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A photograph of a devotional greeting at an indoor hall. A figure seated at left, wearing a rust-red turban with a decorative band, a rust-red cloth wrap and a leopard-print lower garment, holds up a long orange garland being offered by hand. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands beside a woman in rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala, and a man in white with hands pressed together in namaste smiles. Several other men in white shirts stand in the background, and an orange garland is held by hands at lower right. A red-patterned cushion and a fan are visible at left, with a wooden pillar and an orange-and-white backdrop.

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June 01 20142014-06-01A photograph of a ceremonial moment in an indoor hall. A bare-chested figure in a rust-red turban decorated with white floral trim and a leopard-print lower garment raises a hand in blessing over the bowed head of a middle-aged man in white clothes. The man has his palms pressed together in namaskar and wears an orange garland and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and red-orange shawls, one with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a red sari stand watching. A red cloth draped over a seat and a pedestal fan are visible. The scene resembles a blessing or honouring at a satsang gathering.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red garment with a red-and-white patterned headband and a leopard-print lower wrap places her right hand on the forehead of a man in an all-white shirt and trousers, hands pressed together at his chest, with an orange-beaded garland around his neck. Beside him, another man in white with an orange mala stands bowed, and a smiling man in white is at the right edge. Behind them, several people in white and saffron clothing stand in the hall, and a fan and orange garlands appear at the frame edges. The blessing gesture suggests a darshan or padapuja-style reception.2014-06-01Indoor photo of a seated man in a red-orange turban with white floral trim and a rust-red shawl, wearing a red beaded necklace and rudraksha-style beads; his bare arm reaches forward to bless a kneeling man in a white shirt who bows his head. Behind them several people in white shirts and saffron-orange garments stand, one with palms pressed together in greeting, and a long orange-red beaded garland is draped over the bowed man's head. a person is a probable identification based on the saffron turban, red shawl and beaded adornments on the seated figure who is blessing the devotee.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A photograph of a ceremonial moment at a Kumbh Mela camp. A figure in an orange-red turban, orange and gold garment and layered coral-coloured beaded necklaces, bare-chested with a gold armlet, leans forward and reaches toward a kneeling man in a white shirt and orange-red shawl with a wrist thread. The kneeling man presses his palms together over his chest with a small white mark on his forehead. Behind them, women in white and cream saris and kurtas with red lanyards stand watching, and a small electric fan and a lit lantern are visible, with a white-clad figure at the far left.2015-09-11 +1 copiesJune 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01