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A photograph of two men beside a grey concrete block wall and a red-and-brown stone doorframe with a brass fitting. On the left, a man with long swept-back black hair, wearing an orange sleeveless garment with his bare shoulder visible, bends his head and presses his right hand to his face in a gesture of reverence. On the right, a man with short black hair, white sacred ash lines across his forehead and a red kumkum dot, wears a white garment and a beaded necklace while speaking with an open mouth.

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Close side-profile photo of a smiling man with short dark hair wrapped in a saffron-orange shawl with gold braided trim, a white paste mark on his forehead and a red dot above the nose, and white paste smeared across his upper arm. Behind him, slightly out of focus, a second man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears orange clothing. Carved stone pillars and a sculpted ledge form the blurred background of a temple setting.2009-12-16September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesPhoto of two men facing each other in close profile. The man on the left wears an orange saffron wrap over a bare shoulder and has a short tilak on his forehead, his hair pulled back in a bun, his hands held out low toward the other man. The man on the right wears a white t-shirt, a white headband tied at the back, a dark cord around the neck and a full beard with long hair tied back; he raises his right palm toward the left man's face in a blessing gesture. Behind them stand garlands in yellow, red and purple, a red cloth, and a gold-coloured surface. Two people are visible.2011-12-03Photo of two men in orange garments indoors against a plain white wall. On the left, a bare-shouldered man with short dark hair and an orange shawl places his right hand over the forehead and eyes of the seated man on the right, performing a blessing-style gesture. The seated man wears a long, flowing orange robe, has long black hair, and a white horizontal mark across his forehead. Behind him is an ornate gold carved throne or seat. A gold leaf-shaped design appears in the upper left corner. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man with long black hair, orange robes and a white forehead mark, seated on an ornate golden throne.2009-07-06Close photo of a man with a shaved head, white vertical forehead markings and a red dot, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his raised right hand while speaking. He wears an orange shawl with a strand of rudraksha malas over a pinkish-red garment. Behind him, a second man with white forehead markings and bare skin looks on.2013-04-06A photograph of two men in close conversation indoors. On the left, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala raises both open palms in an explaining gesture, his gaze directed toward the other man. On the right, a man with hair tied in a topknot and wearing an orange-saffron shawl with gold border holds a small white card and looks down at it. A third man in orange clothing sits blurred in the background, and a tripod stands behind them. The setting appears to be a hall with red drapery.2011-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of two men in close, facing positions with their hands raised near each other's heads. The man on the left has long dark hair tied back in a bun, wears an orange shawl with gold edging and dark rudraksha beads, and holds his palms up. The man on the right, with short grey hair, wears a white kurta and a dark beaded mala, his eyes closed as the other man's palms hover at his forehead. The background shows a light-coloured wall and a white air-conditioning unit. The gesture resembles a blessing or energy transmission.2011-09-06 +1 copiesJune 17 20052005-06-17A photograph of two men seated on a white sofa before a deep red velvet curtain. On the right, a long-haired man wears an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala draped over his chest, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and gazes to the side. His hand rests on the head of the man on the left, who wears a white dhoti and shirt with a gold border, a gold wristwatch, and has his palm raised toward the figure on the right in a gesture of reverence. The setting appears to be a formal satsang or discourse hall.2007-01-27June 13 20132013-06-13December 03 20112011-12-03A seated man in an orange saffron shawl with gold trim, hair pulled back into a bun, presses his fingers to the forehead of a younger man with curly dark hair who wears a light grey t-shirt and a beaded necklace and holds his palms up beside his head in a receiving gesture. The bare-shouldered orange-clad man appears to be giving a forehead blessing during a darshan-style encounter, with a bearded man in white and another seated figure in orange blurred in the background. A red curtain and pale wall form the backdrop.2011-09-03 +1 copies