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Indoor photo of a long-haired person in a white garment with a gold border holding both hands to the head of a short-haired man in a white t-shirt and a red rudraksha mala. The person wears a tilak on the forehead and smiles. Behind them are a vase of pink, purple and white flowers and a wooden wall with a dark cloth hanging. A partly visible person sits at the lower left edge. The appearance-based candidate's presentation includes long swept-back hair, a gold-bordered white garment and a tilak, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is a devotee-style blessing scene with the candidate's identity uncertain.

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A photograph of a man with short greying hair in a white collared shirt, eyes closed and head tilted back, while a person with long dark hair in a white garment with a gold border holds his face and neck with both hands. The man's palms are raised in front of him. Behind them a vase of red, pink and white flowers sits on a table in an indoor hall with chairs. The second person, wearing a red-beaded garland, appears to be giving a blessing or energy transmission. Setting appears to be a residential programme room.2006-04-30April 23 20062006-04-23A photograph of an initiation moment indoors at a wooden-panelled hall with a flower arrangement of white lilies, purple and pink flowers on a magenta-draped table beside a small urn and a digital clock. A man in white ritual clothing with a light beaded rudraksha-style mala stands at left, palms raised toward a seated figure at right. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes and has long, swept-back dark hair, extending one hand toward the man's forehead in a blessing gesture. A blue banner and a small white stand are visible in the background, and a few heads are visible at the bottom edge. Probable Swamiji (orange robes, long swept-back hair, seated in a blessing initiation) is seated at right, conducting an initiation with a devotee in white.2006-04-24A long-haired man in a white and yellow-gold garment touches the forehead of a bald, older man in a light blue-and-white striped shirt. The older man tilts his head back and raises his hands, and a red thread is visible on his wrist. Behind them is a floral arrangement of yellow, purple and orange blooms and a pink cloth on a low table, with a seated person partly visible at the left edge. The gesture suggests a blessing or initiation moment.2006-04-23April 23 20062006-04-23Indoor photo in a warmly lit room with wood-panelled walls. A man with grey hair and a light grey sweater faces a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a white shawl with gold border and bare-chested beneath; the second man's hands are raised toward the first's head in a blessing gesture. A silver tray with flowers and a red-draped side table sit behind them, with a framed photo on the wall. Probable Swamiji (long dark hair, white and gold shawl, bare-chested blessing a devotee), shown in person. Two physical people are visible.2006-04-23April 23 20062006-04-23A photograph of an indoor room with a cream sofa, flower arrangement of pink lilies and red roses in a gold vase, a black electric fan, and a silver tray with a small pink-draped table holding offerings. A young man in a white t-shirt stands on the left with his arms raised, his fingers touching the forehead of a long-haired man in a white garment with gold trim seated on the sofa, eyes closed. A woman in red is partly visible at the lower left edge. A framed dark painting hangs on the wall behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated long-haired man wears a white and gold garment and long swept-back hair, a figure whose appearance is consistent with the page's claim.2006-04-23April 23 20062006-04-23A photograph of a young man in a light blue long-sleeved shirt with closed eyes being touched on the forehead by a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari who smiles and holds her palms together in front of him. Another woman in white, partly visible at left, watches. Warm, dim indoor setting with flowers at the upper right and a figure in orange partly visible behind them.2006-04-23March 13 20132013-03-13Photo of a man in a plain white t-shirt seated before a long-haired figure in a white dhoti-style garment with gold border, who sits on a white cushion and presses a hand to the man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them is a small altar with a pink cloth, an orange cup, silver bowls and a vase of purple and pink flowers. The figure wears a gold-edged white shawl draped over the shoulder and a red cushion is visible at right. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues include long swept-back hair and a gold-bordered white garment; the figure is shown giving darshan-style blessing to a devotee.2006-04-23