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A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and a white, green, pink and orange flower garland smiling as he rests both hands on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with a dark red rudraksha mala. Behind them, other devotees in white and pastel clothing stand in a hall with a speckled floor. The long-haired man, with swept-back hair and saffron wrap and garland, is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, performing a blessing touch at a Tiruvannamalai meditation program. A date stamp reads 9 21:08.

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A photograph of a man in an orange saffron robe with a long white and pink-purple flower garland sitting and placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in a white shirt who kneels before him, bowing forward. The man has long, swept-back dark hair, bare chest, and is smiling. A second seated man in an orange shawl and white garment sits behind the boy. White drapes and a red curtain appear in the background, with a white fan and potted plant at right. The man in orange has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a garland, consistent with the a person cues, shown giving a blessing to a devotee in what appears to be an ashram hall.2006-10-21May 25 20122012-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ceremony. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a white and pink flower garland, places his right palm on the head of a young boy in a white collared shirt who bows forward. Behind them a red curtain hangs, a second man in orange cloth is partly visible, and palm fronds and white cloth are visible in the background. The man in orange with long hair and garland is a probable Swamiji candidate based on the long swept hair, saffron clothing, garland and bare-shouldered adornment, shown blessing the boy in a darshan setting.2006-10-21 +1 copiesMay 09 20042004-05-09A photograph of a shaved-headed... no wait. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange shawl and matching orange turban, wearing a garland of white jasmine with green, orange and blue flowers, stands at right with his right hand resting on the head of a young boy in a white shirt who sits with eyes closed. The man has long dark hair and a broad smile. Behind them, a seated woman in white sari with a red bindi and beads, and standing devotees in white clothes with blue name badges, watch. The setting is an indoor hall with a speckled floor. The scene appears to show a blessing or touch on the head.2004-05-09May 09 20042004-05-09September 17 20062006-09-17May 09 20042004-05-09May 09 20042004-05-09A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and white and multicolour flower garlands placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in white clothing who bows his head forward. The man has a red tilak on his forehead, is smiling, and is bare-shouldered on the right side. Behind them hang red and gold drapes and green fronds, and a white fan stands at the back. A bare-chested figure with long hair and ornate garland cues matches the a person description, shown giving a blessing to a devotee, one of a few people visible in the scene.2006-10-21A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth with a long rudraksha mala and a gold hoop earring, his right hand resting on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt whose palms are pressed together in namaskar. The kneeling man's eyes are closed, and a faint white mark shows on his forehead. Behind them, other people in white and orange stand in a warmly lit hall with yellow walls. The standing man's distinctive long hair, saffron garments and rudraksha cues are consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, and he appears to be giving blessing during a puja or darshan.2012-06-21A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a white jasmine garland over an orange-saffron shawl and a red tilak mark on his forehead. He smiles softly while placing his right hand on the crown of another person's head, whose dark hair fills the lower right of the frame. A peach-coloured backdrop fills the background. Appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland are consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) giving blessing to a devotee, and the scene reads as darshan.2008-06-22