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A family receives a blessing at a teal-lit shrine area beside twisted glass or crystal columns. A man in a navy patterned shirt stands at right looking ahead, with a woman in a white embroidered salwar kameez and red bangle touching the head of a small child in a red shirt and blue face mask. A person with long dreadlocks in an orange top is partially visible at bottom right, and an orange-robed figure stands at the left edge. The hand of an unseen person reaches in from the left to bless the child.

A photograph of a devotee man in a blue collared shirt bowing his head, with a hand in an orange robe resting on his forehead in blessing, beside silver twisted pillars or staffs with ornate finials. Beside him a woman in a pink dupatta looks up, a child in a blue face mask stands in front, and a person with long dreadlocked hair is partly visible at lower right. A rudraksha mala hangs from the orange-robed figure's wrist, and the setting has purple stage lighting. The scene suggests darshan or blessing at a ceremony.

July 21 2012

A bearded man with long, swept-back dreadlocked hair wrapped in a rudraksha band sits on an ornate silver-railed seat, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare shoulder and a gold chain, and extends his right hand to bless a devotee's head. Several women in white and light-green saris, one in an orange top with a red bindi and rudraksha mala, stand behind, with hands pressed in anjali. The devotee in a dark blue shirt bows forward with his palm raised. The scene is lit in cool blue and teal. Visible printed text at the lower right reads a copyright and source notice, which is not included below.

A seated man in red-and-maroon robes and a red-and-yellow marigold garland extends his right hand to bless the head of a young girl in a grey top. He wears a gold-toned waist garment and has a tilak on his forehead. Beside the pole, a woman in white clothes with a rust-coloured rudraksha-style mala and a red-orange forehead mark watches. Another girl in a dark hair bow and a woman in white with a folded brown shawl and bangles sit at right with palms pressed together in respect. A gold lion-headed seat ornament sits at lower left, and a silver pole stands in the centre. Behind them are a white wall with blue ornamental patterns and a gold-embroidered cloth.

A photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a red top being blessed on the forehead by a man with long dreadlocked hair, a beard, a white horizontal marking on his forehead, a red-orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, and a beaded necklace. A woman with hair in a bun and a girl with a ponytail in a white top stand in the foreground, and a silver-toned ornate ceremonial structure is visible at right against a red curtain. a person: the blessing man has long dreadlocks and a red-orange cloth with a beaded necklace, so he may be the a person; he is in the role of blessing a devotee.

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October 11 2014

A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a gold necklace and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead extends his right hand to bless a young child kneeling before him, who has bowed with palms joined. Beside him stand golden lion-headed armrests and a silver-topped staff. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a brown shawl and rudraksha mala smiles and gestures with her hand. Red curtains and gold drapery form the backdrop of a satsang or darshan setting.

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron garment with a yellow tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck and arm, placing his right hand on the head of a young boy in a red-and-white checked shirt who bows forward with eyes closed. Behind them a cameraman films and a woman in white watches; red drapes hang in the background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron garment, rudraksha malas) performing a blessing.

April 02 2017

Indoor photograph of a bare-shouldered figure in an orange wrap and a rudraksha-style bead necklace with a hair bun and gold hoop earring, placing one palm on the forehead of a young man in a blue striped top and orange shawl, who closes his eyes and smiles. Behind them, another person in an orange shawl stands in front of a red draped curtain, and a man in a red shirt with an orange shawl and a name badge stands at left. A white wall-mounted air conditioner is visible at right. a person: the bare-shouldered figure wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and orange wrap, cues consistent with a sannyasi giving a blessing.

July 16 2014