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A photograph of a devotional blessing in a white-tented hall. In the centre, a young man in an orange sleeveless robe with a white tilak on his forehead and dark hair tied in a bun places his right hand on the head of an older man in a white checked short-sleeved shirt with a red-and-white mala around his neck. Behind them a bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl and a red bindi watches. A woman with glasses and a yellow-and-white cloth at the left edge is partly visible, and a yellow-and-blue hanging banner is at the top left. Fruit sits on a table at right.

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A photograph of an indoor sarva darshan blessing inside a hall with white draped ceiling fabric and a yellow and blue patterned hanging. A young person in an orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair in a low bun places a hand on the forehead of an older man in a white checked short-sleeved shirt, who has a rudraksha-style red-brown mala around his neck and bows his head while another man holds his hand. Behind them a bald man in white with an orange stole watches, and an elderly woman with glasses and a yellow-sleeved person in white stand nearby. Fruit sits on a table at right and a red cloth is visible at the edge.2010-07-29July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a blessing moment in a large hall with white walls and a white tent-like ceiling, decorated with patterned yellow and orange pillars. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and matching wrap stands and places his right hand on the head of a man in a white linen shirt with a name badge, who bows his head forward. Behind them a woman in a red bandhani sari, also wearing a badge, has her hands folded near her waist, and other attendees in orange, red and yellow clothing stand nearby. A table with items is at the left edge.2010-06-29July 07 20102010-07-07A photograph of a blessing moment indoors against a plain white wall with a ceiling fan at the top. A person in an orange saffron garment and a bare shoulder, hair in a bun, wearing copper-coloured bangles, stands behind a older man in glasses and a white short-sleeved shirt, placing a hand on his forehead. The man stands with hands together near his waist. Behind them a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-head priest in orange stand near; to the right a woman in a white sari with a grey blouse watches. The swami figure's identity is only an appearance-based guess, so this is a probable depiction of a blessing scene with the orange-clad person giving a forehead blessing to a devotee.2012-04-06July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a healing or blessing moment indoors under warm, dim lighting with hanging decorative cloth above. A person with long, dark, curly hair in an orange sleeveless top places a hand on the shoulder of a balding older man in a white short-sleeved shirt and light trousers who bends his head forward. A second woman in an orange-red sari with a bindi stands behind, reaching toward the man's forehead. A badge hangs from the man's neck and another orange-clad person stands at the right edge. The orange-clad figure with long curly hair shows appearance cues but is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the role is given as a devotee or sannyasi.2010-02-10July 23 20102010-07-23A seated man in an orange-saffron garment with long, swept-back black hair places his hand on the head of an older man bowing forward in a white shirt and white dhoti. The bowing man has a red mark on his forehead and holds his hands together in namaskar near his chest. Behind them a line of men in white and light shirts stand and watch in a hall with striped white canopy and decorated pillars with painted elephant motifs. A red velvet cushion sits at the right edge and a small tray of items is set on a white cloth in the foreground. The seated figure's distinctive long hair and saffron clothing match the a person cues, while the others are devotees.2010-08-10 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a sarva darshan blessing in an ashram hall. In the foreground a man in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, his forehead marked with a tilak. A figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange wrap touches his forehead with one hand while holding a small yellow object in the other. Behind them a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands watching, and a man in a black t-shirt with a pendant stands further back. Orange chairs, a white canopy and a yellow and blue patterned banner fill the background.2010-07-29A photograph of a blessing moment indoors against a plain white wall with a ceiling fan. A man in an orange saffron cloth and beaded rudraksha malas stands behind a seated older man in a white short-sleeved shirt and glasses, pressing his right palm onto the older man's forehead. The older man has his eyes lowered and his hands clasped together at waist level. Behind them a young man in white with a red bindi and beaded mala sits and watches, and another man in orange with a mala stands at left. Orange and red beaded bracelets are visible on the standing man's wrists. A white-clad woman appears at the right edge.2012-04-06A seated man in long dark hair and an orange saffron garment places his right hand on the head of a standing man in a cream collared shirt and rudraksha mala, who presses his palms together in respect. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in white with an orange shawl and another man in white with a yellow shawl and forehead markings stand at a tented ritual space, with a tray of sweets and offerings at the right. Several onlookers in white and yellow clothing stand in the background, a yellow pillar with a decorative band is visible at the top, and a gold trishul rests near the seated figure.2010-08-04