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A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a long plaited rope of rudraksha-style beads, bare-shouldered, places both palms on the forehead of an older man with grey hair and a grey beard. The man wears a white shirt, an orange shawl and a pendant on a cord, and holds his hands raised in a gesture of receiving blessing. Behind them are gold-finished ornate seats and a red patterned floor rug in a hall. Appearance-based candidate present, role: the figure in orange with plaited beads giving forehead blessing; identity uncertain from appearance alone.

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A seated man in a bare-chested orange-red garment with a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead smiles as he places his right hand on the forehead of a older man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a name badge. Gold ceremonial vessels sit in the foreground, and red-and-gold cloth covers the floor. Other people in orange and white stand in the background of a hall.2014-03-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, long dark hair gathered at the back and a large rudraksha mala draped over his chest, reaches out to press his palm against the forehead of a man in a white shirt and an orange-red shawl. A golden deity murti and a peacock-feather fan stand behind them, and a silver ceremonial lamp is visible above. a person is shown giving blessing to a devotee in what appears to be a ritual setting.2014-09-13March 07 20142014-03-07A seated figure with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, places his palm on the forehead of a standing older man with grey hair. The older man wears a white kurta and an orange shawl and bows his head. Behind them are gold-coloured ceremonial vessels and a red patterned cushion on a dais, with another person in white partly visible at the right edge. Two physical people are clearly visible, and the scene reads as a blessing given during an indoor satsang.2014-03-17May 12 20142014-05-12March 26th 20142014-03-26March 21 20142014-03-21March 08 20142014-03-08March 17 20142014-03-17A seated man in an orange-red wrap and multiple rudraksha malas performs a blessing by placing his right palm on the forehead of a bald, white-bearded man in a white shirt and wooden bead bracelets. The blessed man holds his hands together in namaskar, and a gold ritual vessel sits at left on a red and gold cloth. Red cushioned chairs and seated attendees in orange appear in the background of a bright hall. a person: the seated blessing figure in orange-red with rudraksha malas and long swept-back hair fits the page's a person reference, though the image gives limited identifying cues.2014-03-17A photograph of a shaved-headed man with a white vibhuti line and bare upper torso, wearing a saffron shawl, a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, touching the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red shawl who holds his palms together in front. Gold ceremonial ornaments and a silver staff stand nearby, with a red and gold throne and a framed picture behind; a woman in white is visible at right. Three to five people are visible; the giver of blessing is shown with a white vibhuti line rather than the long swept-back hair or crown cues, so the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2014-05-13A seated figure with long dark hair tied back, a white vibhuti mark and red kumkum on the forehead, wearing a saffron-red robe with gold border and layered bead necklaces, extends his arm to touch the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. Two golden lion-headed seats or ornaments sit beside him, and a woman in red-brown clothing watches in the background, with a camera on a tripod nearby. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment in an indoor hall. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold-and-bead necklaces and saffron-red clothing.2014-03-06