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A photo of a bare-chested figure with long, dark, swept-back hair and petals in it, wearing a red rudraksha-style bead necklace, placing a hand on the forehead of a seated man in white clothes with his hands in anjali mudra and eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white shirts and rudraksha malas stand and watch, one holding a camera. Electric fans and a blue cooler are visible at the side. The gesture appears to be a blessing given to a devotee. a person: the long-haired figure with bead necklace and bare shoulders is in the central giving role, matching the page's reference to the speaker.

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July 30 20062006-07-30A long-haired man with dark, wavy shoulder-length hair and a bare upper body, wearing a yellow-and-white cloth wrap, reaches out to press his palm to the forehead of a man with closed eyes and hands folded in namaste. The receiving man wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Behind them, several men in white clothing stand watching, and a black electric fan sits at left. The scene appears to be a blessing or personal touching moment at a gathering. The photo is taken indoors in a plain room with cream walls.2006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired man with dark swept-back hair and bare upper body, wearing a white-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder, pressing his right palm to the forehead of a seated devotee. The devotee has closed eyes, pressed palms together in namaste, a red-brown rudraksha mala with a small pendant, and wears a white shirt. Behind them, several men in white shirts and an orange-saffron shawl stand, one with hands folded. A blue table fan stands at the right edge. The gesture resembles a blessing or touch of the forehead, with a vibhuti-like mark visible on the devotee's brow. Two people are prominent, with several more partly visible in the background.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a golden-yellow cloth draped over his shoulder, placing his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who holds his palms together in namaskar. The man receiving the blessing wears a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant on a cord, and sports a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind them, several men in white shirts stand with hands folded, and a blue cooler fan sits at right. The long-haired figure matches the distinctive appearance cues of a person, shown giving blessings to a devotee.2006-07-30A photograph from a convention setting in which a long-haired man with a red bindi on his forehead and a yellow-white cloth over his shoulder reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a bindi. The seated man sits with his eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, standing devotees in white kurta-style clothes, one wearing an orange shawl and another a dark pendant necklace, stand with hands folded. A blue cooler and a fan are visible at the right edge. The image is a candid close-up of a blessing or touching-the-forehead gesture.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A long-haired man with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a white garment with a gold-yellow shawl over the shoulder, closes his eyes and places his right hand on the forehead of a seated, grey-haired devotee in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala who kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several men in white shirts stand behind them, one raising a camera, and a fan is visible at upper left. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan moment. The long-haired man matches the page's Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, a tilak and a gold-yellow shawl, so he is probable Swamiji (probable) in the event of a blessing.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph from a Nithyananda convention where a long-haired man with a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered white shawl places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in white shirt and white dhoti, who holds his palms together in namaskar and wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand, one holding a small card or paper. A white fan is visible in the background. The long-haired man with the swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold-bordered shawl fits the appearance cues for Swamiji (probable), shown performing a blessing on a devotee.2006-07-30