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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a dark brown sweater over a white collared shirt bowing his head, eyes closed. A person in white ritual clothing with a gold bracelet and gold beaded necklace places one hand on the man's head in a blessing gesture. Behind them is an orange-red draped cloth and a red wooden pillar. The blessing-on-head gesture suggests a darshan or blessing moment. The person giving the blessing is partially visible at the right edge.

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Close side-profile photograph of a shaven-headed man with eyes lowered and head bowed, a hand resting on the crown of his head in a blessing gesture. He wears a white collared shirt under a dark knit sweater. The background is warm orange and red with a pale wall panel. The hand belongs to a second person whose arm enters from the right. No garlands, crown, saffron robes or rudraksha are visible, so there are no a person appearance cues.2010-09-03Close side view of a shaved-head man in a white shirt with a yellow cloth and rudraksha mala around his neck, eyes lowered and head bowed. Another person's raised arm and hand rest on his forehead in a blessing gesture, while a second hand is held palm-out near his face. A black wristwatch is visible on the blessing hand's wrist. The background is a blurred indoor hall with warm lights.2009-12-10July 26 20172017-07-26December 10 20092009-12-10A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bald man with closed eyes and a white zip-up jacket over a white shirt, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red cloth, has a red mark applied to his forehead. A figure in an orange saffron robe stands behind him, one hand on the crown of his head and the other applying the mark between his brows. A second person stands blurred in the background.2009-12-08July 25 20172017-07-25November 14 20102010-11-14December 10 20092009-12-10Close side-profile photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white top with a yellow collar and a rudraksha mala around his neck, eyes closed and palms pressed together at chest level. A hand from the left reaches across and rests on the top of his head in a blessing gesture against a dark background. The man appears to be receiving blessing or initiation. Appearance alone does not establish that he is a person, so identity remains uncertain.2009-11-20Close photo of an older man with short grey hair and a grey collared shirt, seated with his head bowed while a hand reaches in from the left to touch his forehead. Beside him, a man in an orange-brown shawl with a rudraksha mala and a gold earring sits in the background, appearing to watch. A partly visible man in white clothing is at the right edge, with a metal railing behind. The setting looks like an indoor gathering with a golden cloth object at the lower left.2013-09-13August 20 20172017-08-20A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white kurta with thin-framed glasses, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaskar, bowing his head. Another person in white dhoti and gold necklace, with a red tilak on the forehead, places a hand on the bowed man's head, a blessing gesture. A wooden tray of red apples sits at the lower right, and an orange cloth backdrop is behind them. Other people are partly visible at the edges.2010-09-03