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A photograph of a ritual exchange at night in front of a red draped backdrop. A long-haired woman with a rudraksha mala and red bead bracelets, wearing an orange-brown garment, smiles while raising her hand toward the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a lavender collared shirt and a white flower garland. A man in white dhoti and shawl sits behind them, and a dark wooden rod with gold tassels stands in the foreground beside a green stage light. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment, though no caption names anyone present.

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September 09 20122012-09-09December 26 20142014-12-26September 21 20142014-09-21A long-haired man in a red-orange garment and multi-strand rudraksha mala sits beside an ornate gold-carved throne, raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a younger man in white kurta with a red-patterned shawl, who stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them stand decorated deity murtis draped in green and gold garments and garlands, with green plants and a small offering tray of flowers and fruit. The scene suggests blessing or darshan. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long hair, orange-red clothing and rudraksha mala match the page candidate, and he is seated on the throne; the appearance cues are reasonably distinctive, so the label is probable. Two physical people are visible.2014-12-24July 27 20142014-07-27December 28 20122012-12-28July 25 20142014-07-25December 26 20142014-12-26Photograph of an individual energy darshan on a stage. A long-haired man in an orange-red saffron-toned garment with a red tilak on his forehead and multiple rudraksha malas and a gold necklace places his right hand on the bald head of a kneeling man in a white striped shirt with palms pressed together. Behind them stands a silver lion statue and a silver throne with leopard-print upholstery. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange with rudraksha malas and gold necklace is performing the darshan, and the appearance cues are distinctive, so this is an in-person candidate.2017-12-16December 26 20142014-12-26A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra mark on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a rust-red shawl, extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a bald, grey-bearded man in a white kurta. Behind them stands a silver trident, a gold kalasha-like object, and a peacock-feather fan at the left edge; an orange and red lattice screen fills the background beside an air conditioner. The seated man with long hair and rudraksha beads is Swamiji (probable), giving a blessing with the apparent gesture of an intimate transmission, while the bald devotee in white receives it.2014-08-26May 07 20142014-05-07