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July 21 20122012-07-21A long-haired man with dreadlocks and a beard, wearing a rust-red shawl over a red sleeveless garment, places his right hand on the head of a young boy with short dark hair who kneels in front of him. The boy wears an orange cloth and a beaded necklace. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and orange garments stand in a temple-like hall. A small golden deity murti with a necklace sits in the foreground beside a brass vessel, and a golden kalasha-like vessel is visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a blessing or darshan moment. a person: the long dreadlocked man in a rust-red shawl, the distinctive hair and clothing cues matching the page's identification, is shown in the act of blessing the boy.2017-07-14A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with red drapery behind. A bare-chested figure with long dark hair in a bun wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, a multi-strand pearl-style necklace and gold hoop earrings, and places both hands on the forehead and head of a bald, fair-skinned man in an orange top. The recipient sits and looks down, eyes closed. Behind them, orange-clad attendants stand, and a man in white kurta with an orange shawl sits at left, while another man in a light pink shirt stands at the far left edge.2012-07-20A photograph of a ceremonial initiation or blessing. A man with long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala around his neck and bracelets, and wearing a dark red sleeveless garment, places both hands on the head of a young boy who wears an orange cloth and a white thread. The man's dreadlocks are adorned with rudraksha beads. Behind them stand people in orange and white robes, one holding a silver staff, and a golden deity murti is partly visible. The man has a sacred mark on his forehead and appears to be bestowing a blessing.2017-07-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaven-headed boy in orange robes with eyes closed, palms raised, receiving a blessing as a man with long dreadlocks and a red shawl places his right hand on the boy's forehead. The man wears a red sleeveless garment and a rudraksha-style necklace; the boy wears a silver chain and a rudraksha mala with a pendant. Behind them, several people in saffron-orange robes stand in a hall, and a partly visible figure in white stands at left. A small hand and a brass vessel appear at the lower left. Swamiji (probable) is the bearded, dreadlocked man in red applying the blessing, identified by long hair, red shawl and rudraksha cues; he is physically present.2017-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph from an indoor darshan session with a red carpet on the floor. A man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads, and a saffron-orange shawl sits on the left, reaching out to press his palm to the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala and an event badge. The young man kneels with his palms open in front of him. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron-orange and yellow clothing sit or stand in a hall, a golden staff stands upright, and a tall golden lamp stands at right beside a laptop. Tangle of visible people is around twenty or so, partly cut off at the frame edges.2014-11-02August 22 20062006-08-22July 14 20172017-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a yellow tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck and arm, placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in a red-and-white checked shirt who bows forward with eyes closed. Behind them a cameraman films and a woman in white watches; red drapes hang in the background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron garment, rudraksha malas) performing a blessing.2012-07-19A photograph of a shaved-headed?-no: a man in a saffron-orange and gold-edged dhoti-shawl wrap, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala, extends his right arm to place his palm on the forehead of a young curly-haired boy in a white t-shirt with an orange-red shawl and orange lanyard. The boy's hands are raised at his head in receptive posture. Behind them, a woman with a vermilion bindi and beaded mala sits, and several people in white and orange-red robes stand at a red-carpeted ceremonial area with a gold-carved throne-like chair and green plants.2015-07-19March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesOctober 12 20172017-10-12