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A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in a warmly lit hall with red drapes and a silver staff. On the left, a smiling person with hair in a bun and a white forehead mark wears a red-orange garment and a thick pink-and-red flower garland with gold accents. On the right, a man in a white shirt with an orange-red cloth over his shoulder raises one hand toward the smiling person and holds a folded white paper in his other hand. A woman in white stands at the far right with a beaded mala. Behind them are a golden figure and a silver ceremonial staff. The scene resembles a blessing or greeting exchange.

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May 10 20142014-05-10A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man in a saffron-orange shawl with a white vertical forehead mark and a pink-and-white flower garland stands on the left, bare-shouldered in orange cloth, with one hand raised and the other extended toward the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, bald on top and wearing a white shirt and an orange shawl printed with Sanskrit text, bows forward with one arm raised, holding a folded white paper. Behind them stands a silver trident (trishula) and a carved wooden serpent, with gold-coloured fabric and red drapery in the background. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala is visible at the right edge.2014-07-16A photograph of two men in an indoor hall with red drapes and a silver staff topped with a kalasha-like finial. On the left, a smiling man bare-chested with a red-and-pink flower garland and a gold-bead necklace, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and red cloth around his waist, holds out a folded white paper to the right. On the right, a bald-fronted man in a white shirt and an orange shawl printed with script, with a mala around his neck, reaches toward him with an open hand. A woman in a dark top is partly visible at the far right edge. Behind them stands a golden figure and a wooden carved serpent-like form.2014-07-16May 10 20142014-05-10May 11 20142014-05-11A photograph of a seated man in a red-orange shawl and red-orange garment, with a pink flower garland and green leaf garland around his neck, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes, red shawl, and a rudraksha mala. The giver holds a tall silver staff topped with a trident and a white card in his other hand. In the foreground a gold-coloured kalasha or vessel is visible. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron robes and white clothes stand or sit, and a screen is visible at the back. This appears to be a blessing or initiation moment.2014-05-11A seated figure in an orange-red saffron garment with a gold-embroidered border, wearing a long green and pink flower garland, places his right palm on the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt and orange-red shawl. The seated figure holds a white folded cloth and a tall silver staff stands beside him, with a gold deity murti and red draped seating at the lower left. Behind them, women in orange and white saris stand in a hall with white drapes. The blessing suggests a devotee receiving a forehead blessing. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair swept back, a tripundra forehead mark, a flower garland and saffron robes, matching cues for the Swamiji candidate, so the in_person value is used.2014-05-11December 03 20132013-12-03A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a pink flower garland and a bare upper arm extends his right arm toward a devotee in a white shirt with an orange shawl, who raises both hands overhead. The seated man holds a folded white paper in his left hand, and a tall golden staff stands between them. A golden lion-faced throne armrest and a peacock-feather fan are visible at left, and a framed picture hangs on a pale wall behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a saffron robe, a flower garland and ceremonial gold throne ornament, giving the cues for the probable identification; the devotee in white is a person receiving blessing.2014-05-10December 03 20132013-12-03July 16 20142014-07-16A seated man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a maroon-red garment with a gold necklace of large beads places his palm on the forehead of a smiling man with short grey hair who wears a white t-shirt and a red-and-white scarf printed with text. The seated figure's outstretched arm reaches over a silver staff topped with a finial, while behind them is a gold ornamental object and red drapes. The image is a photograph of a blessing exchange. Swamiji (probable): the seated man with long hair, maroon-red robe and gold bead necklace matches the candidate profile, placing a hand in blessing on a devotee.2014-07-21