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A seated man in a blue-and-white checked shirt with a saffron-thread lanyard presses his palms together and bows toward a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak mark and a rudraksha mala. The saffron-robed man reaches out his hand toward the seated devotee. Behind them stands a younger smiling man in orange robes with a short haircut and a saffron shawl. A white cushion, a red curtain and a standing fan are visible in the background.

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March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A photograph of a healing or blessing line indoors. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, reaches out to touch a young child in an orange shirt held by a woman. A man in an orange kurta behind them holds up a small white card. A woman in an orange head wrap with a sindoor-style mark watches, and a bald child and a woman in glasses are partially visible at the lower edge. A white ceiling fan and dark red curtains are visible behind.2008-03-27A seated man in a blue-and-white checked shirt bows his head while a standing figure in long, swept-back dark hair and an orange sleeveless garment with ornate beaded trim places a hand on his crown. Behind them, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a red sash and rudraksha beads watches, a red bindi on his forehead. Other orange-clad figures, a man in white, a fan and a fruit basket appear in a dim hall.2008-03-23March 25 20082008-03-25A photograph of an indoor gathering where a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, reaches out to touch the head of a toddler in a yellow top. The toddler is held by a smiling man in an orange robe and a red-marked forehead, standing beside a seated man in a white shirt. Devotees crowd the foreground, and a white chair, a pedestal fan and red curtains are visible behind them. a person appears to be the orange-clad man with the long hair and mala, shown blessing a child.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A photo from an indoor event with a red curtain and a standing fan at the left edge. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair, sits on the right placing his hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has his palms pressed together. A second man in orange with a short haircut and a vermilion mark on his forehead rests a hand on the seated man's shoulder. Behind them, a person in white stands near a white cushion, and a few blurred heads are visible in the lower foreground. The orange-robed figure with long hair fits the page's presentation cues and is tentatively labelled a person, giving blessing to a devotee in a healing or darshan setting.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27A photograph of an indoor ashram gathering with a red curtain behind. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair wears orange sleeveless robes and a draped orange shawl, seated and receiving the clasped hands of a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and gold ring, who reaches forward to greet him. A woman in white with folded hands kneels at the lower left. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes bends over a tray of food and papers, a white-clad elderly man sits near a white cushion, a standing young man wears an orange shawl, and a white electric fan stands in the background. a person cues: long swept-back hair and orange robes on the seated central figure, described here as a person in a seated receiving role.2008-03-28March 27 20082008-03-27