Close photo of a man in a white kurta with short greying hair, smiling with eyes open, while a person in an orange turban and orange garment, seen from behind, places both hands on his forehead in a blessing gesture. A dark red curtain is visible in the background. The orange-turbaned figure's face is not visible, so no a person candidate can be confirmed from appearance. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photo of a man in a white kurta with short greying hair, smiling with eyes open, while a person in an orange turban and orange garment, seen from behind, places both hands on his forehead in a blessing gesture. A dark red curtain is visible in the background. The orange-turbaned figure's face is not visible, so no a person candidate can be confirmed from appearance.

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Photograph of an indoor event against a black drape with a gold ornate carved panel at the right edge. A man in an orange saffron garment with short-to-medium dark hair stands at right, holding both hands to the forehead of a smiling man with short grey hair who wears a white kurta and a red-and-black rudraksha mala with hands pressed together in namaste. Partially visible people appear at the left and edges.

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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron wrap with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on the forehead, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white kurta with a gold-patterned collar. The kneeling man's palms are pressed together in namaste. The background is a deep red velvet drape. The seated figure wears a black thread necklace and is smiling. The gesture suggests a blessing or padapuja-style darshan. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a black beaded neck cord, and is placed in the role of the one giving the blessing.

Photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban placing his right hand on the forehead of a younger man in glasses and a white collared shirt, who has his eyes closed and head bowed. The robed figure has long dark hair under the turban and wears a bare-faced, focused expression. Behind them a wooden railing and a few seated, blurred onlookers in a plain interior room with a ceiling light. The scene looks like a blessing or initiation moment.

A man with short, tousled grey-brown hair in a white shirt with a navy collar stands facing a man in an orange sleeveless top and an orange wrap, who has long dark hair swept back and a warm smile with eyes closed. The orange-clad man places his right hand on the white-shirted man's forehead while the other man raises both palms upward in a receiving gesture. The background is a plain pinkish-beige wall. The orange-clad figure has long swept-back hair and an orange wrap, with distinctive appearance cues, so this is a probable Swamiji in person giving a forehead blessing to a devotee.

A photograph of two men in close physical contact. In the foreground, a man in an orange sleeveless top with long dark hair, seen from behind, places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling man with short dark hair who wears a white shirt and holds his hands clasped at his chest. Behind them, a man in white garments and a yellow cloth hanging on the left, with red and white painted walls and a terracotta pot at the lower left. The scene suggests a blessing or healing touch between two people.

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