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June 25 20132013-06-25A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside an indoor hall with maroon drapes behind. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy multi-strand gold necklace, bangles and a gold earring, places his right hand on the head of a bowing devotee in a white shirt with hands joined. Several saffron-clad children stand at left, and shaven-headed priests in orange and white stand nearby. A red tray with ritual items sits at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the standing man has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and saffron ceremonial clothing, matching the page's Swamiji reference, so this appearance-based label is applied with the caveat that appearance is the basis. Roles are the blessing giver, the devotee receiving blessing, and the attending priests and children.2013-05-24April 17 20142014-04-17June 19 20132013-06-19A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with a man in an orange-brown shawl and heavy gold bead necklace raising his palm over the head of a man in a white shirt who bows forward with hands clasped. A smiling man in an orange shawl wears a gold chain necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead; behind him stands a green-handled object. Two women in white and grey patterned saris with mangalsutra necklaces stand nearby, and a woman in the background wears blue. Pale walls and a ceiling fixture form the room. A printed copyright and source line overlays the lower right of the image. a person appearance cues are present (ornate gold necklaces, orange shawl, mid-length swept hair), so the central figure is labelled a person as an in-person candidate.2013-06-17April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt bowing with palms pressed together while a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha-style mala of gold-capped beads places his hand on the devotee's head in blessing. The blessing figure has long swept-back hair, gold hoop earring and a gold necklace over orange garments, with a bald priest in orange robes and other people in white and grey standing behind in a room with red curtains and a draped backdrop.2013-05-17October 22 20132013-10-22July 24 20132013-07-24June 04 20132013-06-04February 02 20132013-02-02May 17 20132013-05-17