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A photograph inside a hall where a line of devotees in white clothes stands with palms pressed together. On the right, a man in a brown and gold-bordered sannyasi-style garment wears a large gold bead necklace and rudraksha-style mala with a red mark on his forehead; he extends his right hand to bless the head of the devotee at the front. Behind them, women in saffron and cream saris and a decorated golden shrine arch with red and orange hangings stand in a festive room with screens on the sides. The scene suggests darshan and blessing; the central figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and a gold throne-like seat at the back. A man in an orange-brown wrap and a heavy gold bead necklace stands at right, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt who has his palms pressed together. Other young men in white shirts stand with hands folded, and several men in white and an older woman with glasses stand behind. a person (wearing a saffron-brown wrap, gold bead necklace, gold bracelets, and a red-and-white tilak on the forehead) blesses the devotee with a touch on the head. Visible people number roughly six to twenty.2013-10-29 +1 copiesA man in white shirt and trousers bows forward with his head lowered toward a robed figure standing at the right. The robed figure wears a saffron-orange garment, a long rudraksha mala with heavy gold ceremonial beads and a gold pendant, and a red bindi, and places a hand on the bowing devotee's head in blessing. Behind them a line of devotees in white waits along metal stanchions in a hall with ceiling fans and a golden shrine arch decorated with hanging lamps. Women in white and saffron sarees stand at the right. a person cues present: saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace while blessing the devotee.2013-10-09A photograph in a large hall with red curtains and pale ceiling lights. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a thick rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial necklace, gold armbands and a saffron-orange wrap raises one palm in greeting, probable Swamiji by appearance cues. A man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange-bordered shawl bows with folded hands in front of him. Another man in saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks stands to the left, and a man with white tilak and gold-bordered white dhoti stands at right. Background shows a stage with a deity backdrop, screens and seated attendees.2013-07-24October 12 20132013-10-12A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing a rust-brown and gold-bordered shawl over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala with a larger orange-brown bead strand, a gold ceremonial necklace, gold earrings and an orange-brown bangle, smiling as he extends his right hand to rest on the head of a bowing man in a white shirt. Several other people stand or bow along a line in a hall with ceiling lights and red curtains. a person is the central figure, giving blessing to devotees in a satsang setting.2013-10-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional darshan line in a temple hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange shawl and orange dhoti with gold borders, a large gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, extends his hand in blessing toward devotees. Several people in front, including a woman in a white sari and a man in glasses, press palms together in anjali. Behind him stand a man bare-chested with an orange cloth and a man holding a garland. In the background are golden deity murti and decorated gold-and-red temple shrine panels. a person appears to be the blessing figure in orange robes with distinctive long hair and ornate gold necklace, giving darshan.2013-06-02October 10 20132013-10-10A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-brown wrap with a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha mala, smiling and extending his hand toward a line of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste. A red bindi and gold earrings are visible. Several devotees stand behind a metal barrier, and a child in orange clothing is in the lower foreground. Red drapery and other robed figures fill the background.2013-06-17September 30 20132013-09-30June 24 20132013-06-24A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace and gold armbands places his right hand on the head of a woman in white, who presses her palms together in namaskar. Beside them, a bald man in white with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark beaded mala watches. Behind, a gilded throne and colourful painted deity murtis stand against a pink-and-grey wall. The standing man has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a smile, matching distinctive a person cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate. A man in white with a white cloth at the left edge holds his hands together in namaskar.2013-06-24September 29 20132013-09-29