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Photograph of three people with hands pressed together in namaste near a white pillar under a dark wooden roof. A man on the left with white hair bows his head with folded hands. In the centre, a person with long dark swept-back hair and a red tilak smiles while wearing an orange saffron garment and a beaded rudraksha mala. On the right, an older white-haired man in white clothing bows with palms joined.

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A candid photograph of three people pressing their palms together in anjali namaskar near a white pillar under a dark wooden ceiling. On the left, an older bald man with white hair and white clothing bows with eyes closed. In the centre, a smiling figure with long swept-back black hair and a red tilak wears an orange kurta with round buttons and holds hands together. On the right, a grey-haired older man in a light shirt is partly visible at the frame edge, also with hands folded.2006-11-09Photograph of a group of men standing in a pillared hall with white columns. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a gold earring, wearing an orange saffron robe, smiles broadly with palms pressed together in namaste greeting toward the others. In the centre foreground, an elderly man with white hair, a white moustache, a red tilak mark on his forehead and white dhoti and shirt holds his hands folded. Behind them, a young man in a pale yellow shirt presses his palms together, and other men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads, stand around. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the man in orange robe with long hair and gold earring, greeting the group during a palace visit.2006-11-10July 24 20122012-07-24 +1 copiesNovember 10 20062006-11-10A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair sits on a white plastic chair with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulders, a red bindi on his forehead, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces with brown beads. Behind him, men in white dhotis stand with hands folded, and a person in white shirt sleeves is at the right edge. a person is seated in the centre, appearing as a sannyasi receiving greetings in a palace or event setting.2006-11-10Indoor photograph in warm amber light of a seated man with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and draped orange shawl, smiling and extending his right hand toward a bald older man in a cream-white long-sleeved shirt who bows forward with his head lowered, hands raised near the seated man's palm. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with a necklace stands with hands folded in greeting, and another person in white stands in the background near glass doors and a potted plant. The seated man shows distinctive orange robes and long hair, but the page does not establish his identity, so the appearance-based label is a person only as a cautious candidate.2006-09-03Photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A smiling man in orange robes and a long rudraksha mala places his palm on the head of an older grey-haired man in a light blue shirt who bows with palms pressed together. Another orange-robed, shaved-headed monk stands in the foreground, and a silver tray with a gold-coloured object sits at the lower left. Several onlookers in white and light shirts are behind them under a dark ceiling. The orange-robed blesser has long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, a distinctive presentation, so he is a Swamiji (probable) figure giving a blessing.2010-11-01A photograph of two men seated indoors against a pale blue-grey wall. On the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange saffron garment wrapped over one shoulder, wearing a long strand of rudraksha beads, smiles softly with eyes lowered. On the left, an older white-haired man in a white shirt leans toward him, his hand resting near his lap. Edge text reads copyright and source credits.2006-11-10Photograph of a devotional greeting inside a hall with maroon drapes. On the right, a man with long dark hair tied in a bun, gold earrings, an ochre-orange robe with a yellow border and a long rudraksha mala raises his right palm in a blessing gesture while smiling, his left forearm wrapped in white bandage. On the left, a grey-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red rudraksha mala presses his palms together in anjali. Another man at the far left has white tripod markings on his forehead and folds his hands. A golden throne with a lion-like finial and a tripod camera stand appear in the background, with a few seated women at the far right edge.2013-10-02A photograph of a man in a checked light-green shirt and glasses, hands pressed together in namaste, having his forehead touched by a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a white flower garland. The garland-wearing man has white sacred ash markings on his arm and an orange-and-red cloth wrapped at his waist, with dark rudraksha-style beads at his chest. Behind them, a man in white stands with hands folded, and an arched hall with blue-shuttered windows and a ceiling fan is visible. a person: the bare-chested garland-wearing man with long swept hair and saffron-orange cloth is giving blessing to the devotee, a touch on the forehead. The setting suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2012-05-24November 22 20092009-11-22April 14 20122012-04-14