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September 14 20142014-09-14October 26 20142014-10-26A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with long dark hair, a leopard-print headband, rudraksha beads and ornate gold necklaces, wearing a maroon-pink garment, places his right hand on the forehead of a balding man in a white shirt with red-brown shawl and rudraksha mala, who shows a white forehead mark and raises his palm. The blessed man is at left; a man in orange robes stands behind. The man with the gold ornaments holds a small paper, and a silver pole and gold-trimmed vessel are in the frame, with greenery behind.2016-04-04A man with his hair swept back and a rudraksha mala, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a yellow garment and a small red mark on his forehead, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta, whose hands are raised overhead. Beside them a golden ceremonial vessel rests on a cloth, and garlands of red and yellow flowers hang near a deity murti at left. A man in white holds a small card, and others stand behind in white and in saffron. The setting appears to be an indoor shrine room with a fan and red curtains.2013-09-29A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A man with long dark hair tied back, bare-chested under an orange-and-gold shawl and wearing a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, holds a peacock-feather fan and touches the forehead of a bald, bearded man in white clothes and an orange shawl. Several seated devotees in white and orange garments watch; a woman in front wears a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. Gold ritual vessels sit at left and a red-and-white cloth lies on a table. The top-left corner shows a purple logo.2014-03-21May 12 20142014-05-12A photo from a person Satsang in Haridwar. A bare-chested man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulders, stretches his right hand to touch the forehead of an older Western man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a name badge. The man in white closes his eyes and raises his palms in receptive devotion. Behind them a woman in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha beads watches, and more white-clad attendees and gold-tinted decor fill the hall. A peacock-feather fan is visible above. The bearded-free older man has short grey hair. a person: the bun-haired man in orange with rudraksha, bare-chested with a shawl, is the one giving blessing.2014-03-22May 11 20142014-05-11A man in a bare-chested saffron-and-gold garment, with a dark bun and rudraksha beads, raises a peacock-feather fan toward the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl and a wristwatch, who holds up a hand in a blessing-receiving gesture. Behind them a seated woman in white with a red shawl, rudraksha mala and a white tilak watches, and gold-painted ornaments and a red-and-gold throne are visible. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang with ritual blessing.2014-03-17A long-haired man with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare shoulder and a gold-coloured chain, extends his right arm to press his palm onto the crown of a short-haired man in a white collared shirt with a rudraksha mala. The younger man holds his right palm up in a gesture of reception and bows his head. A golden figure stands in the background against cream wall panels. The appearance of the figure in red suggests a person giving blessing, while the bowing man is a devotee receiving blessing in a blessing gesture, possibly during satsang or darshan.2013-12-03A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple setting. A figure with long dark hair tied back, white tripundra marks on the forehead, a rudraksha mala and an orange-red garment reaches over and touches the bald head of a man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard and rudraksha mala, who raises one hand in a gesture of reception. The giver holds a folded white paper in the other hand. Beside them, a gold-and-brass peacock-feather fan or ceremonial implement and a gilded lion-faced ornament stand near a silver staff, with a green plant behind. A woman in white with a mala sits in the background, and a person in orange robes stands at right. Swamiji is a probable identification based on long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange-red clothing.2014-10-11A seated man in orange-saffron robes with a pink flower garland and a white tilak on his forehead extends his right arm to touch the forehead of a man in white kurta clothing, who raises both hands in a gesture of reception. A silver staff stands beside the seated figure and a golden kalasha-like vessel is in the foreground. Behind them, women in orange and red saris, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and other seated attendees watch in a hall with cream columns. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate with orange robes, a pink garland and a tilak, but identity is uncertain.2014-05-25