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A man in a leopard-print sleeveless top with long dreadlocks, a red-and-gold rudraksha mala and a gold earring, with white tilak marks on his forehead, presses his palm to the forehead of a shorter man in a white dhoti-style garment and rudraksha mala. The man receiving the blessing raises his hand, palm outward. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes stand in a gilded hall, and a small golden deity murti sits in the lower foreground. Appearance cues are consistent with a person, but the page does not place him at this event, so the identity is uncertain.

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July 25 20172017-07-25 +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.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-style hall with gold carved panels behind. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, a beard, a leopard-print sleeveless top and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold pendant applies a red mark to the forehead of a seated devotee in a white dhoti and shawl with gold trim and rudraksha beads. The devotee has his palm raised near his face. Behind them, a small golden deity murti sits in the foreground and another seated figure in orange cloth is partially visible. Two people are visibly present in the scene.2017-07-25A photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneeling before a standing figure with long dark hair, a white forehead stripe and a leopard-print sleeveless top layered over a rust-red garment, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant. The standing figure extends his right hand to rest on the devotee's head in a blessing gesture while the devotee raises one palm toward the face. Behind them is an ornate gold-and-orange carved backdrop with purple-and-amber lights, a silver stand, and a small brass deity murti in the foreground. Another person in white sits partly visible at the left edge.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA 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.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing inside a gilded temple hall. A man with a close-cropped head and light beard, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border and rudraksha mala, stands with eyes closed and palms raised while another man places his right hand on his forehead. The blessing man has long dark hair, a white tripundra on his forehead, gold earrings, a rudraksha mala, and a leopard-print sleeveless garment. Behind them, a man in an orange robe and other white-clad men stand near a small brass deity murti and an ornate golden backdrop with lights.2017-07-25