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A photograph of a man with shoulder-length dark wavy hair and a moustache, wearing a white kurta with embroidered neckline and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, a gold ring on his hand and an orange-beaded bracelet. He presses his hand on the head of a seated person with short dark hair, who is turned away from the camera. Behind them, other people in white clothing stand in a hall with red-carpeted steps. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment. a person's identity is not established from appearance, so the central man is described by role only.

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A photo of a man in a white kurta with embroidered neckline, eyes closed, placing his right hand on the head of a seated man in a cream polo shirt. The blessing man wears gold bangles on his raised wrist and has a red tilak mark on his forehead, with long hair falling behind him. The seated man, viewed from behind, has short dark hair and bows his head. A white plastic chair and a red-cushioned surface are visible; the background is blurred with white and orange cloth. Appearance is consistent with the page's a person label but cues are limited, so identity is uncertain. The scene is a blessing or initiation moment.2007-02-24July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of an indoor convention setting. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-chested apart from a white and gold-bordered shawl, wears a rudraksha mala of large brown beads and places his right palm on the forehead of a seated devotee. The seated man wears a white shirt, brown rudraksha beads and a vibhuti mark, and sits with palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white clothes stand, one wearing an orange scarf and another a white badge. The long hair, distinctive rudraksha mala and shawl are cues for the central figure, but the photo is ambiguous about identity, so the appearance is marked uncertain. Blessing or aashirvad with vibhuti on the forehead is visible.2006-07-30A photograph from a convention setting in which a long-haired man with a red bindi on his forehead and a yellow-white cloth over his shoulder reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a bindi. The seated man sits with his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, standing devotees in white kurta-style clothes, one wearing an orange shawl and another a dark pendant necklace, stand with hands folded. A blue cooler and a fan are visible at the right edge. The image is a candid close-up of a blessing or touching-the-forehead gesture.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired figure with voluminous dark curls and bare shoulders placing a hand on the forehead of a seated man with eyes closed. The seated man wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala, and a pendant necklace, with a small identification badge visible behind him. Another standing man in white and a partly visible person in white stand in the background. The gesture suggests a blessing or healing touch at a convention setting. The long-haired figure has compatible presentation cues (long swept hair, bare upper body, ceremonial adornment), so this appears to be a person giving a blessing, though the face is partly turned and the appearance is not fully certain.2006-07-30A photograph of a man with long swept-back black hair, wearing a white garment with a gold-bordered shawl, smiling as he touches the forehead of a second man. The second man has closed eyes, hands pressed together in namaste, a red-brown tilak mark on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala around his neck and wears white. A third person at left wears an orange shawl and a mala. a person is the man with long hair, gold-trimmed shawl and white clothing, performing a blessing touch; the blessed devotee is in white with a mala. Background shows white-clad attendees and a cloth-draped setting.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30Photograph of two men in close, intimate contact indoors. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a white garment has his head pressed against the shoulder of a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi-style mark on his forehead, who wears a white kurta with embroidered neckline. The man with long hair has his eyes closed and his hand resting on the back of the shaved head. A third man in white stands partially visible at the left edge. Background shows white cloth and blurred figures.2007-02-24July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30