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A seated man in a rust-red silk garment with gold border and a gold-and-brown necklace reaches out to place his hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala. The seated figure has swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in red cloth, with a braided cord over one shoulder. Behind them are a wooden staff, a black speaker, a gold chair and a wall of wooden panels; a small wooden box with items sits on the floor. Two people are visible: the blessing giver and the kneeling recipient, with a partially visible third person at the lower edge. a person: appearance-based cues of swept-back hair, rudraksha and ornate red-gold attire suggest a person in the seated role of giving blessing, but identity is uncertain.

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A seated man with long dark hair tied in a bun wears a rust-red draped garment with gold border and a long braided white garland with a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. He reaches forward, placing his palm on the crown of a short-haired man in a white kurta with a dark beaded mala, who holds his hands together in a respectful gesture. A wooden staff with a carved top stands between them. Behind are a golden kalasha-like object, dark wall panels and a woman in white with green plants at the right edge. The seated man matches the page's described appearance cues (long swept hair, rudraksha-style mala, ceremonial garland) and is presumed to be a person, though this is an appearance-based inference only.2013-12-02A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red and gold-bordered garment with a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, his hand pressed to the forehead of a clean-shaven man in a white T-shirt with a rudraksha mala. The seated man has long dark hair tied back and appears to be giving blessing or initiation with his eyes closed. Two people are visible, and a bright screen stands in the background. The a person candidate with long hair, saffron-toned draped clothing and rudraksha cues is seated and touching a devotee's head, which supports a probable identification, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm it.2013-12-12December 06 20132013-12-06A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi wrap, with a bare upper body and a long dark braid, raises his right arm and touches the forehead of a short-haired man in a white collared shirt with a lanyard. The receiving man bows his head forward with his hands lifted. Behind them is a golden ornate seat or throne and a golden item in the background, in a warmly lit hall with beige walls. The scene looks like a blessing or deeksha touch during a satsang gathering. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair and a rust-red sannyasi wrap with a bare upper body, consistent with a presentation of a distinctive guru appearance, and is seated on a golden throne in a blessing role.2013-12-10September 03 20142014-09-03December 10 20132013-12-10December 03 20132013-12-03A photograph of two men in close indoor contact. On the left, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, a gold-toned necklace and a rust-red wrap sits and extends his right arm, placing his palm on the forehead of a man on the right. The seated man has a rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace visible; the standing devotee wears a white kurta-style garment with rolled sleeves and bows his head forward with his own hand raised in a receptive gesture. A silver trident-like staff stands behind them beside a gilded object, and beige panelled walls and a curtain frame the room. The appearance-based label is probable Swamiji, with the cues of long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-toned wrap, performing blessing on a devotee.2013-12-03A photo of a devotee receiving a blessing. A figure on the left with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a red-maroon garment with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace, reaches out to place a hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a white t-shirt with a thin chain necklace, who smiles and raises his palms. Behind them, a seated man in white dhoti with a gold border and beaded mala sits beside a tray of rudraksha beads, red offerings and small items. A gold figure is partly visible at the lower left, and a fan and red curtains are in the background. Because the page links this to an event with a person, the left figure is a person candidate by appearance cues (long swept hair, ornate shawl, rudraksha necklace), though identity is uncertain.2013-11-01December 03 20132013-12-03A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red draped robe with a gold-edged border and a long beaded necklace, his hair tied back, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, placing his right palm on the forehead of a standing man with grey hair in a low ponytail. The recipient wears a white t-shirt, a rudraksha mala, and a small gold earring, and holds his left palm up in front of him with eyes closed. A silver staff is visible beside them and a golden figure stands behind the seated man, in a room with cream-coloured panelled walls. The seated man has distinctive long hair, ornate gold-toned adornments and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance cues are not sufficient to confirm the a person identity, so the role is given as a robed teacher blessing a devotee.2013-12-03May 03 20142014-05-03