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Photograph of a satsang-style gathering indoors. A man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a white dhoti-style wrap and a white flower garland, presses his right thumb to the forehead of a middle-aged man in a white shirt, who has his eyes closed and a hand on his shoulder. The standing man wears red-orange beaded bracelets on both wrists. Around them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis, a young boy in a checked shirt, and an older bald man in grey stand watching, with an ornate ceiling and blurred lights behind. The person with the garland resembles a person in long swept hair and white garb, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm, so the role is given as a man giving blessings. No statues or printed portraits are visible.2011-11-07December 07 20132013-12-07A photo of a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red-bordered edge and a tan shawl, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and white and red tilak on his forehead, who is applying a mark or blessing to the forehead of a young boy in a yellow polo shirt. The boy has a small orange-red tilak on his forehead and looks up attentively. The man holds a pinch of orange-yellow powder in his other hand. The setting is an indoor temple-like room with warm, blurred lights in the background.2010-11-05April 23 20172017-04-23December 07 20132013-12-07December 15 20112011-12-15A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A person in a rust-brown saffron-toned robe with gold border and matching brown turban-style headwrap places both palms on the forehead of a man in a plain white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala. The man has his hands raised palms-out in reverence. Behind them, standing onlookers in white shirts and a cream sari are visible against red curtains. A small rudraksha pendant hangs from the man's necklace.2013-11-03A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an indoor event. A man with long, dark, curly hair, seen from behind and partly in profile on the left, presses his right palm to the forehead of a seated man with closed eyes. The recipient wears a plain white kurta and a long rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Behind them, several men in white clothes and orange or saffron stoles stand near a fan and a blue table. The blessing appears to be a personal touch on the forehead; the scene is a photograph of a devotee receiving the blessing from a figure with distinctive long, swept hair and a yellow shawl, but the face of the blessing giver is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so a person's presence is uncertain.2006-07-30A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A figure in a rust-red robe with a rust-red turban and a long red-brown rudraksha mala stands at left, raising one arm to press the palm of the hand to the forehead of a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a visitor badge who stands with palms raised and eyes closed. Behind them a seated figure in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushion, and several men in white and light shirts stand near a red curtain and a wall-mounted air conditioner, with a pedestal fan at left.2013-11-04Close photo of a grey-haired man in white clothes with a dark rudraksha-style bead mala at his neck, eyes lowered, having his head touched by another man's hand. The helper wears a beaded bracelet and white sleeves, and another person in white is partly visible at the top right. Background shows blurred legs of standing people in light trousers.2007-02-24July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall with maroon curtains. A person in a brown and gold turban and golden-bordered brown garment, with a braided cord over the shoulder, places a hand on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, while the man keeps his eyes closed. Other people stand in the background in white and orange clothing, and a man in a yellow checked shirt watches nearby.2013-11-03