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A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange-brown garment and layered red and brown rudraksha malas raising a hand to touch the forehead of an older man in a dark jacket with a blue and white panel and an orange shawl. The seated figure has a white forehead mark and long swept-back hair; a younger man in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala sits behind them. Red draped fabric forms the backdrop. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and blessing the devotee. Three physical people are visible.

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July 19 20122012-07-19September 09 20122012-09-09July 17 20122012-07-17July 17 20122012-07-17A photograph of a seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a horizontal white-and-red forehead mark, saffron-orange cloth at the waist, layered rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, and red rudraksha bracelets. The figure holds a black ceremonial staff in the left hand and touches the forehead of a kneeling man with short grey-brown hair, who wears a black top with an orange shawl. Behind them, a seated man in white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread sits before a red drape, and other people in saffron and orange clothing sit in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing are the cues for the seated central figure, who blesses the kneeling devotee.2012-09-09A seated man with a long dark hair bun, a gold-bead ceremonial necklace, a red-and-orange wrap and a leopard-print garment presses his fingers to the forehead of a smiling man in a white shirt with a red scarf and red lanyard. Both have eyes closed or half-closed in a blessing moment. Behind them, white-clad devotees in red scarves sit in a red-carpeted hall with a silver ceremonial staff in the foreground. The bearded-free setting suggests a darshan or blessing. The robed figure displays distinctive adornments and hair, so the a person label applies to this in-person candidate, who is blessing the devotee.2014-08-02A photograph of a satsang where a man in orange sits on a cushioned seat before a red curtain, his right hand resting on the forehead of a seated devotee. The man in orange has long dark hair swept back, a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, a gold earring, a thick mala of rudraksha beads, and an orange draped shawl with a gold border. He is the presumed a person, giving a blessing. The devotee wears a white shirt and bows his head, while a man in white with a black rudraksha mala sits behind and a man in a black shirt is at the left edge. Four people are visible.2012-07-06Indoor photo of a ritual blessing in front of a red draped curtain. A long-haired figure in orange robes with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace reaches out and presses fingers to the forehead of a man in a white shirt. Behind them a bald man in orange and a shawl with a rudraksha mala watches, and a figure in orange stands at the left edge. The figure in orange with long hair appears to be a person, giving a blessing to a devotee. A purple logo sits at the upper left. Several people are visible.2012-07-17July 17 20122012-07-17A photograph of a smiling man with long dark curly hair and a white and red forehead marking sits in front of a deep red draped backdrop under green stage light. He wears an orange-red garment, dense rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded wrist bands, and raises his right hand in a high-five gesture with an older bald man in a grey-brown long-sleeved top and an orange lanyard. A seated man in a white dhoti with a golden border sits behind them, and another person is partly visible at the right edge. a person appears as the smiling central figure, identified by long swept hair, rudraksha malas and orange-red clothing, seated and high-fiving a devotee.2012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange robe and rudraksha beads placing his hand on the forehead of an older bald man wearing an orange and blue shawl. Behind them a woman in white with a red bindi looks on in front of red draped cloth. The man in orange wears a long rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold-chain necklace, and the older man is receiving the blessing.2012-07-18