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A photograph inside a ceremonial hall shows a man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless garment, multiple rudraksha and gold necklaces, gold earrings and gold bangles, placing his raised right hand on the head of a grey-haired man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala who is pressing his palms together in reverence. Behind them stand younger men in white dhotis and saffron cloth with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a gold-coloured deity murti stands beside a small brass lamp. A ceiling fan and a lit area complete the scene.

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July 26 20172017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesJuly 26 20172017-07-26A man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a short beard, wearing an orange-red draped garment, multiple rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and red-and-gold bangles, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a bare-chested older man with short grey hair. The receiving man wears white dhoti with yellow border, rudraksha mala, and holds his palms together in namaskar while smiling with eyes closed. Behind them, two white-clad men stand with rudraksha malas, and a small golden deity murti and a gilded ornate pillar are visible.2017-07-26August 09 20172017-08-09July 03 20172017-07-03July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple-style hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red draped garment, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, gold earring and beaded bracelets, reaches out to place his hand on the head of a kneeling man with short dark hair who wears a white dhoti with gold border, a bare upper body, a rudraksha mala and red wrist thread, with palms pressed together. Behind them, several men in white and orange dhotis stand, some bare-chested with malas, and a smiling man with a tilak sits near a small golden deity murti on a stand. Ornate gold pillars frame the right side. The long-haired man with rudraksha and gold ornaments is a person, giving a blessing; he is the appearance-based candidate and this is in person.2017-07-26August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaktipata-style blessing in a temple hall. A long-haired man in an orange shawl with rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace stands at right, placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated, bare-chested devotee in a red-and-orange shawl who has his hands raised. Behind them, a white-haired man in white ritual cloth with rudraksha mala stands among other men in orange and red shawls. A brass deity murti and a brass oil lamp sit in the foreground beside green plants. A woman in orange stands at left, and an air conditioner is visible on the wall. Swamiji (probable): the standing man at right has long hair, rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace with an orange shawl.2017-07-03July 03 20172017-07-03