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A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt and trousers, with a rudraksha mala and a locket-style pendant, kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste while eyes are closed. A man with long, dark, curly hair and a bare torso, wearing a pale yellow cloth, stands in front and places his right hand on the devotee's forehead in a blessing. Behind them, other people in white clothes and identity badges stand in a crowded hall with a pedestal fan and a blue cooler. Alt text could read: blessing at a satsang convention gathering. a person is the bare-chested figure with long hair giving the forehead blessing, identified by his long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style adornments, while the devotee is an ordinary attendee.

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A 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.2006-07-30A long-haired man with a bare upper body and a yellow cloth draped over his shoulder places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt. The seated man wears a rudraksha mala and a small pendant, and his hands are folded in anjali. Behind them, several people in white clothes stand or sit, and a blue cooler stands at the right edge. The bare-chested man has long, swept-back hair and a yellow cloth, matching the a person appearance cues in the page, while the seated devotee wears white with a rudraksha mala and an identity badge on his shirt.2006-07-30A photograph at an indoor convention hall shows a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a white shawl placing his hand on the forehead of a seated devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt, a red rudraksha mala, and a white identity badge, sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, and has a tilak marked on his forehead. Behind them, several men in white clothes stand near a rotating fan, one wearing an orange-and-white cloth over his shoulder.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A 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.2006-07-30A photograph of a blessing moment at an indoor convention. A bare-chested man with long, swept-back black hair, wearing a white dhoti with a golden-yellow border, places his right palm on the forehead of an older man with grey hair who bows with folded hands. The older man wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala. Other participants in white clothes stand and bow behind them, and a blue electric fan and an orange cloth are visible at the upper right.2006-07-30A photograph of a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a golden-yellow cloth draped over his shoulder, placing his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who holds his palms together in namaskar. The man receiving the blessing wears a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant on a cord, and sports a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind them, several men in white shirts stand with hands folded, and a blue cooler fan sits at right. The long-haired figure matches the distinctive appearance cues of a person, shown giving blessings to a devotee.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph from a convention setting in which a long-haired man with a red bindi on his forehead and a yellow-white cloth over his shoulder reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a bindi. The seated man sits with his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, standing devotees in white kurta-style clothes, one wearing an orange shawl and another a dark pendant necklace, stand with hands folded. A blue cooler and a fan are visible at the right edge. The image is a candid close-up of a blessing or touching-the-forehead gesture.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A long-haired man with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a white garment with a gold-yellow shawl over the shoulder, closes his eyes and places his right hand on the forehead of a seated, grey-haired devotee in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala who kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several men in white shirts stand behind them, one raising a camera, and a fan is visible at upper left. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan moment. The long-haired man matches the page's Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, a tilak and a gold-yellow shawl, so he is probable Swamiji (probable) in the event of a blessing.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30