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A photograph of a blessing moment outdoors beneath a tent-like canopy with pale yellow curtains. A person with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a white jasmine garland and an orange-red wrap, places a hand on the forehead of a bearded man with shaved-looking hair who is bare-chested and has white ash markings on his body. The bearded man holds a small red fruit. Several onlookers in the background, some in orange and in shirts, watch closely. The long-haired figure wears a saffron wrap and garland, which are distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person giving a blessing to a devotee; the blessed man is a devotee receiving blessing.

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A photograph of a central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a small red tilak on the forehead, a white jasmine garland, rudraksha beads and a red-orange wrap, placing his right palm on the head of a kneeling devotee in a plaid orange shirt. The devotee has his hands folded in anjali. Behind them stands another man with a shaved head and red-orange cloth, and a few people in light shirts. White pillars and blue arched walls form the hall. Appearance-based a person with the cues of long swept hair, jasmine garland and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing on a devotee.2012-05-25 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01May 21 20122012-05-21May 25 20122012-05-25May 23 20122012-05-23 +2 copiesJune 21 20122012-06-21June 22 20122012-06-22June 21 20122012-06-21Indoor ceremonial scene in a gilded temple-like hall. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a rust-orange saffron wrap, wearing a gold pendant and a white tilak on his forehead, smiles as he reaches toward a seated shirtless devotee whose head is bowed; the devotee has white ash markings on the shoulders and a white cord over the back. Another man at left holds rudraksha beads and a folded white cloth. Red flower garland hangs overhead, and ornate gold carvings and a silver-toned pillar frame the scene. Appearance-based a person (wearing saffron wrap, long hair, gold pendant, a candidate for presence) performing a ritual blessing on a devotee.2018-05-24July 01 20162016-07-01July 01 20162016-07-01April 13 20182018-04-13