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A photograph of a blessing in a courtyard. A man with short dark hair and a thick moustache, wearing a white shirt and a visitor badge, sits with eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. A young man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a rudraksha mala, places both hands on the visitor's head and forehead. Behind them stands another person in orange robes and a person in white with a yellow cloth. The wall has a red and white painted border with a lotus motif, and an orange cushioned seat is in the foreground.

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A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long swept-back dark hair places his right hand on the head of a seated visitor. The visitor wears a white collared shirt and has a dark moustache and closed eyes; a visitor badge is clipped to his shirt. Behind them stands another man in orange clothing. In the foreground is an orange cushioned seat, and a wooden tray with small sweets or offerings sits beside the blessing. A white wall with red painted trim and a red curtain form the background. The robed man has long hair and orange clothing consistent with the Swamiji (probable) presentation, and is performing a head blessing as a teacher to a visitor.2010-07-17A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt receiving a touch on the forehead from a standing man in an orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair tied back. The standing man's right hand, with fingers raised, rests at the seated man's brow. Behind them another figure in orange is partly visible at the right edge, and a man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the left. A clay pot sits on the floor and a red-and-white painted wall forms the background. The seated man's eyes are lowered and his expression is calm. Two standing figures in white and orange are visible, and the seated man is one physical person.2010-07-17A photograph of a healing or blessing moment. A man in a white shirt sits with eyes closed and head bowed while a man in a sleeveless saffron-orange top stands behind him and presses his right palm to the seated man's forehead, his left hand resting at the jaw. The standing man has long dark hair swept back. Behind them a wall is painted with red and white vertical bands and a red wavy line with lotus-like motifs, and a yellow cloth hangs at left beside a clay pot on the floor. Another orange-clad figure is partly visible at the upper right, and a white-clad figure stands at the left edge. The standing man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, which matches the page's a person reference, but his appearance is not conclusive, so the candidate is marked uncertain.2010-07-17December 06 20112011-12-06December 03 20112011-12-03A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, sitting in a chair and placing one hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white collared shirt. The red-painted wall and tiled floor suggest an indoor hall. A person in white is partly visible at the top left. The orange-robed figure has long swept-back hair and a shawl-style wrap, cues consistent with the page's a person label, so the appearance-based candidate is a person, giving a blessing to a devotee.2007-01-02Indoor photograph of a sarva darshan blessing in an ashram hall. In the foreground a man in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, his forehead marked with a tilak. A figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange wrap touches his forehead with one hand while holding a small yellow object in the other. Behind them a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands watching, and a man in a black t-shirt with a pendant stands further back. Orange chairs, a white canopy and a yellow and blue patterned banner fill the background.2010-07-29A photograph of an indoor ceremonial blessing. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange wrap, with long swept-back dark hair and a bare shoulder, stands on the right with one hand raised to rest on the forehead of a man in a white shirt who bends forward, head lowered, on the left. Pale cream drapes hang behind them. A second person's head is partly visible at the far left edge and a dark-clothed figure at the far right edge.2007-07-02August 10 20112011-08-10A seated man in a white shirt kneels on an orange cloth with a blue mat bearing partial lettering at his feet, while a woman in orange sleeveless clothing and a bald man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stand behind an orange-upholstered chair. The woman, seated on the chair, touches the kneeling man's forehead in blessing. Standing around them are men in white and yellow shawls, one in a white dhoti with a purple-marked shirt, and another in orange robes. A wooden tray with small items sits beside the chair, and a painted red and white border decorates the wall behind.2010-07-07December 01 20112011-12-01December 09 20112011-12-09