appearance: the turban, the red-and-gold shawl, the ornate necklace and the seated throne position give several distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is a probable Swamiji blessing a devotee in a satsang-style darshan setting.2013-11-04A photograph of a seated robed teacher with a long dark hair bun and a white forehead mark, wearing a rust-orange wrap with a gold-edged border and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, pressing his right palm to the crown of a man's head in a white kurta. The recipient stands with eyes closed and his hand raised to his chest, receiving the blessing. A second robed figure in red-orange with a dark bead mala sits nearby, and several onlookers in light and white clothing stand behind in a room with a white wall and a standing fan. A gold statue or ornate gold object is visible at lower left.2013-11-05November 04 20132013-11-04A seated figure in a rust-red robe and a tall red-and-gold turban places his hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt who kneels with palms joined. The seated figure wears a rudraksha mala and gold ornament. Behind them, men and women in white and saffron stand watching, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a smiling man in saffron-orange with a mala stands at right edge. A white pedestal fan and a golden peetha/throne-style seat appear at left. A probable Swamiji candidate is seated, the central figure, with the distinctive red turban, gold ornaments and ceremonial rudraksha cues; the surrounding attendants are devotees.2013-11-04