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A photograph of a man with long swept-back black hair, wearing a white garment with a gold-bordered shawl, smiling as he touches the forehead of a second man. The second man has closed eyes, hands pressed together in namaste, a red-brown tilak mark on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala around his neck and wears white. A third person at left wears an orange shawl and a mala. a person is the man with long hair, gold-trimmed shawl and white clothing, performing a blessing touch; the blessed devotee is in white with a mala. Background shows white-clad attendees and a cloth-draped setting.

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A photograph of a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace leaning forward and placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated devotee with closed eyes. The devotee wears a white shirt, a saffron cord and rudraksha mala, and holds his hands in namaste. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts stands watching in a dim hall, with a camera and light stand at the left edge. The blurred motion suggests a blessing being given during a satsang or darshan.2006-07-30A photograph of an indoor blessing moment. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white garment with a gold shawl places his right hand on the forehead of a seated older man in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, who sits with palms pressed together in namaste. a person (long dark hair, gold-bordered shawl, white clothing, ceremonial touch on forehead) is the one giving the touch, so the figure giving the blessing is a person candidate. Other people stand in the background in white clothes, and a hand in the foreground holds a wooden surface edge. Red and white cloth appears at the lower left.2006-07-30A 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.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 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.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a ceremonial moment during a convention. A bare-chested figure with long, swept-back dark curly hair and a pale yellow wrap stands at left, pressing a fingertip to the brow of a seated man with closed eyes, a short moustache and a red rudraksha mala, dressed in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them, several men in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls stand with hands folded and rudraksha malas, and one holds a small object near the chest. A lanyard badge is visible on the seated man. The fingertip touch on the forehead suggests a blessing or vibhuti marking. The figure at left has distinctive long curly hair and an adornment-bare upper body, a person cue, but identity is uncertain.2006-07-30A photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair and a bare upper body, wearing a white and gold-edged cloth, pressing his right hand to the forehead of a seated man. The seated man wears a white shirt and white dhoti, a red rudraksha mala around his neck, and a small tilak mark on his forehead, with his eyes closed and hands folded. Several men in white clothes stand behind them in a room with a blue wall and a grille. The long-haired man has distinctive long hair and bare shoulders; his appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, so he is a probable candidate shown in person giving blessing.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30