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Photograph of a young man with short dark hair in a white shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with dark script, wearing a small dark bead pendant on a gold chain. His eyes are lowered and he has an expression of calm. A person's hand wearing gold and red bangles rests on his forehead in a blessing gesture, while in the right foreground a blurred figure with a dark bead-adorned headpiece and gold earring and necklace appears to be a deity murti or the officiant. The background is a warm, softly blurred indoor hall with a hanging orange lamp.

A photograph of a man in a plain white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and a small white badge, raising his palms while a second person in a red garment with a gold border places a hand on his head. The second person, facing away, has dark hair pulled back, wears a reddish-orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a deep red curtain hangs, and another man in white is partly visible at the bottom. The gesture suggests a blessing or initiation moment in a satsang setting.

A photograph of a close, intimate blessing moment. On the left, a bearded man in a cream kurta with gold-embroidered trim and a gold bracelet stands with his eyes lowered and hands raised near his head. On the right, a man with long dark hair tied in a bun and a rudraksha mala around his neck, wearing a red shawl with gold border, places both palms on the first man's head in a blessing gesture. Other blurred people in white stand in the background, and a red curtain is visible behind them.

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A photograph of a seated man with eyes closed and a slight smile receiving a blessing at the forehead. He wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with Sanskrit mantra text. A bearded man in a white garment and rudraksha mala presses his fingers to the seated man's brow with his right hand while his left hand is raised beside him. Behind them, another person in white stands with hands folded, and a third person is partly visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a dark red curtain in the background.

A close photograph of a smiling, shaved-headed man in a white kurta wearing an orange-and-saffron shawl printed with dark Sanskrit-style patterns and a white beaded necklace with a small orange pendant. A hand with a red thread bracelet touches his forehead in a blessing or tilak-applying gesture, while a blurred figure on the right wears a white garland with pink flowers. In the background, another person in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala is partly visible. The setting appears to be a ritual or blessing moment.

July 19 2015

Close photograph of a man in a white collared shirt with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, eyes closed and smiling, receiving a blessing as a hand presses on his forehead from the left while his own right hand is raised palm-outward. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background against dark red drapery.

March 09 2014

A man in a red and gold shawl with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace places his hand on the forehead of a smiling man in a white kurta with a brown bead mala. The man in red has his hair swept back in a bun and is performing a blessing. Behind them, a red curtain, a seated man in white, and two women in white and light clothing stand watching.

A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A bare-shouldered man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala, reaches forward to press his palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white t-shirt draped with an orange scarf printed with script. The recipient holds his hands up, palms out, eyes closed. Behind them, people in white clothes and orange shawls sit, one wearing a white vertical tilak on the forehead, and a gold-coloured object sits in the lower left foreground. The setting is a plain beige hall.

A photo of a initiation moment in a formal hall with dark red curtains. A man with a white vertical forehead mark and a pink flower garland, wearing a rust-red robe, places his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a red-and-gold patterned shawl. The young man holds his left palm up toward the viewer. Behind them is a silver trident and a golden-hued ornament. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right, watching.

A photograph of a ceremonial initiation moment. A bearded man with light brown hair, wearing a white shirt and a red beaded necklace, stands with his palm raised while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl places his hand on the first man's forehead and holds a folded paper in the other hand. The bare-chested man has slicked-back dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, and he is smiling. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing stand and watch, and a man in orange robes sits near the bottom of the frame. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a red curtain.