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A seated man with swept-back dark hair wears a rust-red wrap over a bare-shouldered garment with a gold-bordered shawl, and a red hair ribbon. He reaches forward to press his palm onto the forehead of an older white-haired, bearded man in a white collared shirt with a rudraksha mala and a name badge. A younger man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha malas sits beside them, with standing attendees in white behind. A golden object in the foreground and a pedestal-style setting suggest a ritual blessing. The officiant's appearance cues (long swept-back hair, ornate shawl, rudraksha) are consistent with the page's claim, but identity is uncertain.

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November 01 20132013-11-01A photo of a blessing moment in an indoor hall with white floor and red carpet. A figure seen from behind, with dark hair in a bun tied with a red band, wearing a red and gold-bordered sari-style wrap, extends a hand in blessing and rests it on the forehead of a middle-aged man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a name badge. He stands with palms joined in namaskar. Beside them a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and a wristwatch kneels with palms folded and eyes closed. Behind them standing devotees in white and yellow clothes watch, and a golden object is visible in the lower left. A blue sign with Kannada text is visible in the background.2013-11-01A photograph in an indoor hall with a red carpet and a wall-mounted fan. A man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold garment on his upper body reaches out to bless the crown of a bald, older man in a white embroidered kurta who raises both palms. A younger man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits behind them on the red mat. A gold ceremonial object is in the foreground, and standing people in white and light shirts watch from the background. A small identification badge hangs on the white kurta.2013-11-01November 04 20132013-11-04A photograph inside a hall with a white floor and red mats. On the left, a man with long dark hair tied back, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold sash, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with raised palms and a name badge. Behind them, a seated man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha malas blesses with closed eyes. In the background, a man in yellow and several people in white stand watching, and a golden deity murti sits at the lower left. A red curtain and a standing fan are visible. The scene appears to be a blessing given during a darshan session.2013-11-01A seated figure with long dark hair tied back, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha beads, extends a bare arm toward a standing man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, who holds his palms together. A seated man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with rudraksha beads watches. Behind them, people in white and yellow stand in a hall with a wall fan and a golden lion-shaped vessel in the foreground. a person figure is the seated person in maroon, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a saffron-toned wrap; the appearance cues are moderately distinctive. Other figures are devotees and attendants.2013-11-01November 07 20132013-11-07A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A woman with dark hair in a low bun and a red bindi, wearing a red and gold-bordered sari, places her right palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white kurta with a white event badge, his eyes closed and his left hand raised in a palm-out gesture. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed shawl sits and holds a paper, a bald man in a white kurta with a pendant watches, and an older woman in white stands at the back. A large gold ornamental object.2013-11-01A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A man with long dark hair, white tilak on forehead, wearing a red-maroon shawl with gold-trimmed border and rudraksha beads, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a name badge, whose palms are raised in reverence. Behind them a seated attendant in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a ceremonial object. A golden ceremonial vessel sits at lower left and a standing crowd of men in white shirts and a woman in white watches from the background. A blue and white banner with Kannada text is visible at right, along with a white floor fan and air conditioner.2013-11-01September 30 20132013-09-30November 01 20132013-11-01A seated man with short dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a red-maroon cloth wrapped over bare shoulders and a garland of white and orange flowers places his right hand on the forehead of a bald, bearded older man in a white kurta with a beaded necklace who holds his right palm raised in greeting. Behind them stands a gilded throne or red cushioned seat, two golden cobra-hooded forms in the foreground, and a silver staff. On the right, an older woman in an orange shawl stands with folded hands.2014-05-13