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A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl with gold border, a rudraksha mala and a white ceremonial cord, places his right hand on the forehead of a grey-haired man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl. The recipient stands with his left arm raised. Behind them, several people in red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas stand in a bright hall, and a seated woman in orange garments watches. The blessing figure has a white tilak on his forehead. A gold object appears at the lower right.

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March 09 20142014-03-09March 07 20142014-03-07A photograph of an indoor event with warm lighting and blurred background. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl stands with his head bowed, while a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged cloth, long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala seated on a gold-coloured throne extends his right arm and palm to touch the forehead of the standing devotee. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak on his forehead and other attendees in the background are visible. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, giving a blessing through forehead touch.2014-03-08A photograph of an indoor ritual in a warm-lit hall. A man with long dark hair tied back, bare-shouldered and wearing a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala, reaches out and places his palm on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with a saffron-red shawl printed with script. The standing man raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Two seated women in saffron and white are visible in the background, and a golden vessel edge appears at the lower left. The first man appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including swept-back long hair, saffron garment and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing or diksha-style touch.2014-03-08March 26th 20142014-03-26March 09 20142014-03-09March 07 20142014-03-07Indoor photo of a devotee in a white kurta with a red shawl having his forehead touched by a woman in an orange-red saffron-bordered garment with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, her arm extended in a blessing gesture. She holds a yellow-and-blue ceremonial object tied to a white cord. Behind them, a shaved-headed man with white tilak marks sits in saffron robes and other people in orange and red shawls stand in a bright hall.2014-03-08A 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.2014-03-09March 09 20142014-03-09March 26th 20142014-03-26December 07 20132013-12-07