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July 17 20152015-07-17March 21 20142014-03-21A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an outdoor event. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare chest and a long beaded gold-toned necklace, raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a red-and-white lanyard and a red sash. The recipient holds his palm up in greeting. Behind them a woman in white with a beaded necklace watches, and a woman in a red-and-gold dress with a bindi is at right. An orange fringed canopy edge is at top left, with blurred people and white draping in the background. The blessing gesture resembles a padapuja-style darshan.2013-12-20January 02 20142014-01-02October 11 20122012-10-11A photograph of a seated figure with a bun and bare upper body, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha malas, placing both hands on the crown of a bald, grey-haired man in a white kurta with an orange-red scarf, who leans forward with palms raised in reverence. Golden cobra-hooded seats and a silver staff stand beside them, with red draped cushions and a framed picture in the background. The bald man in white is a devotee receiving blessing. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the seated figure is described by role and identity is left unsure.2014-05-12A photo of a blessing moment: a man in a saffron-orange silk wrap with a tilak on his forehead and a row of gold beads on his neck places his right palm on the head of a short-haired man in a white collared shirt, who has his hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them a woman with folded hands and other people stand in a bright room with cream walls.2012-02-09A seated man in an orange saffron garment with a bare shoulder and a rudraksha mala with silver beads presses his right hand on the crown of an older man's head. The older man, grey-haired and wearing a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, has his eyes closed and both palms raised in front of him. Behind them a bald man in white dhoti and shawl bows his head, and white curtains and a cream wall form the background.2012-10-11July 17 20152015-07-17July 11 20122012-07-11December 16 20132013-12-16A photograph of a bare-chested figure with long dark hair in a bun, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala, placing both hands on the crown of a seated man's head in a blessing gesture. The seated man wears a white kurta, an orange-red shawl over the shoulders, and a wristwatch. Golden cobra-hood ornaments and a golden decorative stand surround them, with red fabric and a green foliage garland nearby. The image appears to show a blessing ritual, possibly padapuja or darshan, in a ceremonial hall.2014-05-12