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February 09 20122012-02-09A man with a shaved head in a striped short-sleeved collared shirt and a gold wristwatch stands with his back to the camera, his face turned toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears an orange and gold silk garment, a long gold-beaded necklace of rudraksha-style beads, and a red bindi with a white forehead mark, and places one hand on the man's forehead in a blessing gesture while smiling. A deep red velvet curtain forms the background, and a brass-colored vessel sits at the lower right. Two people are visible. The seated figure appears to be a person given the orange robes, gold-beaded necklace and bindi, and is giving a forehead blessing to a devotee; the a person field is set to in_person with the appearance-based label applied.2012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09A photograph of a man in a white shirt with a shaved head placing his palms on the forehead of a smiling man in an orange and gold silk wrap and a gold bead necklace. The smiling man has long hair tied in a bun and a red bindi, and stands before a deep red curtain. Visible at the lower edge are part of another person's head and a gold ceremonial object. a person: the smiling man wears saffron silk, a gold bead necklace and a bun, which are appearance-based cues, and is receiving a blessing-like gesture from the devotee in white.2012-02-09January 05 20142014-01-05September 10 20122012-09-10A seated man in orange sannyasi robes with a bun, a long rudraksha mala and a gold-edged orange shawl places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white kurta with hands pressed together in namaste. The kneeling devotee has a black collar-style cord and a ring. Behind them is a gold deity murti or altar decoration with red and yellow garlands, a white tower fan on the left, and a pale wall. This appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style darshan moment.2011-11-30A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange wrap with long dark hair swept back, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant, placing both hands on the head of a balding man in a white shirt with a purple lanyard. The seated figure sits on a red velvet-covered throne beside an ornate gold carved panel, in front of deep red draped curtains. The white-clad man bows forward as he receives the blessing. Only a sliver of another person's head is visible at the bottom edge. The scene resembles a blessing or padapuja-style darshan.2012-05-02September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesDecember 03 20112011-12-03July 06 20122012-07-06September 10 20122012-09-10