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A seated man in a maroon and gold-bordered shawl places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling older man with grey hair and a short beard, who wears a cream shirt and trousers and an ID badge on his chest with his palms pressed together in reverence. The seated figure has long dark hair tied up with a red band, a rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace, which are the cues for a probable Swamiji in an in_person blessing scene. Behind them a seated attendant in white with a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered cloth watches, and onlookers stand near a red curtain in the background, including a man in a striped polo shirt and a woman in white. A gold ornament sits in the lower left corner, and a red cloth covers the floor. The scene shows a forehead blessing given to a devotee.

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November 01 20132013-11-01September 29 20132013-09-29September 28 20132013-09-28A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A person with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a red-maroon and gold-bordered shawl over a bare shoulder, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated devotee in a white shirt with an ID badge on a lanyard. The devotee holds both palms raised. Beside them, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered white cloth sits watching, and a gold ritual vessel is visible in the foreground. Standing men and women in white clothes watch in the background, near a red curtain and a wall fan.2013-11-01A photo of a blessing moment in an ashram hall with red curtains and a white tiled floor. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange shawl with a gold-bordered wrap and a rudraksha mala, leans forward and lays his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a name badge. The recipient has his eyes closed and his hands raised. Beside them a seated man in white robes with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushion. A large gold ornamental vessel is in the foreground at left. Standing devotees in white and casual shirts watch from behind, including a woman in a white sari with a black necklace. a person (appearance-based label): the blessing figure has long hair and a red-orange shawl with rudraksha malas.2013-11-01September 28 20132013-09-28September 28 20132013-09-28A photograph of a blessing moment in a bright hall with cream tiled floor and red curtains. A figure in a rust-orange cloth with gold-bordered wrap, a rust-brown turban-style cap, and a rudraksha bead garland touches the forehead of a bald, grey-haired man in a white short-sleeved shirt with his palms raised. Another seated figure in orange with a red tilak holds a folded paper. Several people stand in the background, including a man in white in the rear and a woman in a cream sari, and a red cloth covers the floor beneath the seated figures.2013-11-03Indoor photograph of a seated woman with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown wrap and a red and gold flower garland, extending her right hand to touch the forehead of a grey-haired older man in a white shirt with an orange-red sash at his waist. The man raises both hands in a gesture of reception. Behind them, a seated woman in a white and gold sari with a beaded necklace and a man in an orange turban watch, and an orange pillow sits on the cushion.2013-05-28November 01 20132013-11-01A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-edged cloth, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, touches the forehead of an older man in a white kurta who kneels with palms raised. The seated man holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them, a woman in a red-orange sari with a beaded necklace stands, and other people in white stand in the background. Gold lion-head armrests frame the seated man on a red-carpeted dais. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by the rudraksha mala, saffron clothing and long swept-back hair, giving blessing to a devotee.2013-09-30A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala around his neck extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man in a white shirt who kneels with palms pressed together. The seated man has a white vertical tilak on his forehead and hair tied in a bun; he sits behind gilded lion-head armrests of a chair. Behind them a garlanded deity murti in red and green cloth with red flower garlands stands before a red draped backdrop, with gold pillars and a ceiling fan in the room.2013-09-28