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A photograph of a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a gold bracelet, eyes closed, receiving a dot of orange-red tilak on his forehead. A woman with long dark curly hair, seen from behind, applies the mark with her raised right hand while her left hand is held out. Behind them, several people in white garments stand in dim light, including a woman in white with an orange cloth and a younger woman with long brown hair. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a dark red curtain at left.

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A photograph of a seated man in an orange shawl with long dark hair applying a small dab of sacred substance to the forehead of a young man in a white kurta who stands with eyes closed. The seated man wears an orange garment and has a red mark on his forehead; the standing man holds his hands at his sides. Behind them stand other people in white clothing with orange shawls, and a dark blue curtain hangs behind. Ornate brass hanging lamps are visible at the upper right. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange ceremonial clothing, a probable Swamiji candidate performing a blessing; the identification is appearance-based.2006-12-10Dim indoor photograph of a seated young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. A person at right, with long dark wavy hair and an orange shawl, reaches toward his forehead holding a small lit flame or applies a mark between his brows, as in a blessing. Behind them, other seated and standing people wear white with orange shawls, and a standing figure at top right wears white with a rudraksha mala. The scene resembles an energy darshan blessing.2006-12-10Indoor photograph of a ritual blessing. On the right, a long-haired figure in an orange saffron garment, bare-shouldered, presses a small white substance. That man wears a white shirt and dhoti, has his palms pressed together in namaskar, and his eyes are closed. Behind them, a seated man in an orange shawl and a woman in white with a beaded necklace look on. A standing man in white and a dark curtain fill the background, with a brass lamp at the upper right edge. a person is.2006-12-10July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a seated figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long, swept-back dark hair touching the forehead of a young man in white kurta and white shawl who has closed eyes and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. The seated figure's raised right hand presses something to the young man's forehead. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and other people in white stand in a room with a navy curtain and a brass hanging lamp at right. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, an orange garment and a rudraksha-like cue, so this appearance is consistent with a person performing a forehead blessing, though it is an appearance-based label.2006-12-10December 01 20112011-12-01July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30August 29 20062006-08-29July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30