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A photograph of two men close together, one placing his raised right hand on the head of the other in a blessing gesture. The man on the left has long dark hair swept back into a low bun, wears a saffron-orange sleeveless top with an orange wrap draped over his shoulder, and has a light sacred marking on his forehead. The man on the right, bowing forward with a smile, wears a white t-shirt, a brown rudraksha mala around his neck, a lanyard, and a small round pendant pinned to his head cord. The background is a plain peach wall with a window.

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December 06 20112011-12-06December 01 20112011-12-01Photograph of two men in close indoor contact. The man on the left wears an orange saffron wrap draped over bare shoulders, has his hair tied back in a knot, a small red vermilion mark on his forehead, and a black cord around his neck; he extends his arm to rest his hand on the forehead of the second man. The man on the right wears a white ritual garment and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with his head bowed and eyes closed. Behind them are a dark curtain and a red-and-white backdrop with a green plant at the right. The left man's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but is not conclusive, so his role is described as a person giving blessing and identity is left unsure.2011-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a pratyaksha pada puja style blessing: a figure with long, swept-back dark curly hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala draped down the front, and places one hand on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white collared shirt and dark tie who has his palms raised and eyes closed. A red flower is tucked at the man's collar and a gold wristwatch is visible. The figure holds a small identity card in the other hand. The setting is a plain cream wall with a maroon curtain at left.2011-12-11December 10 20112011-12-10A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an indoor event hall with a red curtain behind. A figure with hair tied in a bun and saffron-orange clothing with a rudraksha mala places his palm on the forehead of a bearded man in a cream kurta with a pink-patterned shawl, who holds his own hands raised in front of him. Other seated and standing people in white, pink and red clothing watch in the background, along with a few partially visible people at the edges.2011-09-06 +1 copiesClose photo of a man in a white polo shirt with a dark lanyard being touched on the forehead by a smiling man in an orange saffron shawl and bare shoulders, his hair tied in a bun. Both have their hands raised near the forehead in a blessing gesture. Blurred gold and red temple decorations fill the background. a person (appearance cues: orange shawl and bun hairstyle) is the man in orange, giving a blessing to a devotee.2011-12-03A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron shawl, with a hair bun, placing his right hand on the forehead of a long-haired man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a blue lanyard badge. The recipient has his palms raised outward in an open-hand gesture. The orange-clad man holds a silver-toned staff in his left hand. In the background a woman in a green outfit stands near a red curtain.2011-12-09March 05 20132013-03-05A photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with a long swept-back dark hairstyle and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, holding a small white paper and looking down while a hand reaches in from behind and rests on the forehead of a bearded man in white ritual clothes and a rudraksha mala. The bearded man has closed eyes and is receiving the blessing. A golden ornate pillar or throne edge is visible at right against a dark blue backdrop, and a blurred figure in orange stands in the background. The orange-clad man matches the page's Swamiji cues (long hair, saffron garb, rudraksha mala), so he is described as Swamiji (probable) receiving the role of blessing giver, with the white-clad man a devotee receiving the blessing.2010-10-19October 13 20122012-10-13November 18 20102010-11-18 +2 copies