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A photograph inside a hall where a man in a red-maroon garment with a long dark braid and a gold necklace places his right palm on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge. The blessing man sits on a red cloth beside an ornate gold object in the foreground. A woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala stands behind them, and several men in white shirts stand along the back wall beside red curtains and a standing fan. A purple logo appears at the upper left. The second man raises his hands in receptive devotion.

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A photograph inside a hall with a white floor and red mats. On the left, a man with long dark hair tied back, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold sash, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with raised palms and a name badge. Behind them, a seated man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha malas blesses with closed eyes. In the background, a man in yellow and several people in white stand watching, and a golden deity murti sits at the lower left. A red curtain and a standing fan are visible. The scene appears to be a blessing given during a darshan session.2013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph of a blessing moment in a hall with red curtains. A man in a saffron-red wrap with a dark bead necklace and a gold-trimmed shawl stands at left, hands raised and pressed to the forehead of a kneeling bearded man in a white short-sleeved shirt. A woman in white with gold trim and a bead necklace sits behind, and several men in white shirts stand in the background. A gold ritual vessel is in the foreground. Watermarked archive text sits at lower right, which is not included. a person: the robed man wears a red wrap, gold-trimmed shawl and a long dark ponytail with a red tie, but the figure is partly cropped and the appearance cues are only moderately distinctive.2013-11-01A photograph of a blessing moment in an indoor hall with red carpet. A woman with hair in a bun, wearing a red-maroon sari with gold border, extends her right hand in blessing over the head of a man in a dark purple-grey collared shirt, whose palms are pressed together in namaste. A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala sits beside them watching. Standing people in white clothes and a golden ornamental object sit in the foreground. A small badge hangs from the man in the shirt. Physical people visible: about four in the foreground, with several more standing in the background.2013-11-01A man with a bun, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a long brown rudraksha mala, stands at left with his right hand raised in blessing, touching the forehead of a young man in a white collared shirt with rolled sleeves. Behind them a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a red-and-gold bangle-decorated arm stands near a red curtain, and several men in casual shirts watch. A gold ceremonial object is visible at lower left. Indoors, with a white wall and tiled floor.2013-09-30A seated figure with a bun and white vertical tilak on the forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a gold-bordered yellow garment and a long rudraksha mala, touches the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a name badge who raises his palms in acceptance. Behind them a standing man in white and a woman in a blue-green sari with orange lanyard look on, a seated woman in a dark necklace rests her chin on her hands, and a gold lion-head ornament and red cloth appear in the foreground.2013-09-28November 01 20132013-11-01July 17 20132013-07-17November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. A man with a shaved-looking dark head, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a maroon-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder raises his right hand to the head of a standing devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, has yellow bangles on the raised wrist, and tilts his head back with eyes closed. A golden lion-shaped object sits in the background, and a partially visible person appears at the lower right. a person (appearance cues are insufficient to confirm) is performing the blessing; the recipient is a devotee receiving a blessing.2013-12-08A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red and gold-bordered shawl, bare-shouldered, with long hair tied back and a gold-toned necklace, placing his raised hand on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white kurta who has a rudraksha mala around his neck and tilts his head back. Behind them a gold-coloured ritual vessel and a woman in white are visible against cream walls. The shawl-wearing man shows distinctive long hair and ornate ceremonial clothing, consistent with a person giving blessing to a devotee, a forehead blessing rite.2013-12-03