Photograph of a saffron-robed sannyasi with long matted locks wound with rudraksha malas and a rudraksha necklace, leaning forward to press his hand on the head of a bare-chested devotee kneeling before him. A woman in an orange garment stands beside them, and a woman in white sari with bangles watches in the background at what appears to be an indoor hall. The swami, probable Swamiji, is in the foreground giving a blessing touch to the kneeling man, a healing or aushadha-type gesture, and his appearance shows the long swept-back hair and rudraksha cues associated with him. Warm stage lighting and a maroon curtain frame the scene.

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