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November 25 2011

A smiling man in an orange saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala draped across his bare shoulder and chest, with a red bindi on his forehead, places his right hand on the crown of a man's head. The recipient, in a white short-sleeved shirt, is seen from behind. A golden lamp stand with a bird finial rises in the background against a soft green and yellow backdrop. The gesture reads as a blessing given during a gathering.

A photo of a saffron-robed man with a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala placing his palm on the crown of a short-haired devotee seen from behind in a white shirt. The robed man wears an orange shawl draped over one shoulder and bare arm. Behind them are golden pillars, a garlanded backdrop of yellow and red flowers, and brass ritual vessels.

A smiling man in an orange saffron shawl with gold border and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces sits in front of a golden throne-like backdrop and rainbow-coloured wall, with a red bindi on his forehead. He extends his right hand to rest on the head of a grey-haired man in a white shirt who bows before him, a blessing gesture. a person (long swept-back hair, orange saffron clothing, rudraksha malas) is the figure giving the blessing; the bowing man is a devotee.

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and gold ornate necklaces with rudraksha-style gold beads, seated beside a red and gold throne-like seat. He has a vertical tilak on his forehead and places his right hand on the head of a seated devotee in a white striped shirt, giving blessing during darshan. Bracelets of pearl and gold beads are visible on his wrists. A second person's head is partly visible at the lower right. Sanskrit-style blessing gesture with a red velvet throne at left.

Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti lines with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, in front of a gold ornate throne draped with purple flower garlands and a large painted backdrop of red-robed figures. A man in a white-and-pink striped shirt, seen from behind, raises his right hand and places it on the top of the seated man's head in a blessing gesture. The seated man has a fair-to-medium complexion, is looking downward, and his hands are resting on the throne arm. Several red velvet cushions are visible on the left. The orange-robed figure appears to be a person by appearance cues including saffron clothing, a rudraksha mala and ornate setting, seated for the blessing.

A seated man in an orange saffron garment with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala is blessing a man kneeling in white clothes. The orange-robed man, with hair swept into a bun and a red tilak on his forehead, rests both hands on the crown of the kneeling man's head. A red cushion and a gold-trimmed chair are visible at left, and a pink wall is behind them. The scene looks like a devotee receiving a personal blessing.

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November 25 2011

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a gold-and-white beaded armlet and bracelets, and a large gold ceremonial necklace with rounded gold beads, wearing a red tilak on his forehead. He stands beside a gilded golden seat or throne with red fabric at the edge. He extends his right hand, palm down, to rest on the head of a second person seen from behind at the bottom right, who has dark hair. The setting is an indoor room with a pale wall and blurred greenery through a window. a person is the.

A photograph of a shirtless man in a yellow-orange draped cloth with a red border, wearing a long mala of rudraksha beads and a red bindi with white tilak, standing in front of a painted backdrop. He places his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt with a dark cord, who has his eyes closed and head lowered, in what appears to be a blessing or initiation gesture. A green foliage arrangement and a brass lamp appear at the edges. a person, the central figure, is identified by his rudraksha mala, yellow-orange cloth and ritual setting; the person receiving the blessing is a devotee.

October 09 2011