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Photograph of a blessing in an ashram hall with pale yellow walls and ceiling fans. A bare-headed elderly man in a white shirt bends forward while a man in a pink-striped shirt bows his head. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white vibhuti on his forehead, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a gold chain, places his hand on the head of the bowing devotee. Behind them are tripods, a camera, a laptop, speakers and a red velvet throne with a gold-patterned cushion. Another person sits in the background. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in saffron with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold chain is giving the blessing.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a plain indoor hall. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl, rudraksha-style orange beads and ornate gold-toned beads, reaches to touch the forehead of an older grey-haired man in a white t-shirt with a red-orange rudraksha mala and an orange wristband. The older man places his palm up near his face. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak sits, a man in a blue shirt stands near the window, and two pedestal coolers stand against the wall.2013-04-01September 15 20122012-09-15July 06 20142014-07-06May 01 20142014-05-01A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl with a gold-beaded rudraksha necklace, his right hand raised to the forehead of a smiling older man with grey hair and a moustache, who wears a white t-shirt, an orange wristband and a rudraksha mala. The robed man's left hand rests near the devotee's chest. Behind them, a person in a blue t-shirt watches, and a shaved-headed priest in white with a tilak marking sits partly visible. Two white cooler units stand against the wall beside them.2013-04-01May 17 20132013-05-17May 28 20132013-05-28A seated man in an orange-ochre unstitched robe, with rudraksha beads on his arms and waist and a white tilak on his forehead, places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with blue trim and a red shawl. The devotee has his palms pressed together in front of him. Behind them stands a figure in a yellow garment near a gold-coloured wooden seat and a white wall-mounted air conditioner. The seated man has long hair tied in a bun and appears to be giving a blessing. a person: the seated figure wears saffron/ochre robes, rudraksha malas and a tilak, which fits the page's claim; the setting is a seated blessing.2012-10-16June 06 20122012-06-06A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested with a wrap, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments, reaching both hands to press on the head of an older bald-to-grey-haired man in a white shirt who bows forward with eyes closed. Behind them a camera on a tripod records the scene, a brass oil lamp with a flame stands at right, a white fan sits at left, and a standing crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches from the left background.2010-11-25A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, his forehead marked with white and a central bindu, raising his right hand to touch the shaved head of a bald devotee in an orange-red shawl. The devotee tilts his head and appears to be speaking or chanting. Behind them a cameraman operates a tripod-mounted camera. A devotee in the foreground holds a folded white paper. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in rust-red clothing with rudraksha and gold ornaments, performing a blessing touch on the devotee's head. Gold pillars frame the scene.2017-07-07October 20 20122012-10-20