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Indoor photo of a ceremonial blessing. A bare-chested man with a long, swept-back ponytail, a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace reaches up and places his hand on the forehead of a second man. The second man wears white clothing with an orange-red shawl and a wristwatch, his hand raised palm-outward. Behind them, devotees in white and orange-red shawls sit in a hall, a gold and red throne is visible at right, and a golden ritual vessel sits in the lower left foreground.

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March 23 20142014-03-23Indoor photo of a guru placing his right palm on the forehead of a devotee in a warm, softly lit hall. The guru has long dark hair tied back, bare-chested under a saffron-orange cloth, wears a thick brown rudraksha mala, and has a white tilak on his forehead. He holds a gold-wrapped object in the lower left. The devotee has dark curly hair, wears a white kurta and a red-orange shawl with printed text, and raises his palm outward. Behind them, a man in orange stands at the right edge and an orange chair sits in the background.2014-03-09March 08 20142014-03-08A photograph of two men in close, intimate contact at the forehead in an indoor hall. The figure on the left, a bare-shouldered man with long dark hair in a low knot, wears a gold-and-orange wrap and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and presses his palm to the forehead of a second man. That second man wears a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl bearing printed motifs and has his hand raised above his head. Behind them, seated devotees in light clothing watch, and a golden ceremonial object appears at the lower left. The scene appears to be a forehead blessing or initiation moment.2014-03-06A photograph of a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, seated on the left, raising both hands to touch the forehead of a younger man with dark wavy hair who wears a white shirt and a red-orange shawl. The recipient has his eyes closed and both palms raised. A gold ornament sits in the foreground, and a framed portrait of a saint in an orange turban hangs behind. A woman in the background watches.2014-03-12A seated man in an orange-and-gold saffron dhoti-style wrap and a multi-bead rudraksha mala with long swept-back hair leans forward and presses his right palm onto the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt with a red and gold emblem, while the younger man raises both hands above his head in a blessing posture. A red thread is tied on the seated man's wrist and a wristwatch is on the younger man's left wrist. Behind them, a few people in white and orange-red garments stand in a carpeted hall with gold ornaments and flower arrangements. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by his saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and long hair, giving a blessing.2014-03-22March 26th 20142014-03-26March 08 20142014-03-08A photograph of a guru-disciple blessing at an indoor satsang. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-brown wrap, sits on the left with a tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck and wrist, placing his palm on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl, eyes closed, hands raised in respect. Behind them a seated man in white with rudraksha mala and a gold-yellow stole watches, and other devotees in red and orange shawls stand near floral decorations. The left figure matches the Swamiji (probable) presentation through his long hair, orange wrap and rudraksha malas, so he is marked as in_person. Five people are visible.2013-07-10A photo of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A man with hair tied back, bare-chested with a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, reaches forward to press his palm on the forehead of a young man in white kurta with a red-orange shawl. A seated woman in orange garments and a rudraksha mala watches smiling, with a tilak on her forehead. Behind them a framed portrait shows a figure in an orange turban, set within a gold frame, and gold ceremonial objects appear at the lower left.2014-03-26March 13 20142014-03-13March 21 20142014-03-21