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A photograph of a close, intimate moment during darshan. A man with long dark hair and a white turban, wearing a white embroidered garment, leans forward smiling and touches the forehead of an older man with short grey hair whose eyes are closed and whose palms are pressed together in devotion. Behind them, another man in white with an orange shawl and several people stand in a room with a dark wall, a banner or board above, and a curtain. The turbaned figure is distinctive in saffron-free white dress with long hair, a presentation consistent with the page's reference to a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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December 23 20062006-12-23A photograph of a smiling man in a white turban with gold border and a white shawl edged in gold, wearing a multicolour and white flower garland and long dark hair, placing his hands on the head of a seated older man in white who has his eyes closed and palms pressed together. Around them, women in white saris and an orange scarf look on, one holding a mala, and a man in white in the background photographs with a camera. Several hands are visible in the foreground, and a bowl of flowers sits at right.2006-07-30April 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a blessing moment in a hall with a dim, warm light. A man in a white turban with a white feather plume and long dark hair, wearing a white embroidered garment and a shawl, stands at right, touching the forehead of a grey-haired older man with closed eyes and a moustache, who wears a white shirt and raises one hand. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white clothing stand, one in an orange shawl at left, and a smiling man in a white shirt at centre. On the right, a brass figure and ornate metal items are visible, and a wall behind holds framed pictures and a tall patterned banner. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in the white turban and embroidered white garment, with long hair and a shawl, is giving the forehead blessing.2006-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a cream silk turban with a red tilak on his forehead, a cream kurta and a white flower garland with red and green floral accents, sits before a gilded ornate golden throne-like seat draped in red fabric. He extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a person at the left edge of the frame, who wears a white shirt. White and red floral decorations and marigold-style blossoms fill the background.2009-06-22December 11 20112011-12-11February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested with a wrap, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments, reaching both hands to press on the head of an older bald-to-grey-haired man in a white shirt who bows forward with eyes closed. Behind them a camera on a tripod records the scene, a brass oil lamp with a flame stands at right, a white fan sits at left, and a standing crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches from the left background.2010-11-25A bare-chested man in a white turban and white wrap with gold trim stands at right, smiling broadly with long dark hair and a red garland at his neck, and presses his right hand onto the forehead of a seated man at left who wears a plain white shirt and has his eyes closed. Behind them, several people in white clothes sit in a dim hall with a lattice screen and a small framed picture on the wall. The scene suggests a blessing gesture during a meditation programme.2004-05-27A seated long-haired figure in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and bangle, is being touched on the face by an older man in a white shirt with grey hair. The seated figure sits on an ornate dark wooden throne with a tiger-striped cushion, flanked by white and red flower garlands. Behind them hang orange curtains. A woman in a cream sari with orange border sits at right. The older man's hands cradle the seated figure's face and forehead in a blessing-like gesture. A red tray of offerings sits at lower left. The seated figure has a sandalwood mark on the forehead. The older man is a devotee giving a blessing, while the seated figure, presented on a throne, is the a person, wearing white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala, long swept-back hair, and a visible forehead mark.2012-03-31October 23 20112011-10-23