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A photo of two men in close conversation against a dark red velvet curtain. On the left, a man with short greying hair and a beard, wearing a white collared shirt and a wristwatch, holds both hands raised palm-out toward the other man and has a small red mark on his forehead. On the right, a man with long swept-back black hair and a red forehead mark wears a sleeveless orange saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala draped across the chest, seated on a white cushioned chair and looking toward the first man. Swamiji (probable) is the man on the right, identified by long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.

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February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of two men in a dim room with dark maroon curtains behind them. On the left, a man with short greying hair and a beard, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and a wristwatch, raises both hands toward the other man in a gesture of blessing or explanation. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala hanging across the chest, seated and smiling toward him against a white cushioned seat. A red-painted wall and an electrical socket are visible at lower left. Two people are present.2007-02-02A photograph of a man with short greying hair and a beard in a white short-sleeved shirt standing close to a seated figure in an orange saffron garment with a brown rudraksha mala draped down the front. The seated figure has long dark hair and a red bindi and sits against a white cushioned seat. The standing man raises his right hand toward the seated figure's raised arm while his left hand touches the top of his own forehead, a blessing-type gesture. Deep maroon velvet drapes hang behind them. The seated person's appearance is consistent with the page's description of a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role as a seated sannyasi receiving a devotee.2007-02-02Photograph of two men against a deep red velvet curtain. On the left, an older man with grey hair and a grey beard wears a white embroidered kurta and a dark rudraksha-style mala; he raises his right hand near the face of the man beside him. On the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and has white ash and a red dot on his forehead. A cream upholstered chair is visible at the right edge. a person is the man in orange with long hair, saffron shawl and forehead markings, shown as a sitting figure receiving the gesture.2007-01-27January 27 20072007-01-27January 27 20072007-01-27January 27 20072007-01-27A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange draped robe with long dark wavy hair and a small red bindi, his right hand raised touching the forehead of a grey-haired man in a white collared shirt who holds up his palm in front of his face. A deep red velvet curtain forms the background. The robed figure matches the presentation cues associated with a person: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a bindi, while the man in white is a devotee receiving blessing. Visible people: two.2007-01-27A photograph of two men in a seated blessing moment against a dark red curtain, with a pink electric fan at left. On the left, an older man with grey hair and a short grey beard, eyes closed, wears a white kurta and a dark bead mala with a pendant. On the right, a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a red tilak on the forehead, places his right hand on the other man's forehead in a blessing gesture while the older man holds both palms raised beside him. The orange-robed figure fits the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a tilak, giving him the role of giver of a blessing.2007-01-27A photograph of two men seated on a white cushioned seat in front of deep red velvet drapes. On the left, a bearded man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala holds his hands up near the side of his face with eyes closed, appearing to be in a blessing or energy-transfer gesture. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead rests his chin on his hand while watching him attentively. a person is the man in saffron with long hair, visible cues being swept-back long dark hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, seated in a teaching or guiding role beside the seeker.2007-01-27A seated figure in a flowing orange silk robe with long dark wavy hair and a small red bindi on the forehead raises one hand to touch the forehead of an older man in a white short-sleeved shirt, who holds his other palm up in a gesture of refusal or protection. The orange-robed figure sits on a white cushioned seat in front of deep red velvet drapes. The man in white wears a dark wristwatch. a person: the seated orange-robed figure with long swept-back hair, saffron silk and bindi fits the page's a person presentation cues.2007-01-27January 27 20072007-01-27