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Night outdoor event with stage lights and a lighting truss in the background. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands at right, leaning forward and placing his hand on the crown of a bowed man in a white-and-green striped shirt, who has his head lowered. A white-bearded older man with a red tilak on his forehead in white clothes watches beside them, and a woman with a red bindi in an orange garment stands near. Several onlookers, including a man in white on the left and a woman with a long braid, are gathered around the blessing. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the orange robe and turban with long hair as the one giving the blessing, performing a head blessing for a devotee.

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A photograph from an indoor evening gathering in front of a crowd of mostly white-clad attendees. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron robe and a bright orange turban, with long dark curly hair and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, leans forward and places a hand on the forehead of a seated older man in glasses, white shirt and a rudraksha mala. The man's face is being touched by a hand on his cheek from another person beside him. A woman in white with a beaded necklace looks on at left. Behind them, standing devotees in white clothes fill the hall, with scaffolding and stage lights visible at the top. Probable Swamiji identified by orange turban, saffron robe and long hair while blessing the seated devotee.2008-05-09Outdoor evening event at night with a crowd of devotees dressed in white. On the right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and a matching orange turban, with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style beaded mala, sits on a raised white-covered seat and reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated woman in white. A man in a white shirt stands before them with his hands raised near the woman, and a grey-haired man in white sits in the foreground. Behind them a fenced area holds more people in white clothing under bright stage lights, with a dark blue mat on the ground.2008-05-09May 09 20082008-05-09Night-time event photo. In the foreground a woman with a long dark braid, wearing white, is seen from behind, leaning toward a seated man. A man in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, extends his right arm and touches the head of the person before him. Behind them, other seated people in white and orange clothing sit among bright stage lights and a metal lighting truss. a person candidate is physically present, identified only by appearance cues: orange turban, long hair and orange robe.2008-05-09May 09 20082008-05-09May 09 20082008-05-09A photograph of an outdoor evening event in which a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron top and matching orange turban sits on a white-draped seat and places a hand on the crown of a bald, bespectacled man in a white shirt who kneels before him. The seated figure holds a brass or gold ritual plate with an oil lamp or offering in the other hand. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and pale clothing fills the space, with a few men in green and dark shirts visible at left, and white draped chairs and metal scaffolding behind. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron turban and orange clothing, seated with a devotee being blessed.2008-05-09Night outdoor event on a raised stage with a metal railing and stage lights overhead. A person in an orange saffron garment and orange turban, with long swept-back dark hair, stands on the right placing both hands on the head of a seated devotee in white. a person candidate by appearance: orange saffron clothing, orange turban and long swept-back hair, though the face is not used for identification. Around them stand white-clad men, one with a rudraksha mala, another in a grey shirt with a mala, and an older man in white seated in the foreground. A woman in orange sits behind the blessing scene, and attendants in white and grey stand along the railing.2008-05-09May 09 20082008-05-09May 09 20082008-05-09May 09 20082008-05-09May 10 20082008-05-10