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A photograph of a seated man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a black rudraksha mala and a gold chain, bowing with palms joined in namaskar while another person's hand rests on his head in blessing. The blessing figure has long dark dreadlocked hair decorated with pink rose petals and a green leaf garland, and wears a rust-red garment. A bearded man in the background wears a gray shirt and gold chain, and a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Other people in white clothes stand in the room, and a silver-framed object appears at the right edge. The photo is watermarked as archive material in the corner.

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A devotee in a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala kneels and smiles while holding an orange object in cupped hands. Another person, seen from behind with long dark braids and pink flower garlands, has a hand raised to the kneeling man's forehead as a blessing. Nearby, a figure in saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala with a pendant. A silver ornate chair edge and pink petals appear at right, and people in white and saffron stand in the background of a hall with a colourful floor mat.2017-02-02A seated devotee in white dhoti and shawl with gold bangles and a rudraksha mala kneels with palms pressed together and eyes closed, smiling, while a long-haired figure with dreadlocks, adorned with pink petals and a green-and-pink flower garland, touches his forehead with a raised hand. Behind them a standing person in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and other attendees in white stand nearby. A pink and green floral setting and a gold-accented silver textile are visible. The scene suggests a blessing or puja exchange.2017-02-02A photo of a seated man in white dhoti with a gold-edged border, bare-chested, with a black beaded mala and hands folded in namaskar, eyes closed and smiling. A second person with long dreadlocks and a pink-and-green flower garland, wearing an orange cloth, has a hand placed on the seated man's head in a blessing. Behind them, a person in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala and others in white stand in a hall with pink petals scattered on the floor.2017-02-02A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A man with short grey hair and rimless glasses, wearing a white kurta and a rudraksha mala, bows with folded hands while a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala places his hand on the bowed man's head. The blessing man has long dark hair tied back, a white tilak on his forehead, and is smiling. Behind them, a man in a saffron garment wears gold chains, and other men in white clothes stand nearby, with a brass tray visible at lower right. Colourful striped pillars and an orange cloth hang in the background. A photo of the blessing man with a rudraksha mala and saffron dress has the appearance-based label Swamiji (probable), given the page's yes flag and the qualifying cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads.2010-11-30May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in which a long-haired man with a beard, wearing a garland of pink roses and white flowers over a reddish-brown shawl, places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling shaved-headed man in white cloth with an orange border and a rudraksha mala. The smiling man raises his left hand in front. Other men in white dhotis with golden-yellow borders stand behind them, and a brass vessel is visible at lower left. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall. The long-haired man's clothing and garland are distinctive, but his identity is not established from appearance alone.2017-05-28February 02 20172017-02-02A photograph of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti-style garment with rudraksha mala, hands folded at his chest with eyes closed, receiving a blessing as a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a reddish-brown shawl draped over bare upper body raises his right hand toward the devotee's forehead. The blessing figure has white markings on his forehead and wears a rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, several people in white clothing hold pink and white flower garlands, and a gold-trimmed ceremonial setting with a wooden box is visible at right. A devotee in white with a grey head stands at left. Scene suggests initiation or darshan in a satsang setting.2017-04-23May 28 20172017-05-28April 23 20172017-04-23August 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man in an orange robe with a thick red and green flower garland, layered beaded necklaces, a gold pendant and a bangle reaches out and places his palm on the head of a devotee with short dark hair in a light blue shirt, who stands with palms pressed together. Several other devotees in white shirts and white dhotis hold their hands in anjali behind them, one wearing a dark rudraksha-style mala. The man in orange has a white tripundra mark on his forehead and smiles. Pink walls and a red-and-white painted pillar with a yellow motif frame the room, and another person with a white-marked forehead is at the right edge. The orange-robed figure is presented as a person by the page cues, though the appearance is only partly consistent with the description, so the identity is uncertain.2013-01-12