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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red cloth with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder, and a white forehead band, placing his right palm on the crown of another man's head. The receiving man, in a grey-blue shirt with hands joined in namaskar, wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and is bent forward in blessing. A dark stage backdrop and teal lighting frame the scene, with the lower edge showing a further head. The gesture reads as a blessing or diksha-style head touch. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, is the candidate for the page's Swamiji, shown in person blessing a devotee.

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April 15 20182018-04-15April 30 20182018-04-30Indoor stage event photograph. A bare-chested man with a tall piled dreadlock-style hairdo wrapped with rudraksha beads and a horizontal white forehead mark, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, reaches out to place his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in a blue striped kurta who wears a rudraksha mala and has his palms pressed together in namaste. A third person with long matted hair sits in the foreground at lower left. Behind them are a microphone stand, dark curtains and an electric fan.2018-04-15A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak with red bindi on his forehead, and rudraksha malas with a gold pendant sits on a silver throne with carved lion-head armrests. He wears a maroon-red shawl draped over bare shoulders and places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a blue shirt, bestowing blessing. A black backdrop sits behind them. a person: the long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas, gold pendant and red-saffron shawl are the cues.2017-12-16April 13 20182018-04-13April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16April 15 20182018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15A photograph of a blessing moment on a stage. A man in a rust-orange garment with rudraksha beads and a long swept-back hairstyle, with horizontal white ash stripes and a red mark on his forehead, rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee with short grey hair who bows forward, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. A large silver ornamental figure stands behind them against a dark red curtain. The exchange appears to be a blessing. The bearded man matches the appearance cues described for a person, so this is a probable identification with an uncertain appearance-based label.2018-04-04 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20172017-09-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair wound up on his head and a rudraksha mala woven through it, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders and a gold necklace. He leans forward on an ornate silver and gold throne, extending his right arm to place his palm on the crown of a young man in a red shirt who bows his head before him. A red thread bracelet is on his wrist. A microphone stand and a partial head of another listener are visible at the lower edge. The setting is an indoor hall with pink walls and a dark window. The orange-clad figure is a person by visible cues: dreadlocks, rudraksha mala, saffron shawl and gold necklace, seated on a throne while blessing a devotee.2018-04-15