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A photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair and a gold-bordered white shawl leaning in to press his right palm on the forehead of a seated young man in a white shirt with eyes closed and an orange-red rudraksha-style mala at his neck. Another person's hands are visible in the foreground near the left edge, and standing figures in white clothes are blurred in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor hall. The man with long hair and gold-bordered shawl is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and ornate gold-edged clothing, shown performing a blessing touch on the forehead of a devotee. The seated devotee receives the touch with eyes closed. Visible scene is an indoor blessing or darshan moment.

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July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30Photograph of a seated man with closed eyes, a moustache and a rudraksha mala, receiving a touch on the forehead from a younger man with long dark hair, wearing a yellow-gold shawl over white. The seated man wears white clothing and sits with his hands joined near his chest. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand with hands raised toward the seated man, some wearing rudraksha malas and identity badges. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during a blessing or initiation moment.2006-07-30A photograph of an indoor blessing moment. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white garment with a gold shawl places his right hand on the forehead of a seated older man in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, who sits with palms pressed together in namaste. a person (long dark hair, gold-bordered shawl, white clothing, ceremonial touch on forehead) is the one giving the touch, so the figure giving the blessing is a person candidate. Other people stand in the background in white clothes, and a hand in the foreground holds a wooden surface edge. Red and white cloth appears at the lower left.2006-07-30Photograph of a long-haired man in a white garment with a yellow-gold sash placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man with closed eyes. The young man wears a white shirt, a red-brown rudraksha mala, a gold chain and an ID badge, and stands among other men in white kurtas and orange-trimmed clothing. A fan and a camera-holding bystander appear in the background. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment at a convention.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30Indoor photograph of a long-haired man in a cream dhoti and cream top with a gold-bordered shawl, pressing his right palm to the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a red coral bead mala and closed eyes. Another hand rests on the head of a person at the lower left. Behind them, figures in white shirts and an orange cloth stand in a crowded room. The long-haired man has distinctive long, swept-back hair and gold-bordered cream attire consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the appearance is only partly clear, so identity is uncertain.2006-07-30A photograph of a ceremonial moment during a convention. A bare-chested figure with long, swept-back dark curly hair and a pale yellow wrap stands at left, pressing a fingertip to the brow of a seated man with closed eyes, a short moustache and a red rudraksha mala, dressed in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them, several men in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls stand with hands folded and rudraksha malas, and one holds a small object near the chest. A lanyard badge is visible on the seated man. The fingertip touch on the forehead suggests a blessing or vibhuti marking. The figure at left has distinctive long curly hair and an adornment-bare upper body, a person cue, but identity is uncertain.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30