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A photograph of a satsang-style blessing in an indoor hall with warm wooden doors and beige panels. A person in a maroon-and-gold draped garment with a tilak on the forehead places one hand on the crown of a bald man's head while raising his other arm. The bald man wears a white kurta, a wristwatch and a long rudraksha mala, and holds his palm up in a gesture of receiving. Out-of-focus seated onlookers appear in the background.

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A photograph of a blessing exchange indoors. A man with long dark hair in a bun, bare-shouldered in a rust-brown cloth with a gold ceremonial necklace of beads, presses his right palm to the forehead of a shorter, grey-haired man in a white kurta with a red and white beaded mala around his neck. A woman in white sits blurred in the lower right, and a pale curtain and dark wall form the background. The gesture resembles a padapuja-style blessing, with the standing figure giving the blessing and the other receiving it. Swamiji (probable): the figure in rust-brown with long hair, bun and gold beaded necklace; he is giving the blessing.2013-12-17A photograph of a figure in a rust-orange wrap with a long rudraksha mala and hair swept into a bun, reaching out to press their palm onto the bald head of a smiling man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. Both have white forehead marks. Behind them, other people in white clothes stand in a hall with cream walls and a wooden door frame. The bun-haired figure has rudraksha beads, orange-gold clothing and an ornate-looking ceremonial look, matching cues the page associates with a person, so the figure is described as a person performing a blessing on a disciple. Two people are visible in front, with others partially visible behind.2013-12-07A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red and gold-bordered garment with a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, his hand pressed to the forehead of a clean-shaven man in a white T-shirt with a rudraksha mala. The seated man has long dark hair tied back and appears to be giving blessing or initiation with his eyes closed. Two people are visible, and a bright screen stands in the background. The a person candidate with long hair, saffron-toned draped clothing and rudraksha cues is seated and touching a devotee's head, which supports a probable identification, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm it.2013-12-12A photograph of an indoor hall with beige walls and a brown door. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rudraksha mala of large beads and a reddish-orange garment, reaches one arm up to place his palm on the forehead of a short-haired, older Western man in a white sleeveless top with a name badge. Two other hands are raised near the recipient, and a few seated people in white and blurred figures are in the background. The page indicates Swamiji is present, and the figure with long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange garment is a probable Swamiji candidate, so this is an in-person appearance candidate given the cues.2013-12-07Indoor photo of a seated man in a maroon-red shawl with a rudraksha mala, his long dark hair tied back, placing his right hand on the crown of a bald man in a white kurta who has his palms pressed together in reverence. a person is the seated man in the maroon shawl and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing touch on the devotee's head. Behind them, a golden ornate canopy edge frames the scene, with other devotees in white and red-bordered saris seated on the floor and a white curtained hall beyond.2013-12-20December 07 20132013-12-07A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange wrap that bares one shoulder, stands in front of a man in a white polo shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white name badge. She presses her palm to his forehead while raising her other hand, and he raises his right arm high. Behind them a seated person in white and another man in white stand near a red curtain, with a standing figure in a white shirt in the background, and a framed picture on the wall at right. A brass vessel and yellow cloth sit at the left edge. The setting resembles a satsang or blessing gathering.2013-07-06December 17 20132013-12-17A photo of a bare-shouldered figure in a rust-red garment with a gold-edged border, hair in a bun, placing a raised palm on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red lanyard and a beaded mala around his neck during a blessing. The clothed figure is seated near gold cushions.2013-12-10December 07 20132013-12-07A photograph of an indoor satsang where a man with long swept-back dark hair in a bun, wearing a rust-orange draped cloth, a rudraksha mala necklace and a white forehead mark, sits on a gold cushion and places his raised palm on the forehead of a bald man in a white kurta. Both are smiling. Behind them a woman in white sits, and a green exit sign and a light panel are visible.2013-12-08August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copies