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Close photo of an initiation-style blessing. A man with long hair, a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested, draped in a red-and-gold shawl with a brown rudraksha mala, rests one hand on the crown of another man's head and the other on his chest. The receiving man wears a white kurta and a red shawl with a beaded mala and looks forward with a serious expression. A golden ritual vessel is visible at the right edge, and a blurred figure sits at the bottom. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the blessing giver, identified by long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a red-gold shawl.

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March 09 20142014-03-09A photograph of two men in close, intimate contact at the forehead in an indoor hall. The figure on the left, a bare-shouldered man with long dark hair in a low knot, wears a gold-and-orange wrap and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and presses his palm to the forehead of a second man. That second man wears a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl bearing printed motifs and has his hand raised above his head. Behind them, seated devotees in light clothing watch, and a golden ceremonial object appears at the lower left. The scene appears to be a forehead blessing or initiation moment.2014-03-06A photograph of an indoor event with warm lighting and blurred background. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl stands with his head bowed, while a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged cloth, long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala seated on a gold-coloured throne extends his right arm and palm to touch the forehead of the standing devotee. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak on his forehead and other attendees in the background are visible. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, giving a blessing through forehead touch.2014-03-08A man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl stands with his head bowed while a man in saffron and orange robes with a long dark hair knot and a rudraksha mala raises both hands to his forehead in a blessing gesture. A woman in orange clothing with a red bindi watches in the foreground. A gold ceremonial object is visible at the right edge, and the setting is a bright indoor hall with ceiling lights.2014-03-09March 09 20142014-03-09Indoor photo of a guru placing his right palm on the forehead of a devotee in a warm, softly lit hall. The guru has long dark hair tied back, bare-chested under a saffron-orange cloth, wears a thick brown rudraksha mala, and has a white tilak on his forehead. He holds a gold-wrapped object in the lower left. The devotee has dark curly hair, wears a white kurta and a red-orange shawl with printed text, and raises his palm outward. Behind them, a man in orange stands at the right edge and an orange chair sits in the background.2014-03-09March 09 20142014-03-09March 09 20142014-03-09March 07 20142014-03-07A photograph of a blessing moment indoors in a bright hall. A man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl stands with palms raised while a robed figure in red-orange clothing and rudraksha malas places a hand on his forehead. The robed figure has hair tied in a bun, a white tilak on the forehead, and a long rudraksha mala with gold ornaments. A golden lion-head ornament is at the lower right. Several seated devotees in white and orange-red clothing are blurred in the background. a person is the robed figure, shown in a blessing gesture, consistent with the page's satsang context.2014-03-07March 06 20142014-03-06December 07 20132013-12-07