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A photograph of a seated woman with hands pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, receiving a blessing as a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands before her, touching her forehead with his right hand while holding a rudraksha mala in his left. He has long swept-back dark hair and a gold ornate necklace. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl stands with hands folded, and a man in white with an orange cloth observes. Another woman wears a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala. The setting is an indoor hall with a fan and garlands at right. The man with long hair, gold necklace, and rudraksha mala matches the cues of the probable Swamiji, shown in the act of giving blessings.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing at a convention. A long-haired man with a gold-bordered white shawl and beaded rudraksha mala presses his palms to the head of a seated man in white shirt. Beside them a woman in white sari with gold border folds her hands in prayer, and a woman in an orange shawl stands behind. A rotating fan and orange-shawled participants are visible in the background.2006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder, pressing his fingertips to the forehead of an older woman with grey hair and a rudraksha mala who has her eyes closed and hands joined. Behind them, other devotees in white and saffron cloth stand close. The man's long, dark, curly hair falls past his shoulders and he wears gold bangles. His hands rest on the woman's head in what appears to be a blessing given in an intimate, close-range setting.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of an indoor event where a man with long, swept-back dark curly hair in a white dhoti and a gold-bordered white shawl, with a gold necklace, holds one hand raised toward a seated older woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red rudraksha mala, who presses her palms together. Behind them a younger woman in white with an orange shawl and a mala stands, and a man in an orange shawl is partly visible. A white ceiling fan is in the background and a garland of white flowers hangs at the right edge.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a devotional blessing at an indoor gathering. A woman with short grey hair, eyes closed and palms pressed together, wears a white sari with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and gold earrings. A younger person with long dark hair and a gold-bordered white garment with gold shoulder trim places a hand on her forehead in a blessing gesture, smiling. Another person's raised hand is visible at the left edge, and other people in white dhotis and saffron cloth stand behind. The setting is a person Spurana Convention scene in Salem, with a rudraksha mala draping the older woman's neck.2006-07-30A photograph of a darshan moment inside an indoor hall. A man with long, swept-back dark curly hair, wearing a white garment with a gold-bordered gold shawl and a gold necklace, places his right hand on the forehead of an older woman in a peach and orange sari with a beaded necklace, her hands pressed together. Beside them a younger man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a red tilak looks on, a white-robed woman in a gold-bordered sari and orange shawl stands behind, and a pedestal fan is visible. a person: the long swept hair, gold shawl and gold necklace are the cues for the man giving blessing.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a devotional blessing at an indoor event. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white garment with a gold-bordered shawl stands close to an elderly woman with white hair, a red bindi and red-and-black beaded necklaces, pressing his hand to her forehead. Behind them a woman in an orange-and-white sari and other people in white clothes watch, and white flower garlands hang at the right edge. a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, gold-trimmed shawl and ornate clothing in a blessing role.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30