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A seated figure in a rust-red saffron wrap, bare-shouldered, with long dark hair tied back and a white vibhuti mark on the forehead, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a grey-haired man in a white kurta with a red shawl, whose palms are pressed together in respect. Beside a gilded lion-like ornament and yellow marigold garlands, a tall silver trident-staff hung with rudraksha beads stands in front of a painted backdrop of a European-style castle skyline. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl watches at the right edge. The gesture appears to be a blessing given during an event setting.

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May 21 20142014-05-21September 03 20142014-09-03May 21 20142014-05-21A photograph of a seated sannyasi in red-orange robes with long dark hair tied back and a white tilak on his forehead, placing his right hand on the head of an elderly man. The man has white hair and a moustache, wears a red shawl over a blue-and-white checked shirt, and presses his palms together in namaste with a vermilion mark on his forehead. A gold-and-silver rudraksha mala hangs beside them, and a gilded vessel with yellow marigold garlands sits in the foreground. Behind them is a painted backdrop of ghats and temple spires above blue water, and a woman in white watches from the background. The seated figure, recognizable by appearance cues including long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and red-orange robes, may be a person, as the page indicates. Two physical people are visible.2014-05-21A photograph of a satsang in which a man with swept-back dark hair, white tilak marks on his forehead, bare chest and a red-orange shawl touches the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a red scarf. The older man holds a silver trident with rudraksha mala beads. Behind them sits a woman in white with a rudraksha necklace, and a golden lion-headed throne with a yellow marigold garland is at left. The backdrop shows a painted city of Gothic-style buildings. Swamiji (probable) is the man with the swept-back hair and red-orange shawl, identified by the rudraksha mala and ceremonial trident and his swept-back hair and ornate attire.2014-05-21May 21 20142014-05-21A photo of a satsang in Varanasi. A bare-chested man in a maroon wrap with a white tilak on his forehead and hair tied back extends his hand in blessing toward a man in a gold silk kurta with a red-and-rudraksha mala who stands with palms joined in namaskar. A tall silver trident wrapped with rudraksha beads stands in the foreground beside a golden kalasha garlanded with yellow marigolds. Behind them a painted backdrop shows a city of spired buildings. Women in orange, teal and maroon saris sit and stand at the right, one holding a book. a person is the blessing figure, identifiable by the bare-chested maroon wrap, the swept-back hair and the rudraksha mala, and the trident and kalasha suggest a ritual presentation.2014-05-21A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth, gold-beaded garland and gold ceremonial necklaces, extending a hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rust-orange shawl. The man in white raises his palm in front of his face. Behind them a seated woman in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits before draped gold curtains and a red carpet. A silver-topped staff stands beside the seated figure, and a gold object is at the lower left. The seated figure with the distinctive hair, garlands and orange clothing shows cues consistent with a person, performing a blessing touch on the forehead, a common paduka puja or darshan gesture.2014-07-14May 21 20142014-05-21May 13 20142014-05-13A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and white vertical tilak marks, wearing saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded mala, placing his right hand on the forehead of an older white-haired man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl who bows with hands folded. Gold ritual vessels and a golden throne-like seat stand behind them, and a bald-headed person sits in the lower foreground. The seated man's cues are consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the appearance is not conclusive, so this is a probable identification only by appearance and the a person field is unsure.2014-03-11A photograph of a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested and draped in an orange-red shawl with a multi-strand rudraksha mala, placing his right palm on the forehead of an older white-haired man in white clothes and a red-orange shawl. Behind them a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes and turban beside a gilded frame, and a seated woman in white and red shawl watches. Several other seated people in white and red shawls sit in the background, with a gold-coloured vessel at lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, bare upper body, rudraksha mala and orange-red drape of the man giving the blessing match the qualifying cues, and the scene suggests a blessing or initiation gesture.2014-03-09