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A photograph of a ritual blessing inside an ornate golden-carved hall. An elderly man in white kurta with grey hair presses his palms to the head of a long-haired man in a leopard-print sleeveless top, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, who stands with his hands raised and smiles. Behind them, a bearded man with a white forehead band and long hair, wearing an orange-and-white dhoti, covers his mouth. A brass deity murti with a crown sits on a red cloth at lower centre. Carved golden panels and a hanging ornament frame the background.

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A man with long dark dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, gold-and-brown beaded necklaces and a leopard-print sleeveless top places his right hand on the crown of the head of a seated man with grey hair and a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. The bearded man with dreadlocks has eyes closed in concentration. Behind them, figures in saffron and white robes stand near ornate gold carvings. The scene resembles a blessing or initiation moment during a darshan. Person-count note: a total of about four people is visible, including those in the background.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside an ornate gold-toned shrine hall. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print sleeveless top, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, stands with raised hands placed on the forehead of an elderly white-haired man in a plain white shirt. Two attendants in saffron-orange cloth stand behind, one with long matted hair and vibhuti on the forehead. Gold carved panels and small red diamond-shaped lattice openings fill the background.2017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25A photograph of a ritual exchange in an ornate gold-carved hall. A long-haired man with a white forehead band and a leopard-print sleeveless top, layered with rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, reaches out to touch the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes with a gold border and an orange shawl. A gold deity figure stands on a table in the foreground. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with a white forehead mark stands smiling. a person appears as the central figure, marked by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, performing a blessing on the devotee.2017-07-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a devotee with short dark hair in a white garment, eyes closed and palms raised, receiving a blessing as a bearded man with long dark dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print sleeveless top touches the devotee's forehead with his fingertips. Behind them, robed attendants in saffron and white stand near a golden wall with decorative studs, and a small golden figure appears in the lower right. The man in the leopard-print top bears distinctive long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, but the page does not state he is present and the image offers no firm identification, so he is described by role only. Several other people stand in the background.2017-07-25A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print sleeveless garment, touching the crown of another man's head with his right hand during an initiation-style blessing. The recipient, bare-chested with a white shawl and rudraksha mala, sits with hands folded near his chest. Behind them, an orange-clad attendant and a white-robed figure stand before an ornate gold-and-orange carved wall with lit panels. Two other people are partly visible at the left edge.2017-07-25A photograph of a man in a leopard-print sleeveless top with long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, pressing his hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt and glasses. The seated man bows forward with a tilak visible on his forehead. Behind them, a man in saffron robes and other attendants in white and saffron stand near a golden ornate backdrop, with a small golden deity murti in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate for a person: the standing man with long dreadlocks, leopard-print top and rudraksha mala is giving a blessing. Setting appears to be a ritual or darshan moment.2017-07-25A photograph of a ritual moment in a richly decorated temple-style hall with gold carved panels. A long-haired man in a leopard-print sleeveless garment with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, with a white tripundra on his forehead, presses his right hand to the forehead of a younger man in white ritual clothes with an orange shawl and rudraksha beads. Behind them, sahighlighted figures in orange and white robes stand near a small golden deity statue. The scene looks like a blessing or initiation during satsang. a person appears as the central figure with long hair, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial dress.2017-07-25July 03 20172017-07-03