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March 13 20132013-03-13Photograph 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.2013-03-13February 09 20122012-02-09December 11 20112011-12-11A photo of two men at close range in a red-draped hall. On the left, a man with long dark hair in a bun, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-red cloth with a gold chain necklace and a white tilak on his forehead, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a bald man on the right, who wears a plain white kurta. Behind them is a golden deity murti or ornate figure, and a lit oil lamp hangs at the left edge. Bamboo screens and a partially visible seated figure appear in the background. A man in orange-red clothing giving a blessing with his palm on another's head suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2014-07-15March 25 20132013-03-25February 09 20122012-02-09A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron wrap with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on the forehead, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white kurta with a gold-patterned collar. The kneeling man's palms are pressed together in namaste. The background is a deep red velvet drape. The seated figure wears a black thread necklace and is smiling. The gesture suggests a blessing or padapuja-style darshan. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a black beaded neck cord, and is placed in the role of the one giving the blessing.2011-12-11A 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.2016-07-01March 13 20132013-03-13March 13 20132013-03-13A photo of a blessing moment. A long-haired man with a beard, bare-chested apart from an orange-red saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala around his neck, places his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a white shirt with a red sash. The older man bows with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them a red curtain and a gold pillar; a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left.2016-07-14