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A photograph of a seated devotee in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and folded hands, receiving a blessing as a long-haired figure in a bare-chested pose with a gold cloth wrap presses a hand to his forehead. Standing devotees in white clothes with hands pressed together watch in the background, and white flower garlands hang at the left edge. The blessing-giver shows long swept-back dark hair and a gold-bordered wrap, cues that fit the page's a person claim, though the face and identity cannot be confirmed, so he is recorded as unsure.

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A photograph of a long-haired man with dark swept-back hair and bare upper body, wearing a white-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, pressing his right palm to the forehead of a seated devotee. The devotee has closed eyes, pressed palms together in namaste, a red-brown rudraksha mala with a small pendant, and wears a white shirt. Behind them, several men in white shirts and an orange-saffron shawl stand, one with hands folded. A blue table fan stands at the right edge. The gesture resembles a blessing or touch of the forehead, with a vibhuti-like mark visible on the devotee's brow. Two people are prominent, with several more partly visible in the background.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A long-haired man with dark, wavy shoulder-length hair and a bare upper body, wearing a yellow-and-white cloth wrap, reaches out to press his palm to the forehead of a man with closed eyes and hands folded in namaste. The receiving man wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Behind them, several men in white clothing stand watching, and a black electric fan sits at left. The scene appears to be a blessing or personal touching moment at a gathering. The photo is taken indoors in a plain room with cream walls.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of an indoor satsang-style gathering. A young man with long, dark, swept-back curly hair and a bare chest, wearing a light cream cloth draped over his shoulder, presses his fingers to the forehead of a seated man in white shirt and white dhoti, who has a red-brown rudraksha mala and joins his palms in namaskar with eyes closed. Several standing men in white shirts and white dhotis, one with an orange-saffron shawl, watch in the background.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired man with a bare chest and a yellow-gold shawl, eyes closed, having his forehead touched by the raised right hand of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who stands with palms pressed together in namaste; the man in white wears a rudraksha mala and a small locket pendant. Several other men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind them at a gathering, and one man at right holds a crystal-bead mala. The seated man with the shawl is shown receiving a blessing gesture.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of an indoor gathering where a long-haired man with swept-back hair and a bare upper body, wearing a golden-yellow cloth draped over his shoulder, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man. The seated man wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant, and his eyes are closed. Behind them, several standing men in white clothes fold their hands in prayer, and a fan is visible at the upper left. The scene suggests a blessing or transmission moment during a convention session.2006-07-30