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A photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a pink-saffron dhoti-style cloth and multiple tiers of ornate gold beaded necklaces and gold bangles, placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti. The kneeling man bows his head with eyes closed. Around them, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a man in a light green shirt and a man in a white dhoti with a gold border. A man in orange robes stands at the right edge. Ceiling lights and an indoor hall setting are visible. The gesture suggests a blessing. The standing figure in pink-saffron with gold ornaments has the appearance-based cues associated with a person, with the blessing gesture as the central action.

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November 13 20112011-11-13A photograph of an indoor satsang-style gathering in which a man in a pink-orange saffron-toned shawl and heavy gold multi-strand necklaces, with a red bindi and gold bangles, places his right palm on the head of a young man in a lime-green t-shirt who stands with hands folded in prayer and head bowed. Behind them, other devotees in white dhotis, purple and white clothing stand with hands pressed together. The setting is a bright hall with ceiling lights and a blurred background of more people. a person: the standing figure with the gold necklaces and shawl blessing the devotee is shown with distinctive ceremonial adornments consistent with the page's reference to a person, and the figure is physically present.2011-11-13A smiling man in a pink-saffron wrap and multiple tiers of gold beaded necklaces, with a red bindi on his forehead, reaches out to place his hand on the head of a bowed devotee. Several people in white and dark clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a man at left holds a camera. Gold bangles are visible on his wrist. The setting is an indoor hall with a gold decorative panel and a white lattice screen behind.2011-11-13 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a blessing in a hall with a plain ceiling and recessed lights. A man in a pink saffron-toned dhoti-style wrap with a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and gold bangles stands at centre, with a red bindi, placing his right hand on the bowed head of a devotee in a striped shirt and glasses who has his palms pressed together. Several devotees with folded hands stand to the left, and a bald monk in orange robes and glasses with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Appearance-based candidate: a person for the central figure, wearing a pink wrap, gold necklace, gold bangles and red bindi, with the page noting his presence at the event; the figure is standing and blessing, so this is a candidate rather than a confirmed identity. A watermarked copyright line is printed at the lower right of the photograph.2011-11-13November 13 20112011-11-13A photo of a man in a rust-orange wrap and long swept-back dark hair, wearing a thick ornate gold necklace of large gold beads, a rudraksha-style brown bead mala, pink and white flower garlands, gold armlets and bangles, and holding a folded white paper. He rests his right hand on the head of a bowed man in white clothes with a brown bead mala, who has his hands folded in namaste. Behind them, a bald man in a pink shirt and other devotees watch, and a red curtain backdrop with a gold deity murti or decorated shrine is visible. The person in orange clothes with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments is a person candidate, performing a blessing and presenting paper to a devotee at what appears to be a temple or satsang hall.2013-05-27A photograph of a devotional blessing in an indoor hall. A man in a pink-saffron sannyasi-style cloth wears multiple long strands of gold-coloured beads and a gold bangle, and touches the forehead of a devotee with one raised hand. A rudraksha-style mala is visible on a nearby man. Several people stand in a line with palms pressed together, including a man in a white shirt, a man in a dark shirt and a bald man in orange robes at the right edge. Behind them a large banner shows a portrait of a bearded-free long-haired figure and partial printed text reading 'BHAGAVAD'.2011-11-13June 29 20132013-06-29November 13 20112011-11-13A photograph of an indoor hall with a red-draped stage and a lit altar at the back. In the foreground, a smiling man in an orange-brown saffron-toned garment with a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace places his hand on the head of a kneeling young man in a striped shirt, who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Nearby, a man on the left has eyes closed with palms joined, a shaved-headed man in orange garments with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and other devotees in white and light clothing stand at a barrier. The central figure, with long swept-back hair, a crown-like ornament and a bindi, is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a blessing role, consistent with the distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2013-10-02November 09 20112011-11-09May 27 20132013-05-27