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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-toned multi-strand necklace and matching armbands places his right hand on the forehead of a young man seated in a wheelchair. The orange-robed man holds a folded paper in his left hand. The young man wears a striped grey-and-white button shirt and grey trousers, with a lanyard badge. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala stands with hands together, and an older bald man in white is partly visible at right. A standing man in a white shirt watches at right. Small packaged sweets sit on a red tray at lower left, and a water bottle is on the left edge.

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A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron garment with a gold-toned shawl, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and orange armbands, sitting on a red cushioned dais. He holds a small card in one hand while placing the other hand on the forehead of a seated young man in a striped grey shirt and grey trousers, wearing a visitor-style badge, who sits in a wheelchair. Behind them a standing man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded mala waits, and a red box of small packets sits on the dais at left. A green painted tree backdrop and a patterned tiger-print cloth frame the scene in a plain room. a person: the saffron-robed man with long swept-back hair and layered beaded necklaces is the appearance-based candidate, shown giving a blessing.2012-04-06A photograph of an indoor ritual meeting. A man with hair tied in a bun, wearing an orange saffron wrap and multiple beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and bangles, sits on a chair and presses his right palm to the forehead of a seated young man in a striped grey-and-white button shirt with a visible ID badge. The seated devotee has his hands joined in a gesture of respect. The man in orange holds a small white card in his left hand. Behind them a standing man in a white dhoti with gold border and a dark beaded mala watches, and an older bald man in white sits at the right edge. A white wall, a wall-mounted air cooler and a bottle on a table complete the setting. The orange-clad figure shows distinctive saffron clothing, beads and bangles, matching the a person cues.2012-04-06A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a long gold bead necklace with bell-like gold pendants touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, who has his palms raised in a gesture of receiving. The seated man has long dark hair tied back and a white forehead mark. Behind them a blurred man in white dhoti and sacred thread sits with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a pink sari stands in the background. The setting is an indoor room with white walls and a window. This is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) with distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, performing a forehead blessing on a devotee.2013-03-05April 06 20122012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06March 03 20132013-03-03A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt and green shawl. The blessed man holds a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a shaved-headed attendant in orange holds a tray, and a large golden peetha with a seated statue in orange robes, turban and beads stands in the background. A white room air cooler is visible at left. This appears to be a blessing or darshan moment in an ashram room.2012-10-13A seated figure in orange saffron robes with a long swept-back dark hairstyle, white sacred ash on the forehead, a gold pendant necklace and multiple rudraksha malas, extends his right hand to bless the head of a bald man in a white striped shirt with a rudraksha mala. The seated figure rests on a red-cushioned throne-like seat. Behind them, another person in orange robes with a garland sits near a golden seat, and a red flower arrangement appears at the right edge. A younger man in orange sits at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in saffron robes with distinctive long hair and rudraksha malas, shown giving a blessing during a satsang setting.2012-10-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace of bell-like beads, with long hair tied back, reaches out to touch the forehead of a shaven-headed devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl. The devotee, with hands raised in a gesture of reverence, has white ash marks on his brow. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala watches, and a woman in pink and others stand in a softly blurred room. The seated figure shows distinctive adornments and ornate ceremonial clothing, consistent with the a person label for the person giving the blessing, who is performing a forehead blessing.2013-03-05A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and gold ornate necklaces with rudraksha-style gold beads, seated beside a red and gold throne-like seat. He has a vertical tilak on his forehead and places his right hand on the head of a seated devotee in a white striped shirt, giving blessing during darshan. Bracelets of pearl and gold beads are visible on his wrists. A second person's head is partly visible at the lower right. Sanskrit-style blessing gesture with a red velvet throne at left.2012-01-08February 27 20132013-02-27A man in a saffron-orange shawl and ornate beaded necklaces and bangles, with a red bindi on his forehead, stands holding a small folded pink paper in one hand while extending his other arm, palm raised, toward the head of a man in white clothing who is seen from behind at left. Behind them a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits beside a small open box, and a white tower fan stands against a plain wall. The scene suggests a blessing or healing moment during a satsang or darshan setting.2012-04-06