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2004 - World Tour Seattle USA2004-01-01A seated man in a beige short-sleeved shirt and jeans kneels before a seated figure in a golden-yellow garment with a pink flower garland, whose bare arms extend to rest both hands on the kneeling man's head in a blessing. Beside them a woman in white with an orange-red shawl holds a small tray. Behind, a standing group of devotees in white and cream clothing, one holding a book, watches within a room with white-draped seating and an orange bowl on the right.2004-01-01A photograph of a seated man in an orange robe with a red flower garland and long dark hair tied back, sitting on a white-draped raised seat. A man in white clothes kneels before him, his head bowed while the seated man's hands rest on his head in a blessing gesture. Behind them stands a woman in a white and yellow sari holding a microphone and a woman in cream sari, both looking down. To the left a framed devotional picture of several figures in red and white is decorated with a white flower garland on an easel. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with red curtains. Appearance-based cues for the seated man in orange with long hair and a garland are probable, so he is labelled a person as a person giving blessing.2008-01-25December 21 20102010-12-21A seated figure in a cream turban, long dark hair and a multi-coloured striped wrap with gold border, wearing white flower garlands, places his hand on the forehead of a seated man in white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala, who has his eyes closed. Standing behind them in a hotel-style hall are several people: a young woman in white with a red bindi, a man in a checked shirt holding a clipboard, a woman in white holding papers, and an older woman in white. A small child in orange sits nearby. A gold statue and a framed landscape painting appear on the right.2005-05-012004 - World Tour Seattle USA2004-01-01April 23 20062006-04-23May 01 20052005-05-012004 - World Tour Seattle USA2004-01-01Indoor evening darshan scene. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a red-and-maroon patterned cushion throne with a gold-edged backrest, smiles while placing his hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white t-shirt. A woman in a light pink-and-cream sari stands behind them with her hands folded in namaskar. Another person in white dhoti-style clothing and a man in a yellow shawl are partly visible at the right edge. A small tray with flower garlands sits in the foreground. The seated figure in orange has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing, consistent with the appearance-based cues, and is described as Swamiji (probable) in the context of this blessing.2009-12-07A photograph of a devotional initiation moment during a Dhyana Spurana session. A seated man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala kneels with bowed head while a woman in cream sari with gold border places her hand on his forehead, another hand on his shoulder. Behind them a woman in white embroidered kurta stands with hands clasped, and another woman in white waits nearby. Orange and pink lilies and roses fill a flower arrangement at right. The setting is a wooden floor with white-clad attendees. a person is not visually confirmed in this frame.2006-03-05A photograph of a long-haired man in white clothing with a gold-bordered shawl placing his hand on the forehead of a young man with closed eyes, hands joined in prayer, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes. Behind them, several smiling devotees in white garments with saffron shawls and rudraksha malas stand watching, and a few people in the background wear white and orange. Small flower petals are visible in the air near the central figure. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during a convention session. The long-haired man has distinctive long swept-back hair and a gold-bordered white shawl, and his appearance is consistent with a person, though the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-07-30