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A photograph in a bright hall with red curtains and ceiling fans. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-brown silk garment, a long gold-toned necklace of beads and gold bangles, has a sindoor-marked forehead and places his right hand on the bowed head of an older man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala who presses his palms together. On the left, another man in white bows with palms joined and a white cloth draped over a red surface. Behind them a young saffron-robed monk with a tripundra forehead marking stands near a line of devotees in shirts and dhotis. Swamiji (probable): the man with the long swept-back hair, orange-brown silk garment and long bead necklace, shown placing his hand on a devotee's head in blessing.

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October 27 20132013-10-27A man with long swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange draped garment, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and beaded bangles touches the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with hands joined. The seated figure is blessing a devotee in an indoor hall with red curtains and a golden throne-like seat with a screen behind. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris wait in a line behind a metal stanchion barrier. Probable Swamiji depicted by long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, performing a blessing on a devotee.2013-10-27A photograph of an indoor hall with white tiled floor, red curtains and ceiling fans. A man in a rust-orange wrap and long rudraksha mala with ornate gold earrings and beaded bangles stands on the right, placing his right hand on the forehead of a bald man in a white shirt and white trousers who stands on the left with hands folded. Several onlookers in white and dark shirts stand behind them, and a red-robed figure is visible in the far background near a saffron banner.2013-09-11Indoor hall with red curtains and a ceiling fan. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a long orange-beaded rudraksha-style mala blesses a devotee by placing his hand on the devotee's head. The man has long swept-back hair and gold earrings; the page states Swamiji is at this event, and the appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, beaded mala) are consistent, so he is a probable Swamiji. Nearby, devotees in white shirts and trousers with lanyards stand with hands folded in namaskar or bend forward in reverence. A shaven-headed priest with white tilak on his forehead and an orange shawl stands at left, and a row of women and men in white and saffron waits behind metal stanchions. A golden deity murti or throne canopy is visible in the background.2013-09-29Indoor event hall with a stage backdrop showing painted pillars and a golden throne flanked by deity murtis. A figure in an orange-brown saffron-toned robe with a gold border and gold bangles stands at right, extending a raised hand in blessing toward a line of devotees in white clothes with palms pressed together in namaste. A man in the foreground has a shaved head and white tilak; a woman at far right wears a red-orange shawl and beaded garlands. A camera on a tripod and a red tray with offerings appear at the edges.2013-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with red curtains, white ceiling fans and a line of metal stanchions. On the right, a smiling man with a shaved head and a light-coloured forehead mark wears an orange-red sannyasi wrap, a long reddish-brown beaded mala and a gold-and-yellow border cloth, with a bangle-style armlet on his upper arm. He raises his open right palm toward a man in a white shirt who bows deeply with his hands folded in front of him, receiving blessing. Other men in white shirts and saffron-clad devotees stand behind the rail, and a golden throne-like seat with a gold canopy appears at the far end. a person: the orange sannyasi attire, rudraksha-style mala and ornate armlet match the page's a person cues, while the person's role is a blessing giver.2013-09-11October 24 20132013-10-24October 27 20132013-10-27October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copiesOctober 02 20132013-10-02October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20132013-09-24