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A photograph of an elderly man in a cream striped kurta with rudraksha mala and white flower-bead necklace, bowing with hands pressed together while a younger man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a white jasmine garland and orange clothing, places his hand on the elder's forehead in blessing. Warm yellow and beige walls form the setting. The elder wears gold-rimmed glasses and a small pendant. The younger man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by long hair, orange clothing and a jasmine garland as ceremonial cues; he is blessing a devotee in pada-puja style.

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Photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A bald, grey-haired man in a white collared shirt and a dark beaded mala stands at left with his eyes lowered, while a man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace stands at right, one hand raised to the forehead of the first man and the other hand extended outward. The robed man has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak markings, and his eyes are closed. A golden figurine and red box sit at lower centre, and a dark curtain and plant frame the background. Appearance-based cues match the a person candidate for the robed figure, a saffron-robed guru giving a forehead blessing to a devotee.2013-03-13A photograph of a man in a checked light-green shirt and glasses, hands pressed together in namaste, having his forehead touched by a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a white flower garland. The garland-wearing man has white sacred ash markings on his arm and an orange-and-red cloth wrapped at his waist, with dark rudraksha-style beads at his chest. Behind them, a man in white stands with hands folded, and an arched hall with blue-shuttered windows and a ceiling fan is visible. a person: the bare-chested garland-wearing man with long swept hair and saffron-orange cloth is giving blessing to the devotee, a touch on the forehead. The setting suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2012-05-24A photograph of a blessing moment in a plain, pale peach room. A man with short grey hair and a white embroidered kurta with a dark rudraksha-type cord bows forward with eyes closed while another man places his right palm on his forehead. The blessing figure wears an orange saffron wrap over his shoulder, a long rudraksha mala necklace, and has a red bindi and hair tied up at the back, smiling warmly. His left hand is raised in a mudra. a person (orange robe, rudraksha mala, tied-back hair) is performing a blessing as an in-person candidate, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2011-11-26June 22 20082008-06-22A photograph of a devotional blessing in an indoor hall. A younger man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, presses his right palm to the forehead of an older man in glasses and a light blue striped shirt, who bows with hands folded. Several men in white shirts stand behind, a few with glasses, and ceiling fans and lights are visible overhead. a person candidate appears in appearance-based terms only: the younger figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, but the appearance is not conclusive and no printed name is shown.2009-08-06A bare-chested man with long dark locks, a white vibhuti stripe on his forehead, a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style brown shawl places his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a white collared shirt with a red-and-orange lanyard, who presses his palms together in reverence. A tall gold pole stands between them against a dark red drape. The bare-chested figure has distinctive long hair, garland and ornaments, so he is a person candidate receiving the other man in a blessing; a second partially visible person stands at the left edge.2016-07-01December 02 20112011-12-02A photo of an initiation moment. A man with short grey hair, wearing a white kurta, rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange shawl, kneels with both palms raised. Facing him, a bearded figure with long dark dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the kneeling man's forehead in blessing. Behind them stand people in rust-orange robes and a gold deity murti is visible at the right edge. The setting appears to be a ritual hall with a pink-toned backdrop and brass fittings.2017-05-09December 17 20092009-12-17December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of two men in close contact in front of a colourful backdrop of framed pictures and posters. On the left, a man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulder, wearing a rudraksha mala, reaches with his right hand to place it on the head of a bald-crowned man on the right. The man on the right, with short grey hair, wears a white kurta and a beaded necklace, and tilts his head forward with eyes closed. A partly visible figure in red stands at the far left edge. The gesture suggests a blessing being given.2011-09-02Close photo of a long-haired person in a white garment with a yellow border and a multi-bead rudraksha mala, placing one palm on the forehead of an elderly white-haired man in a white shirt and an orange-brown bead mala with a pendant, eyes closed, while his hands are raised and open. Behind them, several people in white clothes and one in orange stand in a sunlit hall.2006-07-30