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December 13 20122012-12-13May 12 20142014-05-12May 10 20142014-05-10A photograph of a ceremonial blessing outdoors under a white canopy. A man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a maroon-red wrap over bare shoulders, a gold ornament in his hair, and a beaded necklace, raises both hands and presses them toward the head of a older man with grey hair who wears white clothes and a dark rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red clothing and a glowing lamp are visible, with a golden fringed canopy at left. The gesture appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style offering.2013-12-20December 13 20122012-12-13May 09 20142014-05-09May 03 20142014-05-03A photograph of a bearded-free man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print turban and a crescent-moon ornament, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, seated on a red cushioned throne. He smiles while placing his right palm on the forehead of a shaved-headed devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl. A red thread is tied on the devotee's wrist, a red tilak is on the seated man's forehead, and a brass vessel with an ornate silver item appears in the lower foreground against a dark, warmly lit stage backdrop.2017-08-10May 03 20142014-05-03A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe, wearing a long gold-and-black bead necklace, with his bare upper arm exposed, raising one hand toward a silver trident (trishul) held by a man in a white shirt and an orange-red shawl. The second man faces the seated figure with palms raised in reverence. Behind them a golden deity murti and a gold-embossed backdrop are visible, with peacock feathers at the left edge and red-and-white striped wall panels. The scene suggests a blessing or devotional exchange at a temple or ashram setting.2014-09-01A seated bare-chested man in a saffron-red dhoti and shawl, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces with gold beads and a white vertical tilak with red dot on his forehead, has both palms raised as a man in a white kurta, red-bordered shawl and wire-rimmed glasses presses his hands and fingers against his forehead in a blessing gesture. A silver trident stands beside them, with a peacock-feather fan and gold lion-form figures in the foreground. A woman in white with a tilak is partly visible at the right edge, indicating a ritual setting with blessing gestures. Three people are visible in the scene.2014-08-28A photograph of a seated-standing figure in an orange and leopard-print dress, wearing a leopard-print headband with a red bindi, a rudraksha mala with lime-sized green fruit strung through it, a necklace with a cross-like pendant, bangles and a gold armband. He raises his right palm toward a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl who bows forward with hands joined near the figure's hand, holding a sheet of paper. Behind them an older man in a white shirt and an orange shawl watches, and a gold-patterned throne or seat stands at right beside green foliage. Ritual blessing or padapuja setting. Appearance cues match the a person depiction, consistent with a person in person.2012-12-15