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A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-edged border, long hair tied up with long braids over the back, touches the forehead of a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a red-and-white lanyard, both hands raised in a blessing-type gesture. Behind them are gold-coloured ceremonial items and a plain beige wall. A woman with dark hair is partly visible at the right edge. a person cues: long braided hair, saffron-red robe with gold border, seated on a gold throne-like seat, giving darshan to a devotee.

A photograph of two men seated close together in front of a decorated altar. The man on the left wears a rust-orange robe with a bare upper body, an orange-gold border, a long orange-beaded necklace and a white tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair is swept back into a bun. He is seated on a raised surface and extends his right hand toward the man on the right, who wears a white kurta, an orange lanyard and a beard, and raises both palms in a respectful gesture. Behind them stand a deity murti adorned with red, yellow and white flower garlands, gold ornaments and a jewelled crown, a white air conditioning unit, and yellow cloth. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a bun, an orange robe and an ornate orange necklace, matching the page's claim, so the figure is labelled probable.

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A seated man in an orange-red saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead raises his hand in blessing over the shaved head of a second man, who wears white ritual clothes and bows forward. The seated figure sits on a gilded throne with a carved golden lion-head armrest, a peacock-feather fan beside him, and a silver trident behind. Red carpet and red-and-white striped wooden screens form the backdrop. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment within a formal ashram setting.

A seated man with swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rust-orange robe draped over bare shoulders and a thick gold bead necklace sits on a golden seat before a silver trident. A bald, bearded man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands with both palms raised toward the seated man's head, as if receiving blessing or darshan. A silver trident and a gold kalasha stand nearby, with a red curtain and white grille behind them. Appearance cues on the seated man are distinctive (orange robe, gold beads, swept-back hair) and match a person depiction; the page does not confirm this event involved him, so this identification is uncertain.

A seated man in an orange-and-saffron shawl over a bare chest, with a thick gold-toned beaded necklace and a tilak on his forehead, touches the forehead of a man in a white kurta, who has his palms pressed together in front of him. A gold ornate throne-like structure and brass oil lamps stand behind them against a deep red drape, and women in white stand nearby. a person is shown as the figure in orange with rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace, performing a forehead blessing on a devotee; the visible cues are the orange shawl, beaded necklace and seated, elevated ceremonial setting. Text in the bottom right is a copyright credit line.

A seated man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulder and a gold-toned chain with rudraksha beads, places his palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white long-sleeved top. The recipient holds his hands in anjali mudra and wears a rudraksha bracelet. Behind them are beige padded panels, a gold-coloured fabric and a red cloth at the left edge. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, ornate clothing and ceremonial beads, so Swamiji (probable) is the appearance-based label for this in-person blessing moment.

March 21 2014

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare right shoulder, long hair tied up at the back, rudraksha mala beads and a gold pendant, places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and gold bangles. The seated man holds a sheet of paper in his left hand. Behind them, red velvet drapes and an ornate gold throne-back frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron ochre robes, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial gold pendant, and is the presiding guru giving blessing to a devotee.