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July 20 20112011-07-20A photograph of a ritual blessing. A young man with long dark hair and a crown-free head wears an orange saffron wrap, a mala of rudraksha beads, and bare shoulders, and presses one palm on the top of the head of a seated man in a white collared shirt with hands joined in prayer. The seated man wears a lanyard and a name badge. Behind them, a man in white kurta with glasses stands near a woman in a white top, with a red curtain and a pale wall in the background.2011-07-20February 07 20122012-02-07A seated man in a wheelchair, wearing a plaid shirt and white dhoti, has his eyes closed while a standing man in white with an orange scarf rests a hand on his forehead. A third person in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair sits on an orange velvet couch, holding a golden trident-shaped object and touching the seated man's head. Orange cushions, a maroon curtain and a tray of fruit and flowers sit behind them. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala) is present in the scene as the person on the couch, appearing to bless the wheelchair-bound man.2010-07-10A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-toned multi-strand necklace and matching armbands places his right hand on the forehead of a young man seated in a wheelchair. The orange-robed man holds a folded paper in his left hand. The young man wears a striped grey-and-white button shirt and grey trousers, with a lanyard badge. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha mala stands with hands together, and an older bald man in white is partly visible at right. A standing man in a white shirt watches at right. Small packaged sweets sit on a red tray at lower left, and a water bottle is on the left edge.2012-04-06A seated figure with hair tied in a bun, a horizontal white tilak on the forehead, and bare shoulders wears a saffron and gold-bordered shawl over an orange dhoti, with a rudraksha mala around the neck. He presses his palm to the forehead of a grey-haired man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, while holding a small folded white paper in his other hand. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and yellow-bordered cloth sits beside him. Behind, standing devotees in white and a woman in a cream sari watch, and a gold lion-headed armrest is at the left edge. a person is the central figure, identified by ornate saffron attire and rudraksha malas as a presiding teacher giving blessing to a devotee.2013-09-30February 07 20122012-02-07July 03 20132013-07-03February 07 20122012-02-07A photograph of a seated man in a wheelchair, wearing a checked collared shirt and white dhoti, with eyes closed and head tilted back. A person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace sits on an orange velvet sofa, placing one hand on the seated man's head while holding a gold trident (trishul) in the other. Behind them stands a person in white with an orange scarf. A bowl of bananas sits on a white cabinet beside an electric fan, with a deep red curtain in the background. The orange-robed figure with rudraksha and gold adornments fits the appearance cues, so this is a person in person.2010-07-102004.05.29 30 ASP Karaikudi2004-01-01A photo of a man in a white shirt and glasses bowing forward while a long-haired figure in orange robes and a gold-coloured necklace places a hand on his forehead in a blessing. Beside them a second orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak stands watching, and a silver vessel sits on a red cloth at the lower edge. A green tree backdrop fills the background. The orange-robed figure with long hair and ornate gold chain is an appearance-based a person; the blessing is being given by him.2012-04-06