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A photo of a close interpersonal blessing in an indoor hall with bright windows behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-gold garment with a beaded necklace, sits on the left and extends his right arm to press his palm onto the forehead of a man on the right. The recipient has short grey hair, a light grey zip hoodie, white shirt and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and holds his own right hand up palm-out. Behind them, a smiling older woman in white clothes with a beaded necklace watches, and gold-coloured ceremonial objects sit at the lower left. a person: the seated man wears a saffron-gold garment, a dark beaded necklace and long swept-back hair, consistent with the page's attribution, but the figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance.

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March 09 20142014-03-09March 26th 20142014-03-26March 08 20142014-03-08A photo of a blessing moment indoors. A person with short dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red and gold garment with heavy gold bead necklaces, reaches forward and places a hand on the forehead of a man with short white hair. The man wears a white t-shirt, a red and white beaded mala, and a wristwatch, holding one palm up in a hand gesture. Behind them, a man in white with an orange-red shawl stands in a softly lit hall with dark wood panels and white curtains. The gold-clad figure appears to be a presiding figure with the appearance of a person in a ceremonial role, though the appearance cues are not conclusive.2013-12-17March 06 20142014-03-06A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth, gold-beaded garland and gold ceremonial necklaces, extending a hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rust-orange shawl. The man in white raises his palm in front of his face. Behind them a seated woman in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and tilak sits before draped gold curtains and a red carpet. A silver-topped staff stands beside the seated figure, and a gold object is at the lower left. The seated figure with the distinctive hair, garlands and orange clothing shows cues consistent with a person, performing a blessing touch on the forehead, a common paduka puja or darshan gesture.2014-07-14A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and white vertical tilak marks, wearing saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded mala, placing his right hand on the forehead of an older white-haired man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl who bows with hands folded. Gold ritual vessels and a golden throne-like seat stand behind them, and a bald-headed person sits in the lower foreground. The seated man's cues are consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the appearance is not conclusive, so this is a probable identification only by appearance and the a person field is unsure.2014-03-11A photograph of a blessing moment indoors in a hall with warm ceiling lights and beige walls. A woman with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and an orange-red garment with a rudraksha mala stands at right, placing her palm on the forehead of a shaven-headed man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl, who raises his other hand in a gesture of receiving. An older man in a white kurta and red shawl stands at left, and a woman in red sits behind the central figures. A golden ornamental object is visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the woman at right has long swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, a mala and orange-red clothing, cues consistent with the page's claim, while the page's title concerns Vak Siddhi and Satsang.2014-03-07March 07 20142014-03-07March 08 20142014-03-08A seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing bare-shouldered red-and-saffron cloth and a long beaded rudraksha mala, raises his right palm to touch the forehead of an older man with short grey hair. The older man wears a yellow hooded sweatshirt over an orange-red shawl and bows his head. A gold lion-like sculpture sits at left, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs at right. Other seated people in orange and white are partly visible in the background.2014-03-08A photograph of a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested and draped in an orange-red shawl with a multi-strand rudraksha mala, placing his right palm on the forehead of an older white-haired man in white clothes and a red-orange shawl. Behind them a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes and turban beside a gilded frame, and a seated woman in white and red shawl watches. Several other seated people in white and red shawls sit in the background, with a gold-coloured vessel at lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, bare upper body, rudraksha mala and orange-red drape of the man giving the blessing match the qualifying cues, and the scene suggests a blessing or initiation gesture.2014-03-09