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Two men stand close together in an indoor ceremonial setting, touching foreheads. The man on the left wears a bare-shouldered saffron-orange garment, a white-and-yellow marigold and red flower garland, a red hair tie in a topknot, and white vibhuti on his forehead; he holds the other man's head with both hands. The man on the right has short grey hair and wears a white kurta with an orange-red shawl, and an orange-red thread on his wrist. Behind them, gold-toned ritual brass, a lit oil lamp and a golden kalasha-like object appear, with a woman in an orange sari partly visible at the right edge.

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A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a red-orange garland of flowers and a yellow-orange forehead mark holds an elderly bald-fringed man in white clothes by both sides of the head, leaning in close face to face. The man with the garland wears a red shawl and sits before a silver trishul and a peacock-feather fan with gold ornaments at the left edge. a person is shown in his distinctive garland and bare-chested ceremonial presentation, giving blessing to the elderly devotee in white; a background banner shows a red-brick temple scene.2014-05-04A seated man in an orange saffron garment with a bare shoulder and a rudraksha mala with silver beads presses his right hand on the crown of an older man's head. The older man, grey-haired and wearing a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, has his eyes closed and both palms raised in front of him. Behind them a bald man in white dhoti and shawl bows his head, and white curtains and a cream wall form the background.2012-10-11A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and draped cloth, with a white forehead marking and red dot, wears a long gold-bead necklace and rudraksha-style beads on his arm, and extends his right palm onto the head of an elderly grey-haired man kneeling in a white shirt and red-orange shawl. A gold kalasha-like vessel and a silver staff topped with a cobra stand nearby, with red drapes and a peacock-feather fan at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated blessing figure shows long swept-back hair, a sacred ash forehead mark, ornate gold necklace and saffron-orange robes, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji.2014-07-27November 06 20112011-11-06May 11 20142014-05-11May 10 20142014-05-10A seated figure with long dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead, a pink and green flower garland, and an orange-red garment places his right hand on the crown of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt, an orange shawl, a wristwatch and presses his palms together in namaskar. Golden lion-head ornaments and a silver trident stand beside them, with a peacock-feather fan at left. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing sit and stand in a hall with a red-and-orange floor. a person (long swept hair, tilak, garland, orange-red clothing) gives blessing to a devotee in a ceremonial meeting.2014-05-11May 11 20142014-05-11March 21 20142014-03-21A photograph of a seated figure with a bun and bare upper body, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha malas, placing both hands on the crown of a bald, grey-haired man in a white kurta with an orange-red scarf, who leans forward with palms raised in reverence. Golden cobra-hooded seats and a silver staff stand beside them, with red draped cushions and a framed picture in the background. The bald man in white is a devotee receiving blessing. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the seated figure is described by role and identity is left unsure.2014-05-12May 07 20142014-05-07A photograph of a bare-chested figure with long dark hair in a bun, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala, placing both hands on the crown of a seated man's head in a blessing gesture. The seated man wears a white kurta, an orange-red shawl over the shoulders, and a wristwatch. Golden cobra-hood ornaments and a golden decorative stand surround them, with red fabric and a green foliage garland nearby. The image appears to show a blessing ritual, possibly padapuja or darshan, in a ceremonial hall.2014-05-12