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A photograph taken indoors in a dark hall. A bare-shouldered figure in a red-orange sleeveless top and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right, placing a hand on the head of a bowing man in a white checked shirt and grey trousers. Around them, a man in an orange shawl and mala, a woman in white with a gold border, a girl in white with a mala, and other devotees in white stand watching. Garlands of flowers are visible at the right edge. The figure giving the blessing shows cues that could match the a person, with long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and rudraksha beads, so the appearance is a probable match, though the role here is a blessing given to a devotee.

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September 13 20092009-09-13A photograph taken indoors in a plain whitewashed room. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and orange shawl stands at left, his right hand raised and pressed to the forehead of a seated devotee in the centre, a woman in a blue patterned blouse. A man in a white kurta with folded hands leans in at right, facing the blessing. Behind them a crowd of devotees watches, including a woman in white with a yellow shawl and a woman in an orange top and white sari at far right. Appearance-based label: the saffron-clad man at left shows a shaved-free long swept hair and orange clothing, consistent with a person giving blessing; this is an appearance-based candidate only. Roughly seven people are visible.2009-12-12September 13 20092009-09-13 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening darshan in an ashram hall. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange sleeveless saffron garment and holds a golden kalasha-style vessel in his left hand while pressing his right palm to the forehead of an elderly man in a white collared shirt. The elderly man, with grey hair, has his hands folded at his chest. Behind them a woman in a dark patterned top and a woman in white stand watching, and ornamental fabric banners with yellow and blue patterns hang from the ceiling.2010-07-01November 22 20092009-11-22A photograph of a blessing moment indoors against a plain white wall with a ceiling fan at the top. A person in an orange saffron garment and a bare shoulder, hair in a bun, wearing copper-coloured bangles, stands behind a older man in glasses and a white short-sleeved shirt, placing a hand on his forehead. The man stands with hands together near his waist. Behind them a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-head priest in orange stand near; to the right a woman in a white sari with a grey blouse watches. The swami figure's identity is only an appearance-based guess, so this is a probable depiction of a blessing scene with the orange-clad person giving a forehead blessing to a devotee.2012-04-06August 09 20092009-08-09November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesOctober 27 20102010-10-27September 13 20092009-09-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man with dark hair and a grey moustache in a white shirt and gold bracelet, eyes closed, being blessed with a hand placed on his forehead by a figure in a red sleeveless top and orange shawl with long dark hair tied back. Another man in white stands behind them, and a few people are partly visible at the edges. In the background a dim hall has white garments on a rack and a framed portrait, with a seated figure at lower left. The orange-shawled figure is a candidate for a person by appearance cues of long swept hair and orange clothing, but the face and build are not clear enough to confirm, so this is marked as probable and uncertain.2009-07-25A photograph taken indoors at night in a hall with a dark ceiling and exposed poles. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sleeveless top with long dark hair in a side braid holds both hands on the head of a man in a white short-sleeved shirt who bows forward, eyes closed. Behind them, a woman in a light blue sari smiles, another woman in a pale green and white outfit stands with hands joined, and a man in an orange top is partly visible at right. Seated people fill the background.