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A photograph of a spiritual gathering in a white-walled hall where devotees in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar behind the front row. In the foreground a man with long, wavy dark hair and a gold-bordered white wrap presses his hand to the forehead of a man with a thick grey moustache, eyes closed, who wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala of reddish-brown beads and a black bead necklace. A third person's head is partly visible at the lower left. The scene conveys a blessing or forehead-touching moment in a satsang-style setting. Appearance-based candidate: the man with long wavy hair and gold-bordered wrap, a person by hair and gold-bordered garment, but identification is uncertain from appearance alone.

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A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas around the neck placing a hand on the forehead of a seated older man in a white kurta. The blessing figure's long dark hair is swept back, and the figure gestures with the other hand raised. Behind them, standing devotees wear white and a woman in a red sari watches. Red and yellow floral garlands hang at the left, and a red curtain and a ceiling fan are visible. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan during a satsang.2013-07-06April 08 20122012-04-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired figure in a rust-orange, bare-shouldered garment and a rudraksha mala placing a hand on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt, who has his eyes closed. The figure's long dark hair is swept back, and they wear a rudraksha mala and a bangle. Behind them, a garland of marigolds and red-white flowers hangs at left. Another man in white stands in the background, and a seated person in white is partly visible at lower centre, with a man in white at far right. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment indoors with red drapery and a window with lights behind.2013-07-06A photograph of a long-haired figure with dark shoulder-length hair and a bare shoulder wrapped in a rust-red cloth raising a hand to touch the forehead of a grey-haired, moustached man in a white t-shirt with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange wristband. The standing man holds his hands up near his face in a receiving gesture. Behind them, a bald man in orange-red cloth with a red tilak mark on his forehead gestures with one hand. The setting is a plain beige room with a maroon curtain and a window at the back. a person: the long-haired figure with swept dark hair and a bare shoulder in rust-red cloth matches the page's claim about the central figure.2013-03-26A photograph of a long-haired man seated before an ornate gilded throne with carved golden scrollwork. He wears a white and gold-bordered garment, a long gold bead necklace, and a white forehead marking, and raises one palm toward a balding, grey-haired man in white clothing with a red cord around his neck, who holds his own hand up in return. Orange and yellow marigolds and white flowers fill the background. The seated man's appearance, with long swept-back dark hair, ornate gold jewellery and throne setting, is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate, so the figure is treated as Swamiji (probable) receiving a blessing gesture; this is an appearance-based label only.2010-12-06A photograph of a long-haired man with flowing black hair and a bare shoulder, wearing a rust-red wrap and rudraksha mala, placing his right palm on the forehead of a bald older man in a white shirt with an orange-beaded mala and an event badge. The older man raises his other hand, palm out, while a third person in an orange-red robe sits partly visible behind him. A window reveals a reflection of a monastic figure in orange. Long hair, rust wrap and rudraksha mala on the first figure read as a probable Swamiji presentation, so the candidate is marked uncertain in the swamiji field.2013-03-26A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a white dhoti-style garment and a long yellow marigold garland, with a brown rudraksha mala around his neck. He sits on an orange-red cushioned throne before an ornate white and gold decorated backdrop with pink and green accents. On his left, a man in a white shirt holds a folded paper near the seated figure's chest, while a woman in a white sari with gold border stands on the right, her hand also near his chest. Floral garlands decorate the backdrop corners.2006-12-17A photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and gold earrings and necklace placing his right hand on the forehead of a bearded devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl, while holding the devotee's neck with his left hand. The devotee has his eyes closed in a blessing moment. Behind them, a blurred orange-robed figure stands near red drapes and colourful decorations, and gold ritual vessels sit in the foreground. a person (long dreadlocks, gold ornaments, bare chest with a saffron cloth) giving a blessing to a devotee during a puja setting.2017-09-21 +1 copiesAugust 16 20092009-08-16A seated long-haired figure in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and bangle, is being touched on the face by an older man in a white shirt with grey hair. The seated figure sits on an ornate dark wooden throne with a tiger-striped cushion, flanked by white and red flower garlands. Behind them hang orange curtains. A woman in a cream sari with orange border sits at right. The older man's hands cradle the seated figure's face and forehead in a blessing-like gesture. A red tray of offerings sits at lower left. The seated figure has a sandalwood mark on the forehead. The older man is a devotee giving a blessing, while the seated figure, presented on a throne, is the a person, wearing white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala, long swept-back hair, and a visible forehead mark.2012-03-31July 18 20122012-07-18December 15 20062006-12-15