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A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead. He is leaning forward and placing his right hand on the head of a seated person with short dark hair, who wears a white shirt and a dark cord. His left hand is raised toward the side. Behind them is an ornate gold-coloured backdrop and a deep blue curtain. The man has long hair, an orange saffron shawl and a bindi, which are the appearance cues for the Swamiji (probable) candidate, shown in person giving a head blessing to a devotee.

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A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders, placing his right hand on the crown of another person's head. The recipient, seen from behind with short dark hair and wearing a white top, leans forward. A golden ornate backdrop and deep blue curtain stand behind them, and a raised hand appears at the lower left. The man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, matching a probable Swamiji appearance, and is blessing or touching a devotee at a seated gathering.2010-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 02 20102010-12-02A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a red bindi on his forehead, standing before an ornate gold throne, placing both hands on the crown of a short-haired grey-headed man in a white shirt seen from behind. The standing man raises his left hand toward the camera. The gold-carved throne and a dark blue backdrop fill the background. Two physical people are visible. The seated figure with long hair and orange clothing is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing and a central role as the one giving touch to the recipient, consistent with a healing or blessing gesture.2010-12-02Photograph of a seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, smiling as he extends his right hand toward a person in the foreground. He sits on a red cushioned chair in front of an ornate gold throne-back. A navy curtain forms the background. In the lower right, a second man in a white top with short hair is partly visible, and another hand is raised at the bottom edge.2010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with a red bindi on his forehead, seated on a red upholstered chair before an ornate gold throne-like backdrop and dark blue curtain. He smiles and raises one hand while touching the forehead of a younger man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala, who is partially visible at the lower right.2010-12-02A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with a red bindi and a dark rudraksha mala stands before an ornate golden throne-like structure against a deep blue backdrop. He holds his palms together in namaste while placing one hand on the head of a seated person in white clothing with grey hair and glasses, bottom right. The scene suggests a blessing during a program.2008-07-24Photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a red tilak on his forehead, gesturing with raised open palms toward a bald man in the lower right foreground who is seen from behind and the side. A gold ornate carved backdrop and dark blue drape fill the background. The long-haired figure has long swept-back dark hair and saffron clothing, which are compatible cues for Swamiji (probable), seated in a satsang-style setting with a devotee listening nearby. Two people are visible: the seated figure and the bald devotee in the foreground, with a partial hand at the left edge.2010-12-02 +2 copiesPhotograph on a stage with a dark blue backdrop and a golden ornate pillar behind. On the right, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings wears a saffron-orange draped robe and sits on a white cushioned chair; he smiles and raises one hand toward a devotee. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and forehead marking, seated as the figure receiving devotion. Seated to the left, a devotee in a white shirt leans forward with eyes closed, one hand on the seated man's head and the other arm raised, in a gesture of blessing or darshan. Partially visible at the top, another person in an orange robe stands behind the chair.2007-01-05December 02 20102010-12-02A close photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron wrap with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back, raising his right hand toward the head of a younger man in a white collared shirt who bows forward with his head lowered. The orange backdrop behind them is a large saffron-coloured cushion or seat, and a blurred gold ornament is visible at the top. The scene suggests a blessing being given, with the palm held just above the bowed head.2010-07-29