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A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment, leans forward and places his right palm on the forehead of a young boy in a white shirt with a dark cord necklace. The boy looks up with eyes open while another child in a striped shirt waits at right. Behind them a woman in white stands near a red-orange wall with a hanging orange curtain and a small blue sign. a person: the long swept-back hair and orange saffron clothing are visible cues for the man giving blessing to the boy, consistent with a blessing or touching-the-forehead gesture.

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A seated long-haired figure in an orange-brown robe with an orange rudraksha-style bead necklace places his right hand on the forehead of a young boy in a white t-shirt with an orange lanyard and name badge. The seated figure wears a shawl over the shoulder and sits on a maroon cushioned seat with an orange towel beside him. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and white forehead markings smiles, and a standing participant in a white shirt is partly visible at the right edge. Air conditioner units and a fan are in the background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange shawl and beaded orange necklace, placing hand on a boy's forehead during an initiation-style blessing in a satsang setting.2013-05-14November 30 20112011-11-30A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and long, swept-back dark hair sits on an orange upholstered throne-like seat, smiling as he raises his right hand toward the forehead of a young boy in a red-and-maroon striped shirt standing before him. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand gold and silver ritual vessels, a kalasha-type urn, a white-clad deity murti and red floral garlands. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated on a throne while giving a blessing to a boy.2010-07-07A man in an orange saffron garment with a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest sits on an orange cushion and smiles while resting his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt who bows forward. Behind them a woman in a yellow shawl and white garment also smiles, and a tray of garlands or beads is visible at the lower edge. The setting is a pale peach-walled room with a window at the top. a person: the seated man wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a shaved-to-swept hairstyle, cues consistent with the page's identification, and he is giving a blessing.2011-07-02A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair, sitting on a red and black zebra-striped cushioned seat, reaching to touch the head of a young boy in a navy shirt who bends forward; a boy wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A woman in a pale yellow kurta stands beside him with long dark hair, and an adult in a floral print top is partly visible at the upper left. A tray of small silver-toned objects and colourful items sits in the lower right. The setting suggests an indoor satsang or blessing with a red curtain behind. The seated figure shows distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a probable Swamiji depiction.2011-12-02A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange and green silk shawl sitting on a red cushion, pressing his right palm to the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a blue cord and a dark sash. The seated man holds a folded white cloth in his left hand, with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a gold-toned ceremonial backdrop behind him. The recipient sits with palms folded in namaskar, eyes lowered, in what appears to be a blessing or initiation gesture. A small white air cooler and a seated figure in orange at the right edge are partly visible.2012-04-23 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange saffron robe with a draped orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala around his neck sits on a red-patterned chair with an orange towel on the arm, smiling as he reaches out to hand an object to a young boy in a white t-shirt who kneels before him with cupped hands. The man has a bindi and his hair is tied back in a bun. Behind them a woman in white sits and a window and wall fill the background. The appearance and robes are consistent with the a person candidate, so this is a probable identification from visible cues, but it is uncertain.2011-12-10A photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, on an ornate gold-and-red throne, placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in a yellow polo shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a window, a blue curtain and a few seated devotees, one in orange and another in yellow, watch. A microphone and small items rest on a table at the lower left. The seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron robes and throne.2010-12-02A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sitting on a dark red cushioned seat, placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in a red t-shirt with a dark necklace. The man holds a small folded paper in his left hand and smiles down at the boy. Behind them hangs a deep red draped fabric backdrop, with other seated people partly visible at the edges, one in white. The man's long dark hair, orange robe and mala match appearance cues for Swamiji (probable), shown in an in-person blessing moment with a devotee child.2012-07-02A seated man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a long braid and a thick orange-brown braided cord around his neck places his right palm on the forehead of a younger man in a white kurta, who sits with his eyes closed and his hands raised in front of him. The seated figure has a white tilak on his forehead and a long dark braid over his shoulder. The setting is an indoor room with a white wall, an air conditioning unit and a window in the background, and a dark wooden side table. a person (saffron dhoti and shawl, long braid, braided cord, forehead mark) gives a blessing touch to a devotee receiving darshan.2013-07-01May 19 20132013-05-19July 10 20112011-07-10