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A photograph of a discussion at an indoor gathering. On the left, a man with swept-back dark hair and a black rudraksha mala wears a white kurta and holds a small white item in his open palm while gesturing with his other hand. On the right, a figure with long dark hair and beard wears a white crown with gold band and a light green embroidered kurta, holding a white cloth. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak stands near another man in white with a mala, and a woman appears at the edge. Orange flowers sit in the lower right corner.

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A photograph of a ritual in a hall with cream walls and a dark red curtain. A long-haired figure with dark curly hair, wearing a pale green kurta with a gold-and-white crown or headpiece, faces away from the camera toward the group in front. Three shaved-headed men in white dhotis and kurtas stand close. The man in the centre wears an orange-red shawl and holds a terracotta bowl filled with white material. The man on the left wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala and holds small offerings in his hands. Behind them a man in an orange robe and a camera operator are visible, and seated and standing devotees in white line the background. A water bottle and a steel bowl sit on a table at right.2010-09-02July 30 20062006-07-30Candid photograph at an indoor convention in Salem, Tamil Nadu. A long-haired man in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl stands in the right foreground, his hand raised to the forehead of an older man. The older man wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and a black bead necklace, with a conference-style badge on his chest, and gazes forward. Behind them a person in an orange shawl and white clothes with a beaded necklace stands partly visible.2006-07-30Close photograph of a smiling man in a pale cream silk turban and white kurta, a white flower garland with red roses and green leaves draped over his shoulders, a gold ornamental necklace at his chest, and a red tilak on his forehead. He looks down at a folded paper held in his hands. Beside him, a younger man in a blue shirt with a rudraksha mala has his hand raised toward the first man's head, appearing to bless or touch him. Golden decorations and flowers fill the background. The page does not indicate a person is present, so no candidate is identified.2009-06-22A photograph of a man with long swept-back black hair, wearing a white garment with a gold-bordered shawl, smiling as he touches the forehead of a second man. The second man has closed eyes, hands pressed together in namaste, a red-brown tilak mark on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala around his neck and wears white. A third person at left wears an orange shawl and a mala. a person is the man with long hair, gold-trimmed shawl and white clothing, performing a blessing touch; the blessed devotee is in white with a mala. Background shows white-clad attendees and a cloth-draped setting.2006-07-30A blurred indoor photo of a ritual blessing. In the left foreground a person wearing a large white turban and a multicoloured flower garland places a hand on the head of a man with a moustache, who has closed eyes and wears a white shirt and a red-brown rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand watching, and at right a man with a small red mark on his forehead wears an orange shawl. The setting appears to be a hall with light-coloured walls.2006-07-30Close photo of a long-haired man in a white garment and a white flower garland, with a peacock-feather and gold-ornament brooch on his chest, pressing his fingers to the forehead of a smiling young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a small badge. Behind them, several men in white shirts and an orange-saffron shawl stand watching, with a blue cooler box at the right edge. The long-haired figure has long, swept-back hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, a qualifying appearance cue, so this is a person. He is conferring a blessing or mark on the young devotee's forehead.2006-07-30December 17 20062006-12-17July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30Photograph of two men on a stage under a draped canopy with pink, green and purple scalloped fabric. The man on the right wears a white turban with a gold border, a white garment with a gold-bordered shawl, and has long dark hair and a beard; he holds the hands of the man on the left, who wears a white shirt with a yellow-ringed badge and a red mark on his forehead. The bearded figure bows his head toward the clasped hands, which are adorned with gold bangles and rings. a person based on the turban, long hair and gold-bordered white attire in a ceremonial honouring; the other man is a devotee in white.2005-12-09A photograph of an indoor convention setting. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-chested apart from a white and gold-bordered shawl, wears a rudraksha mala of large brown beads and places his right palm on the forehead of a seated devotee. The seated man wears a white shirt, brown rudraksha beads and a vibhuti mark, and sits with palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white clothes stand, one wearing an orange scarf and another a white badge. The long hair, distinctive rudraksha mala and shawl are cues for the central figure, but the photo is ambiguous about identity, so the appearance is marked uncertain. Blessing or aashirvad with vibhuti on the forehead is visible.2006-07-30