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A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a red and green flower garland, heavy multi-strand gold bead necklaces and gold armbands, touches the forehead of a sleeping infant held in a white cloth by a woman in a red blouse with a black braid and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind them, men in saffron and white garments, one holding clasped hands, stand in a decorated hall with hanging red, yellow and green tassels. A printed sheet is held in the man's other hand.

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A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-green flower garland with heavy gold ornaments and rudraksha-style gold beads stands at right, touching the forehead of a sleeping infant wrapped in a pink and white blanket held by a woman in a red blouse at left. The figure holds a folded white slip. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a shaved-headed monk in an orange robe watch, with a striped decorated tent canopy above. Swamiji (probable) cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold necklaces and garland, marked as an in-person candidate in a blessing scene.2013-01-19A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron clothing and a red-and-green flower garland with heavy gold beaded necklaces and gold armbands, holding a sheet of paper and reaching toward a woman in the foreground who holds a baby in a pink blanket. The figure has a red tilak on the forehead and dark swept-back hair, matching the a person cues on the page, so this is a person in person giving a blessing or greeting. Around him stand white-clad devotees, a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads, and women in red and maroon saris under a hall with colourful striped hangings and a red-curtained window.2013-01-19January 19 20132013-01-19May 04 20132013-05-04A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment with a white-and-gold shawl and a thick garland of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers stands centre-right, reading a folded paper with a pen. He wears a white sacred mark on the forehead, gold earrings and multiple gold necklaces. A woman in a purple sari holds a baby in a pink-and-white outfit at left, while a figure in a white shirt with a red tilak stands behind, palms pressed together. A hand with gold bangles reaches toward the woman and child in blessing. A bouquet of green leaves and flowers appears at right.2013-03-03July 07 20132013-07-07A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red bindi and gold-bead necklaces stands at the centre, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling, bowed devotee in a white shirt who has his hands folded in prayer. The robed man holds a small white card in his other hand and smiles. Behind them, a second bald man in saffron cloth is partly visible, and onlookers stand in the background near a brightly painted ashram hall with colourful panels and a warm glowing lamp. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), giving blessing to a devotee at darshan, the long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style gold beads being the qualifying cues.2013-05-05A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, gold hoop earring, and multiple long gold-bead necklaces over a rust-brown and gold-bordered garment extends his right hand in blessing toward a line of seated young boys dressed in orange robes. Behind him, people in white and orange stand and sit in a hall with a golden deity shrine and colourful decorated panels. Probable Swamiji is wearing distinctive saffron-brown ceremonial dress with gold ornaments and long hair, shown in person in the act of blessing the boys, who may be students. Several other attendees are visible in the background.2013-06-03April 17 20132013-04-17 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20122012-09-15A photograph inside a temple hall of a man in orange-red robes with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a heavy gold-bead necklace, reading from a sheet of paper held in his hand. A man in white dhoti with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala kneels at left, holding a young child in a red and navy sweater. Other devotees in white and cream clothing stand behind, and a silver tray holding gold items sits at lower right. Orange and saffron decorative pillars with coloured bands rise in the background.2010-12-28A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-brown robe draped over the shoulders, wearing a gold necklace, a small earring and a gold armlet, with white and dark vertical tilak on the forehead. He is draped in a thick garland of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers and green leaves, and holds a paper sheet and a flower bouquet with pink and blue accents. A man in white clothes on the left reaches toward him, a small baby is at the left edge, and a bald man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands behind on the right. Background shows a cream draped curtain and a seated crowd. a person: the long swept hair, orange-brown robe, gold ornaments and garland match the appearance cues, shown in person at the center of the scene.2013-03-03 +1 copies