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A seated man in an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder, wearing a gold-and-bead necklace and a white sandalwood mark on his forehead, reaches forward to press his palm onto the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead mala at his waist. The younger man stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in reverence. The seated man holds a folded white paper in his other hand. Behind them is a plain pale wall with a power outlet and a small golden shrine or deity murti at the left edge.

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October 13 20122012-10-13October 13 20122012-10-13A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron draped cloth with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white paste mark on his forehead, holding a small white paper slip in one hand while extending his other arm toward a younger boy in a red shirt who raises both palms in front of him. A red cushion and orange towel are visible at lower left, with a small deity figure with red headdress and a mounted electrical box in the background. Appearance is uncertain, so the seated man is described by role only.2012-10-13October 11 20122012-10-11October 13 20122012-10-13 +1 copiesA photo of a satsang-style blessing. A man in an orange draped cloth with a rudraksha mala and beaded waist belt, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair in a topknot, places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt wearing a long rudraksha mala with a green thread. The blessed man has his hands raised and eyes closed. The blessing giver holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them, a seated bald man in orange sits, and another man in white is partly visible at the right edge. A red cushion and yellow cloth appear at the bottom. Whether the blessing giver is a person is not established by appearance alone.2012-10-11October 13 20122012-10-13A seated man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a checked short-sleeved shirt and a lanyard. The seated figure has his hair tied back and a gold necklace visible. A red cushioned seat and a small deity murti appear at the left edge, against a plain wall with an electrical outlet. Two people are visible, a blessing gesture in an indoor room.2012-10-13March 03 20152015-03-03October 13 20122012-10-13A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor room. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap with a rudraksha bead mala and a white sacred ash mark on his forehead presses his right palm to the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with an orange cord around his neck. The blessed man holds his left palm up in front of him with eyes closed. The seated officiant holds a folded white paper or cloth in his left hand. A bald man in orange sits in the background, and a partly visible man in a green shirt stands at the right beside a red curtain.2012-10-11October 11 20122012-10-11