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A photograph inside a bright hall with pale pink walls and an orange and cream cloth banner hanging from the ceiling. A man with long swept-back black hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, stands at centre facing a shaved-headed monk in orange robes seen from behind. A man in white with glasses and forehead markings stands at left, an older bald man in white bends forward at left edge, and a bald man in a white and maroon shawl stands at right. Several other men in white and light clothing stand in the background. Probable Swamiji is the centre figure, based on his long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. The man is in person, shown in a group setting.

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October 20 20102010-10-20October 27 20102010-10-27A smiling man in an orange sleeveless robe and a rudraksha mala with a red bindi and white horizontal tilak stands at the centre, reaching out to place his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt on the left. Several devotees crowd around, some with hands raised and bowed heads, and a small child peeks out at the lower left. Behind them, a man in white with a shaved head and white tilak, wearing a gold necklace and red cloth, stands among others in a hall with a wooden ceiling and hanging decorations. The exchange appears to be a blessing or darshan. a person: the central figure wears saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi with a white tilak, styled as a sannyasi giving blessings.2010-09-20Probable Swamiji, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, wears an orange saffron robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and orange-red beaded armbands, and places his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. A shaved-headed priest in orange with a gold chain and white tripundra marks on his forehead stands at right. Around them, several men in white shirts stand with hands folded in a hall with pink and purple banner backdrop and ceiling lights. The scene resembles a blessing or darshan moment during a satsang gathering.2011-11-02October 16 20112011-10-16A photograph of a devotional blessing in an indoor hall. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair stands with one hand raised, touching the forehead of a young man in glasses and a red checked shirt. The central figure holds a silver tray. Behind him, a bald priest with white sacred markings on his arms and chest wears a white shawl over orange dhoti. Several onlookers in white shirts and striped clothing stand with hands folded in prayer on the left. The background shows a draped orange and white backdrop and a framed deity picture. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala beside a blessing act.2010-10-26Indoor photo at an ashram-style hall with colourful striped pillars and a projector screen behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe with gold border and a long gold-bead necklace reaches out to bless a devotee, placing his hand on the devotee's head. The devotee in a blue striped shirt and lanyard holds his hands in anjali. Beside them, an older man in a grey striped shirt bows with hands folded. To the right, a bald priest in orange robe with beaded necklace and white ash markings on his arm carries a white tray with offerings. Several other people stand in the background, including a woman in orange. A man in a white shirt stands at far left.2011-02-22 +1 copiesNovember 02 20112011-11-02A photograph inside a hall with colourful striped pillars and draped white fabric ceiling. A man in orange saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead smiles broadly while placing his right hand on the head of a long-haired man in a white kurta who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange shirts stand, and on the right a bald man in a white shawl with a white-and-red border holds a silver tray with flowers and offerings. Ritual blessing scene with a standing devotee receiving a head blessing from a saffron-robed figure. Several people visible.2010-11-30June 22 20122012-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd gathered at a temple railing in front of a shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead stands at the centre, raising one hand in blessing while holding folded white papers in the other. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together and heads bowed to the left. Behind them, a golden deity murti and decorated shrine with red drapery are visible.2010-09-05Indoor photo of a long-haired man in a red and orange dhoti-style wrap, gold chain necklaces, multiple beaded bangles and a red bindi, bare-chested, lowering his right palm onto the head of a devotee who bows with hands pressed together. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and a saffron-red wrap, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event. Around him, a bespectacled saffron-robed sannyasi with tripundra marks and a white-clad elderly man with folded hands watch, while other devotees stand in the background of a hall with ceiling lights and a projection screen.2011-12-05