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A bare-shouldered man in an orange-saffron garment with a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a wrist mala is applying a mark to the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and orange shawl printed with repeating script. The recipient wears a lanyard and shawl with a sacred-text pattern. Behind them, several people in white and orange-red garments stand, one woman in maroon with a dark beaded mala and a red tilak sits watching. A wooden box with rudraksha beads and currency notes sits in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the man applying the mark has long swept-back hair, a saffron garment and a ceremonial beaded necklace, so he is an appearance-based candidate for the presented Swamiji role.

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A photograph of a seated man in a red-saffron shawl printed with script, wearing a white shirt, having his forehead touched by a robed figure in red-orange and gold garments with a beaded peach-coloured necklace and a purple bead bracelet. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red shawls fill the hall, and a wooden box holding banknotes rests near the blessing. A screen is visible at the top edge. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure has long swept-back dark hair and a distinctive ceremonial necklace and saffron-gold garments, performing a blessing on the devotee.2015-07-10July 05 20152015-07-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in an orange-red saffron shawl and white dhoti being blessed at a gathering. A figure in an orange-red and gold-bordered robe, with a long rudraksha-style mala necklace and bare upper arm, places his right hand on the recipient's forehead. The recipient, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and an orange shawl printed with script, raises his right palm in a gesture of receiving. Behind them, seated devotees in saffron and white garments, some wearing beaded malas, fill the hall, and a large screen is visible at the top. Swamiji (probable): the blessing figure has long swept-back hair, an orange-red robe with gold border, and a multi-strand beaded necklace, the cues associated with the page's subject.2015-07-10A seated person in a rust-red and gold saffron-toned garment with a rudraksha-style bead necklace reaches up to place a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a red-and-orange patterned shawl. The young man raises his palms in reverence with eyes closed. Behind them a woman in a red sari with a red bindi and beaded mala kneels and watches, and other people in white kurtas and red shawls stand in a softly lit hall with a chandelier overhead. a person appearance is uncertain from this angle; the seated figure's hair and clothing are only partly visible.2015-07-10July 10 20152015-07-10July 10 20152015-07-10A photograph of a long-haired man in a red-and-gold garment with a beaded necklace placing his right palm on the head of a smiling younger man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. The older man holds a wooden box of money or offerings in his left hand. Behind them a seated woman in red with a rudraksha mala watches, and devotees in white and orange sit in a hall with a screen above.2015-07-10Indoor evening event with a man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap and long gold beaded necklace standing on the left, reaching to touch the forehead of a man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard badge. A gold-fringed orange canopy hangs at top left. Around them, devotees in white kurtas, red and orange saris, and beaded necklaces watch with hands raised. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing moment, with a wooden gilded structure at left edge.2013-12-20A photo of a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with gold trim and a rudraksha mala raising his hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white t-shirt with an orange-and-white shawl printed with text and a green event badge on a lanyard. A woman in a red-and-orange outfit with a dark bead necklace sits behind them with hands folded, and other seated attendees in red shawls fill the hall, with a screen visible above. The robed man has long swept-back hair and a lightly ornate gold necklace, and his appearance is distinctive, so he may be the Swamiji candidate, shown in person giving a blessing touch on the forehead.2015-07-10July 10 20152015-07-10July 10 20152015-07-10A photograph of a seated sannyasi in a rust-red and gold garment, with a long beaded necklace, placing a folded paper or small card on the forehead of a grey-haired man in a white shirt and an orange-red patterned shawl with a lanyard badge. The man has his palms raised in a reverent gesture. Behind them a woman in a dark red sari and rudraksha mala watches, and a child and other devotees in white and red sit in the hall, with a large screen showing a crowd. The seated sannyasi is a woman with a long braid and a tied hair ornament, so the clothing describes a priestess or sannyasini rather than a candidate. a person presence is not visually established.2015-07-10