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A man with long swept-back black hair, wearing a white dhoti-style cloth with a red-bordered edge and multiple rudraksha malas, sits and places both palms on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt. The blessed man has his hands pressed together holding a small red object. Behind them stands a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe with a mala and a red tilak. The room has plain pale walls and a window.

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April 15 20122012-04-15A photograph of an indoor hall with pink walls and an orange cloth draped on a bench at left. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, a bare upper torso, multiple rudraksha malas and a red-threaded arm band, places his hand on the head of a younger man in a white shirt. The recipient wears a rudraksha mala and bows forward. Behind them, a sannyasi in orange robes and a saffron turban stands with a grey beard. Other men in white stand nearby, and a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak and rudraksha beads stands at right beside a tray holding fruit and malas. a person: the man with long hair and rudraksha malas, placing his hand on a devotee's head, appears to be a presiding figure in a blessing ritual.2011-02-14A photograph of a seated ritual blessing at an indoor event. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and white shawl, bare-chested with multiple rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, extends his right palm toward the forehead of a bald, grey-haired man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala who kneels with his head bowed. Another seated figure in white and white flower garlands are visible in the background, with a red curtain and a patterned glass panel behind. The long-haired figure's appearance (swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, bare-chested with white shawl) is a probable match for Swamiji, shown performing a blessing on a devotee.2012-03-31A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala seated on a cushioned seat, placing both palms on the forehead and chest of a man in a white kurta who raises his hands in a receiving gesture. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange with a gold-edged sari watch; a light-colored sanctified-looking figure sits nearby, and several people stand in the background. The setting is an indoor hall with maroon drapes and a colourful fabric at left.2013-07-02April 15 20122012-04-15April 15 20122012-04-15A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a white ritual cloth draped over one shoulder, wearing rudraksha beads on his arm and neck, seated on a red cushioned seat and placing his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt. The seated man has white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind them are a window, a soft white wall and an orange cloth on the seat. The kneeling man has his hands raised toward the seated man's wrist. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, given the long hair, rudraksha malas and white ritual garment, with the page noting his presence at this event. The scene shows a blessing of the forehead, one of two people visible.2012-04-15A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-brown saffron robe and a long beaded rudraksha necklace with ornate gold pendant, long dark hair swept back, placing one hand on the forehead of a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala. The man has both palms raised in a blessing-receiving gesture. Behind them, a seated man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha beads has a white forehead mark, and standing devotees in white and one woman in orange with gold border watch from the background. A man in a white shirt at right looks on. The appearance of the seated figure with long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha and gold ornaments is consistent with Swamiji (probable), giving a blessing to a devotee in what appears to be a satsang or darshan setting.2013-07-02A photograph of an indoor convention setting. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-chested apart from a white and gold-bordered shawl, wears a rudraksha mala of large brown beads and places his right palm on the forehead of a seated devotee. The seated man wears a white shirt, brown rudraksha beads and a vibhuti mark, and sits with palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white clothes stand, one wearing an orange scarf and another a white badge. The long hair, distinctive rudraksha mala and shawl are cues for the central figure, but the photo is ambiguous about identity, so the appearance is marked uncertain. Blessing or aashirvad with vibhuti on the forehead is visible.2006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired man in a bare-shouldered orange cloth and multiple beaded rudraksha malas placing his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a cream-white kurta with an orange-and-red mala. The younger man is bare-chested beside a cream wall, and a third person in orange robes stands partially visible at the right edge, with another hand visible below. The scene suggests a blessing gesture. The older man's head is bowed under the hand.2012-10-07A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and a cream-white draped garment wears multiple rudraksha malas over his shoulder and arm. He extends both hands forward, palms pressed together, in a blessing gesture toward a kneeling man with short dark hair in a white shirt and a purple lanyard, whose hands are joined in reverence. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial white garment, with the figure giving blessing to a devotee.2012-04-15April 15 20122012-04-15