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October 13 2010

A man with long dark hair wearing saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala smiles as he places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. Devotees in white and light clothing have their hands pressed together in añjali, and a man in orange stands behind them. Behind the central figure is an ornate temple shrine with gilded decorations and a deity murti in the background, with a wooden offering table or stand in front. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan at a temple. a person is identified by long swept hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala as the figure giving the blessing.

2010-08-29 +1 copies

A photograph of an indoor temple setting where a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a beaded necklace, stands smiling and extends his hand toward an older man in white clothing with folded hands in greeting. Behind them, a priest in white robes and other devotees are visible near a temple doorway with ornate pillars and decorative wall details. The older man appears to be offering respectful greeting or darshan while the central figure gives blessings, in what looks like a temple devotional gathering. The central figure has distinctive long hair and saffron attire, a person cue, while the rest are devotees and priests.

January 28 2013

2013-01-28 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, smiling as he places his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows with palms pressed together. The seated figure sits on an orange cushioned throne-like chair against a deep red curtain. Two standing young men in white shirts with orange-red shawls stand behind, one holding a tray of offerings. The blessing gesture suggests a devotee receiving a blessing. a person: the seated man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange throne is a candidate for a person.

2010-07-10 +1 copies

A photograph of a devotional blessing at an ashram setting. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands center, smiling, as a robed figure in orange and white places a hand on her head. To the left, bald men in white clothing stand with hands pressed together in namaste, and a young man in white is nearby. Behind them are wooden railings and a red-and-white painted wall. No candidate is confidently identifiable from appearance, so the robed blessing figure is described by role only.

April 30 2012

2012-04-30 +1 copies

A photograph of a temple or ashram setting with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a long swept-back hairstyle holding an open book, with a rudraksha mala around the neck. Another saffron-robed monastic stands at the right, and a bald man in white clothing with hands in anjali mudra stands at the left, a person in the foreground appears to be receiving a touch or blessing on the forehead. Several onlookers stand in the background near a shrine with a colourful deity murti and lit lamps, and a wooden railing or counter runs along the front.