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A bare-shouldered man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a white garland of jasmine-like flowers, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a maroon-red cloth and a white vertical forehead mark, extends his arm and palm toward a devotee. The devotee, in a blue plaid shirt, leans forward with hands raised to his forehead, receiving a blessing in a sitting darshan setting. A woman in white and red sits behind them, with an orange cushion and a golden ornament in the background. The room is softly lit with cream walls. a person (long swept-back hair, bare shoulders, garland and bead necklace) is shown giving blessing to a devotee.

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A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair tied in a bun and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange-red cloth draped over one shoulder and a white flower garland with a red rudraksha-style bead strand, placing his right hand on the forehead of a older man in a white kurta and olive-green knitted vest. The older man leans back with eyes closed and raises his left hand, while a red thread is tied on his wrist. Onlookers stand behind, including a smiling woman in a white sari and others in light clothing. A golden vessel is visible at the lower left edge. Setting is a bright indoor hall with pale walls.2014-03-30March 08 20142014-03-08March 30 20142014-03-30A photo of a priest in a saffron-and-maroon garment wearing a white garland of jasmine flowers and a red-and-white flower garland, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair tied back in a bun, placing his right hand on the head of a man in a blue striped shirt with a visitor badge. The priest's left hand rests on the man's shoulder in a blessing gesture, as in darshan. Other people stand in the bright hall behind them, including a woman in red at right, and a golden object is partly visible at the lower left.2014-03-30March 30 20142014-03-30Indoor photo of a guru placing his right palm on the forehead of a devotee in a warm, softly lit hall. The guru has long dark hair tied back, bare-chested under a saffron-orange cloth, wears a thick brown rudraksha mala, and has a white tilak on his forehead. He holds a gold-wrapped object in the lower left. The devotee has dark curly hair, wears a white kurta and a red-orange shawl with printed text, and raises his palm outward. Behind them, a man in orange stands at the right edge and an orange chair sits in the background.2014-03-09A seated figure in a red-and-orange cloth with white flower garlands and a white forehead mark touches the forehead of a man in a grey collared shirt, who bows with his head lowered and palms pressed to the figure's hand. The seated figure holds a small folded paper in the other hand. Behind them, a woman in red with a name badge smiles, and other people in white and orange stand in a bright hall.2014-03-30March 30 20142014-03-30March 30 20142014-03-30March 30 20142014-03-30March 06 20142014-03-06A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair tied back and a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulder, extending the right arm forward to touch the forehead of an older bald man with grey moustache. The man wears an orange shawl over a white and green striped shirt and presses his palms together at his forehead in a gesture of receiving blessing. Behind them a woman in orange robes and another person in white stand in a warm-lit hall, with golden ceremonial objects at the left edge. The scene suggests a blessing or Nayana Deeksha-style transmission in an ashram setting. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala on the seated figure, consistent with a Swamiji (probable) in-person candidate.2014-03-08