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Night outdoor scene at an ashram. A bare-shouldered figure in rust-red and saffron-toned cloth sits on an orange-cushioned seat, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-white garland. The officiant holds a sheet of paper in his left hand. A silver ceremonial staff stands beside them. Behind, a woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala and another woman in orange stand near a dark parked vehicle, and a red-and-yellow decorative banner hangs at right. The officiant has long dark hair tied back, which is a cue for a person, seated as a giver of blessing, though the appearance is not fully certain.

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Night outdoor scene at a temple-like setting. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red shawl and wrapped in a red-orange garment, sits on an orange cushioned chair and extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes with a red-and-white garland. The kneeling devotee holds his palms together in namaste. A silver staff-like ritual object stands beside them. Behind, women in white and red-orange robes wear rudraksha malas, and a dark vehicle is parked. a person figure with distinctive long hair, shawl and orange-red robes is giving blessing to a devotee, in a blessing or darshan setting. Several people are visible in the frame.2014-10-13A photograph of a robed figure in red-orange saffron garments with bare upper arm, reaching out to place a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a red-orange scarf draped around his neck. The young man has his eyes closed and palms pressed together in respect. Behind them is a silver ceremonial staff and a parked grey vehicle, with a woman in the background on the right. Appearance alone does not establish who the robed figure is, so the identity is left uncertain.2014-10-13A night-time photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange shawl and bare-shouldered orange garment extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with folded hands and a red-and-white beaded garland. The seated man has long swept-back dark hair and a small red mark on his forehead. A dark car and a yellow-and-blue striped pillar stand behind them, with a woman in white partly visible at right. The seated figure shows distinctive saffron ascetic attire and long hair, consistent with a person receiving or giving blessing in what appears to be a darshan setting; the kneeling devotee wears white ritual clothing.2014-10-13October 13 20142014-10-13October 13 20142014-10-13July 17 20152015-07-17A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with hair tied up and a rudraksha-style necklace, wearing a rust-red and orange wrap and seated beside an ornate gold-carved throne with an orange fringed canopy, places his right palm on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red shawl. The recipient holds his other hand up with a beaded bracelet on the wrist, and a sheet of paper is held in the blessing hand. Behind them a woman in white with a dark bead mala watches, and other people in white and red stand out of focus.2013-12-20A photograph of a satsang setting. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulder with a rudraksha mala, sits on an orange cushioned chair and extends his right arm to touch the raised palms of a man in a white t-shirt with a red lanyard. Several seated devotees in red and white garments, some holding papers, sit behind them, and blurred floral garlands and a deity murti appear in the background. The seated figure has a long-hair, rudraksha and rust-shawl presentation matching the Swamiji (probable) cues, so this is a candidate physically present on stage.2015-02-24Photograph at night of a person seated on an orange cushion, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare upper body and a sacred thread-like cord, with short dark hair pulled back and a small tilak on the forehead, smiling and raising both palms toward the head of a man in a white t-shirt who is bowing forward with greyed hair and a red-and-white lanyard with a dark bead necklace. A woman stands partly visible at right, and a dark vehicle and an orange-and-yellow banner are behind them.2014-10-13Outdoor evening photo at a satsang or sarvadarshan setting. A woman in a maroon-brown draped garment and hair tied in a bun places her palm on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red-maroon shawl, who holds his other hand up, palm outward. She holds a folded paper in her other hand. Beside them stands an ornate gold-carved structure topped with an orange fringed canopy. Behind, a woman in white wears a dark beaded mala, and blurred people and string lights fill the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-12-20A photograph of a samaya deeksha initiation at a person Sangha event. A woman in a maroon-and-gold sannyasi-style robe, seen from behind, places her right hand on the forehead of a bald older man in a white kurta wearing an orange-red shawl printed with script. He holds his hands together in front of his chest. She holds a small white paper in her left hand. Behind them, several people in white and maroon garments stand, and a brass oil lamp and a silver staff stand near the front. A devotee in white with a maroon shawl holds prayer beads, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right beside a golden deity murti. The setting is a dim hall with maroon draping.2015-07-17May 06 20162016-05-06