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Indoor satsang scene in a hall with a pale ceiling and recessed lights. On the right, a man with long dark hair swept back in a low bun, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and an ornate gold necklace, and an orange-saffron shawl, sits on a gold-tinted seat with his palms raised toward a standing devotee. On the left, a man in a white-and-black striped shirt with an orange shawl stands with his right hand raised high and his face tilted upward, apparently receiving the blessing. A bystander in white is partly visible at the lower left, and more people are seen blurred in the background.

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March 07 20142014-03-07Photo of a blessing moment indoors. A balding man with a grey moustache, wearing a navy and green striped shirt and a red shawl printed with script, raises his hands while a man in saffron-red ceremonial attire with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking extends his palm toward the man's forehead. The blessing-giver holds a braided white cord and a gold-coloured object in his other hand. Several other people in white and red shawls stand in the blurred background.2014-03-11December 05 20132013-12-05A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange-red dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth, places his raised right hand on the head of a devotee. The devotee, in a white and black striped shirt with a red-orange shawl, raises his hands and bows his head. Behind them a woman in a white sari and a seated attendee are visible in a bright hall with cream drapes, with a golden object in the lower left corner. The robed figure appears to be a person blessing the devotee in a darshan moment.2014-03-08March 13 20142014-03-13March 07 20142014-03-07A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with warm ceiling lights. A long-haired man in orange-red robes, with a white tilak on his forehead, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold ceremonial shoulder piece, reaches out his right hand toward the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl. The recipient's palms are raised together in front of him. The man in orange holds a small folded paper in his left hand. Behind them, seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothing watch, one with palms pressed together.2014-03-07March 08 20142014-03-08A photograph of a blessing moment indoors in a bright hall. A man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl stands with palms raised while a robed figure in red-orange clothing and rudraksha malas places a hand on his forehead. The robed figure has hair tied in a bun, a white tilak on the forehead, and a long rudraksha mala with gold ornaments. A golden lion-head ornament is at the lower right. Several seated devotees in white and orange-red clothing are blurred in the background. a person is the robed figure, shown in a blessing gesture, consistent with the page's satsang context.2014-03-07September 30 20132013-09-30Indoor photo of a guru placing his right palm on the forehead of a devotee in a warm, softly lit hall. The guru has long dark hair tied back, bare-chested under a saffron-orange cloth, wears a thick brown rudraksha mala, and has a white tilak on his forehead. He holds a gold-wrapped object in the lower left. The devotee has dark curly hair, wears a white kurta and a red-orange shawl with printed text, and raises his palm outward. Behind them, a man in orange stands at the right edge and an orange chair sits in the background.2014-03-09A photograph of a bare-chested figure in an orange-red wrap with a gold-and-yellow ornamental collar, hair swept back in a bun, and a white tilak on the forehead, pressing his palm to the forehead of a man in a white shirt. The man has his other hand raised in a blessing gesture and wears a striped shawl and a red wrist thread. Behind them, two women in white sit with a textured stone wall and a wooden panel in the background. The blessing gesture suggests darshan or a blessing ritual. Swamiji (probable): the bare-chested figure in orange-red wrap with ornate gold collar and swept-back hair is the candidate, performing a blessing on a devotee.2014-01-04