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A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard, a vibhuti line on his forehead and a thin gold chain, wearing a dark red-orange cloth, sits at a low table and presses his right palm to the forehead of a woman with grey hair in a bun. She wears a rust-orange blouse with bangles and folded hands, eyes closed. On the table are a tablet in a tan case, a microphone, and a stack of books. Behind them stand wooden pillars with brass bands and hanging rope and gold cords. The man's appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, ornate gold chain and saffron-toned cloth, and he is performing a forehead blessing on a devotee.

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August 17 20162016-08-17August 17 20162016-08-17August 17 20162016-08-17August 18 20162016-08-18April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesAugust 17 20162016-08-17A seated man with long dreadlocks and a short beard, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders and a gold ceremonial necklace, places his right hand on the crown of a woman's head. She sits with eyes closed, wearing an orange sari, hoop earrings and a rudraksha mala, with a bindi and hair in a bun. The man sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of ornate gold carved panels. Behind them, a cameraman films from a tripod, and several women in orange saris and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in anjali. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace matches the Swamiji candidate cues, so this is a probable in-person depiction of Swamiji (probable) giving blessing to a devotee.2017-10-12March 28 20182018-03-28A photo of a seated figure in a saffron-red wrap with a golden waist belt, long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha-style cords and a gold-toned earring, pressing one hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt who holds a folded paper or envelope. The seated figure holds a red-and-white cord or whisk in the other hand. Behind them are wooden pillars, hanging ropes, a trident and a brass or metal object in a temple-like setting. Shown is a blessing or initiation-type exchange.2016-07-27A bearded man with long dark dreadlocked hair sits on an ornate carved wooden chair with gold-leaf relief panels, wearing an unstitched rust-red cloth wrap over bare shoulders. He has a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead and red and black threads on his wrist, and he looks down smiling while holding a small gold bowl. In front of him is a tablet on a wooden stand and a microphone. Behind him are a red wall, a carved stone pillar and a stone deity panel.2016-08-12April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copies