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A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors in front of a red curtain. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a gold-bordered orange-red turban and a ceremonial garland of yellow fruit beads over an orange-red cloth, places both hands on the head of a kneeling man in white kurta with a red-brown rudraksha-style mala. The kneeling man wears a matching orange-red turban and bows his head. A standing man in white clothes watches from the background, with other seated people behind.

A man in an orange robe adjusts a red turban decorated with gold embroidery, a jewelled brooch and a peacock feather, holding it with both hands. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears a red and gold shawl over the orange garment, with white and red flower garlands at his chest. Behind him are white vertical blinds and a window with greenery.

Two men stand face to face in a red-draped hall with gold decor at right. A man in a white kurta with an orange patterned shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A second man in a rust-orange turban, saffron-and-yellow robe and layered beaded mala presses his hand to the first man's forehead, applying a blessing mark. Fruit sits in a bowl in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the man in the orange turban wears distinctive saffron clothing, a turban and a ceremonial mala, consistent with the page's listing of Swamiji at this event, so the presence is recorded as an appearance-based candidate.

A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. A man with long dark hair wears an orange-and-gold turban and a long orange robe, with a necklace of yellow-green fruit beads, and presses his right hand to the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. The recipient keeps his palm raised and eyes closed. Behind them, people in orange and white stand near a table with a red-and-gold kalasha-like pot and papers in hand, in a hall with red drapes and a bright light.

July 22 2012

Indoor photo of a seated guru in an orange-red turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a saffron and yellow garment, touching the forehead of a white-haired man in a white kurta with an orange scarf. The guru's raised right hand rests on the man's head while the man's hands are held up in front of him. Behind them are red drapes and an ornate gold carved throne back. The turbaned figure fits the page's a person reference through appearance cues (turban, beaded necklaces, saffron clothing) but the appearance is not conclusive, so the identification is left unsure.

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A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a lime-green fruit garland and an orange wrap stands on the left, placing his hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt who bows forward. The standing man wears a saffron-orange turban. Red curtains and a bright lamp are behind them, with other devotees in orange and red saris in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the standing man, a sannyasi giving blessings, based on his long hair, saffron wrap and fruit garland. The kneeling man receives blessing with a saffron turban.

February 09 2012

A seated man in a rust-orange turban, orange and gold garments, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala gives a blessing by touching the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt with an orange-striped shawl, whose hands are pressed together in namaste. The seated figure is bare-shouldered at the arms with a gold ceremonial necklace, sitting in front of an ornate gold throne with red drapery behind. Orange floor cushions and a red backdrop complete the scene.