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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.

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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.2007-02-24July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired man with dark swept-back hair and a bare shoulder, wearing a white cloth draped with a gold border, placing his hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and hands folded in namaskar, a sacred mark on his forehead. Standing devotees in white clothes with folded hands, one with an orange cloth, stand behind them in what appears to be a gathering. The giver has long hair and a crown-like gold cloth detail, but the appearance is uncertain, so the identity is left unsure and he is described by role only.2006-07-30A 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.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a healing or blessing moment indoors. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a red-orange tilak on his forehead, wearing a white cloth draped over the shoulder with a gold-yellow border, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man with closed eyes, short dark hair and a moustache. The seated man wears a white shirt and a red-brown beaded necklace with a small pendant. Behind them, several men in white kurta-style clothes stand watching, one wearing a dark beaded mala with a small pendant and another with an orange-and-white shawl. A white pedestal fan and blue furniture are visible in the background. The long-haired man has distinctive adornments and clothing cues, so he is a probable candidate for a person, shown performing a blessing on a devotee.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of an indoor blessing moment. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white garment with a gold shawl places his right hand on the forehead of a seated older man in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, who sits with palms pressed together in namaste. a person (long dark hair, gold-bordered shawl, white clothing, ceremonial touch on forehead) is the one giving the touch, so the figure giving the blessing is a person candidate. Other people stand in the background in white clothes, and a hand in the foreground holds a wooden surface edge. Red and white cloth appears at the lower left.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30February 24 20072007-02-24