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December 01 20112011-12-01A close photo of a man with closed eyes seated and receiving a blessing: a hand rests on his forehead from the right. He wears a white collared shirt, a rudraksha mala hangs at his neck, and he appears damp with water on his face. Behind him, out of focus, are strings of orange and red beads and an orange cloth. A second person is partly visible at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible; the scene is a devotee receiving a forehead blessing during a ritual.2011-02-27December 02 20102010-12-02A close photograph of a man with closed eyes and a furrowed brow, wearing a white collared shirt with light stripes, receiving a blessing as another person's hand is pressed to his forehead. A second man stands behind him at left, looking on, and hands are raised at the right edge with a person's dark hair in the lower right corner. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a plain grey wall and a maroon curtain at upper right.A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a tied-back topknot places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a dark tie, who has his eyes closed and palms pressed together in respect. A videographer with a camera on a tripod stands behind them in a white dhoti and shawl, and other people are partly visible in the background against a pale peach wall. The orange-robed figure appears to be the a person by appearance cues (tied-back hair, orange saffron clothing, rudraksha mala) and is shown giving a blessing, consistent with a padapuja or darshan blessing.2011-11-26December 02 20102010-12-02A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard being touched on the forehead by a bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with a green-beaded and gold ornate necklace and gold earrings, with dark hair in a bun, in front of red drapery. The blessing gesture suggests a darshan-style exchange; Swamiji (probable) cues: ornate gold and green beaded necklace, saffron cloth, and the swept-back hair style with gold earring, paired with the officiant role of the blessing figure. The man receiving the blessing has closed eyes and a moustache.2012-08-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee with black hair and a moustache, eyes closed and head bowed, wearing a white collared shirt. Another person's hands rest on his forehead in a blessing gesture, one arm visible in the foreground. Behind him a second person wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothing, and a dark red curtain forms the backdrop. The scene suggests a sarva-darshan or blessing moment, but no clear identification of a person is supported by visible cues in this image.2010-08-05A photograph of a seated man in a white collared shirt, with short dark hair and a moustache, eyes closed and palms pressed together at chest height. Another person's hand, with a gold watch on the wrist, rests on the top of his head in a blessing or healing gesture. Behind them, out-of-focus figures in white clothing and a white floor fan are visible against a red backdrop.2011-11-06A seated man in a beige collared polo with yellow trim keeps his eyes closed while a hand in saffron-orange robes rests on his forehead in a blessing. Another hand holds folded white paper or vibhuti near his face. A figure in white stands blurred at the left edge, and a saffron-clad sannyasi with a rudraksha mala and a visible healing scar on the forearm performs the blessing. The setting is an indoor hall with warm background tones.2011-10-22September 13 20132013-09-13 +1 copiesClose photo of a man with short dark hair, a trimmed moustache and stubble, wearing a light lavender collared shirt, seated and looking upward with teary eyes. A hand in an orange-robed sleeve rests on his forehead, blessing him. In the blurred background a robed figure wears a long gold bead necklace over orange clothing, with a flame glowing at the top edge.2011-02-27