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A man with long dark hair tied up, wearing a red garment and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with large gold beads, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated older man with grey hair. The man with the grey hair wears a white shirt with dark stripes and has his palms pressed together. A woman in a yellow-and-green garment stands behind him with her hands joined. The standing man has white tilak markings on his forehead and a red mark between his brows. The setting is a softly blurred room with pale walls.

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March 30 20142014-03-30A photograph of a man in a red and gold-striped dhoti-style wrap with a bare chest and a long gold bead necklace, applying a touch to the forehead of a second man in a pink kurta with a rudraksha mala. The robed man has swept-back hair, white vibhuti lines and a red tilak, and his palm rests on the other man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them a large printed banner shows smiling faces, and a wooden carved panel stands at right. Swamiji (probable): the robed man wears the ornate red and gold clothing, long swept-back hair and gold bead necklace, while the pink-clad man is a devotee receiving the blessing.2011-11-06A woman in a red sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands behind a seated man in white kurta, placing her hand on his head in a blessing gesture. The man has closed eyes and palms together. Behind them, a man in white kurta and a bearded man in white with a dark mala are seated. Dark red drapery forms the background.2011-09-10A man in an orange saffron garment with gold trim and a rudraksha mala around his neck places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white and pink checked shirt. The orange-clad figure has hair tied up in a knot and smiles as he blesses the devotee; a red box and a pink wall are visible behind them.2011-11-20March 30 20142014-03-30March 21 20142014-03-21A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair tied in a bun and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange-red cloth draped over one shoulder and a white flower garland with a red rudraksha-style bead strand, placing his right hand on the forehead of a older man in a white kurta and olive-green knitted vest. The older man leans back with eyes closed and raises his left hand, while a red thread is tied on his wrist. Onlookers stand behind, including a smiling woman in a white sari and others in light clothing. A golden vessel is visible at the lower left edge. Setting is a bright indoor hall with pale walls.2014-03-30Indoor blessing scene. A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange wrap with gold border, a red-and-white beaded necklace and a red thread on his wrist, presses his hand to the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl, whose eyes are closed. Behind them, seated devotees in white with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, and gold-framed backdrops, suggest a satsang or blessing session. Probable Swamiji (probable) is shown in this appearance-based label: long swept-back hair, ornate beaded necklace and saffron wrap; he is performing a forehead blessing.2014-03-21December 07 20132013-12-07March 30 20142014-03-30December 17 20132013-12-17March 21 20142014-03-21