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A seated man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a rust-red robe and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, places his right palm on the forehead of a devotee kneeling before him. The devotee wears a white shirt, a red-orange shawl with printed text, and a red lanyard badge, and holds his left palm up in a gesture of receiving. Golden lion-head ornaments sit beside the seated figure, and a woman in white stands in the background near a dark speaker and a wooden podium. This appears to be a blessing moment during an ashram event.

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A seated figure in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing white-and-orange flower garlands and a white forehead mark, places his right hand on the crown of a kneeling man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl. The seated figure's eyes are closed and he appears to be giving a blessing. Beside him are gold lion-head armrests of a throne, a silver staff with a ornate finial, and a framed painting on a pale wall. A woman in a red top is partly visible at the right edge.2014-05-13A photograph of a man in a bare-chested red-and-gold dhoti-style garment with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead placing his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl. The receiving man holds up his right palm in a gesture of reception. Behind them is a gilded ornate chair and a golden deity murti, with a framed portrait in the background and seated devotees at the edges. The scene suggests a blessing given in a hall setting.2014-03-11December 16 20132013-12-16December 08 20132013-12-08A seated long-haired man in a rust-red shawl, bare-chested with a leopard-print wrap and a sweeping mane of hair, reaches out to press his palm on the forehead of a standing devotee. The devotee wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a red shawl printed with Sanskrit script, and has a sandalwood tilak with hands joined in namaskar. Behind them, a golden throne back and garlanded deity murti with gold ornaments and a kalasha-like tall stick form the setting. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, distinctive adornments and red ceremonial clothing, so this is a probable Swamiji blessing a devotee.2014-12-26December 16 20132013-12-16July 19 20152015-07-19October 28 20142014-10-28December 03 20132013-12-03A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-edged cloth, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, touches the forehead of an older man in a white kurta who kneels with palms raised. The seated man holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them, a woman in a red-orange sari with a beaded necklace stands, and other people in white stand in the background. Gold lion-head armrests frame the seated man on a red-carpeted dais. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by the rudraksha mala, saffron clothing and long swept-back hair, giving blessing to a devotee.2013-09-30September 28 20132013-09-28A seated man in a red-orange robe and a red headband with gold embroidery places his hand on the crown of another man's head during a blessing. The blessing man wears a bare-shouldered orange-red cloth, ornate orange-beaded necklaces, and has yellow-gold tilak on his forehead; a silver trident-shaped staff stands behind him beside green foliage and a folded brown cloth. The recipient kneels in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl, eyes closed, head tilted forward. A gold lion-faced object sits at the lower left, and framed artwork hangs on the wall behind. Another seated person in white is partially visible at the right edge. Setting appears to be an indoor hall with wood-panelled walls and a blue floor mat.2014-05-05