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A man in a bare-chested saffron-and-gold garment, with a dark bun and rudraksha beads, raises a peacock-feather fan toward the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl and a wristwatch, who holds up a hand in a blessing-receiving gesture. Behind them a seated woman in white with a red shawl, rudraksha mala and a white tilak watches, and gold-painted ornaments and a red-and-gold throne are visible. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang with ritual blessing.

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September 14 20142014-09-14March 22 20142014-03-22March 25 20142014-03-25A photograph of a devotional darshan moment. A man with dark hair pulled back, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, raises his right hand and touches the forehead of another man in white kurta and a red-brown shawl who stands with palms raised. A peacock feather fan with a gold base and a ceremonial staff are visible in the foreground. Behind them, several people in orange and red robes stand in a hall with a red carpet, and a woman in a red garment is partly visible at the right edge.2014-08-30A photo from a person Satsang in Haridwar. A bare-chested man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulders, stretches his right hand to touch the forehead of an older Western man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a name badge. The man in white closes his eyes and raises his palms in receptive devotion. Behind them a woman in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha beads watches, and more white-clad attendees and gold-tinted decor fill the hall. A peacock-feather fan is visible above. The bearded-free older man has short grey hair. a person: the bun-haired man in orange with rudraksha, bare-chested with a shawl, is the one giving blessing.2014-03-22A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a bare shoulder, long dark hair swept back, rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, holds a peacock-feather fan and a white bundle while placing his raised palm on the forehead of a standing man in a white t-shirt and red scarf who bows with hands folded. Gold ornate vessels and a gilded throne-like chair are in the background, along with a red patterned floor mat and a seated elderly devotee. Two to five people are visible.2014-03-17March 12 20142014-03-12A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala draped across the chest, placing a hand on the forehead of a seated man in white ritual dress with an orange-red shawl. The robed figure is seated before golden lion-headed armrests and a silver-tipped staff, with a peacock-feather fan and a framed picture on the wall behind. The blessing gesture suggests a darshan or padapuja moment. Swamiji (probable) is the robed figure; the cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, and the event page places him at this satsang. Two physical people are visible.2014-05-12March 23 20142014-03-23A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with an orange shawl inscribed with text, receiving a blessing. A woman in an orange and gold garment with a rudraksha mala and red bindi-like mark holds a peacock-feather fan and presses her palm to his forehead, smiling. A woman in white and an older woman in white stand in the background beside gold decor and green plants. Five or fewer people are visible.2014-03-23A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth and a red-and-gold headband, with gold tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and dhoti with a red shawl. The blessed man, hands folded, looks down. Behind them a silver staff, a peacock-feather fan, and a gold deity figure at lower left. a person is the presiding blessing giver, shown with headband, rudraksha mala and red-orange clothing, and the blessed devotee in white with a red shawl.2014-05-05March 17 20142014-03-17