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A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a full dark beard and a pink-and-blue flower garland is pressing his right palm onto the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and an orange-brown shawl printed with script. The seated man has his eyes closed and his hands are pressed together. Behind them, people in white clothing stand and a cameraman with a tripod films the scene. A gold-coloured pole rises at right. The gesture looks like a blessing given by a guru to a disciple. a person: the bare-chested guru has long dreadlocked hair, a full beard and a rudraksha-style flower garland, and is blessing the seated devotee.

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A photograph of a long-haired, bearded man in a bare-chested state wearing a multi-strand garland of pink lotus-like flowers and blue beads, placing his right palm on the forehead of a seated man with short dark hair in a topknot, who wears a white kurta and an orange shawl printed with script. The seated man has his hands raised in a gesture of receiving blessing. Behind them, a cameraman films with a tripod-mounted camera, and several people in white clothes sit or stand in the hall. A gold-colored railing and a pale wall frame the scene. The garlanded man has the appearance of a person candidate, with long swept hair, a garland and a bare shoulder adorned in ceremonial flowers, presented as blessing a devotee.2017-04-21A photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a large pink and blue flower garland, placing his palm on the forehead of a smiling man in a white shirt draped with an orange-red shawl printed with script. A cameraman with a video camera stands behind them, and several men in white garments with rudraksha-style beads stand in the background near a gold pole and a maroon curtain. The setting appears to be a formal ceremonial hall.2017-04-21A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in white kurta with eyes closed and palms raised, who wears an orange scarf printed with script and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, and a camera operator on a tripod stands at left. A long staff rises at right, with an orange cloth and offerings on a stand beside it. a person: the dreadlocked man with the flower garland is the presiding figure giving the blessing.2017-04-21April 25 20172017-04-25April 25 20172017-04-25A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. On the right, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wears a pink and blue flower garland and a bare shoulder, and presses his palm to the forehead of a seated man on the left, who wears a white shirt and a rust-coloured shawl printed with repeated text and has his palms raised in greeting. Behind them, several men in white kurtas and beaded necklaces stand, and a cameraman with a video camera is visible. A gold pole and a maroon curtain frame the setting.2017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21A photograph of a seated devotee in white clothes with rudraksha malas and an orange-brown cloth over one shoulder, receiving a blessing as a man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, presses his palm to the devotee's forehead. Two more people in white robes stand blurred in the background near golden ornaments. The scene suggests a diksha or blessing ceremony.2017-05-01April 25 20172017-04-25April 25 20172017-04-25April 25 20172017-04-25April 25 20172017-04-25