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A photograph of a blessing ceremony indoors. A woman with hair tied back, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered wrap, places her right hand on the head of a young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge, while he holds his palms up. Beside her, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered cloth sits watching, and a golden kalasha-like vessel with a gold holder sits in the foreground near a small water vessel. Behind them, a man in a dark shirt with a badge and a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala stand in the background with a red curtain. Scattered visible dots of sacred marks and gold ornaments are present.

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A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A woman with dark hair in a low bun and a red bindi, wearing a red and gold-bordered sari, places her right palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white kurta with a white event badge, his eyes closed and his left hand raised in a palm-out gesture. Behind them a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed shawl sits and holds a paper, a bald man in a white kurta with a pendant watches, and an older woman in white stands at the back. A large gold ornamental object.2013-11-01A photograph in an indoor hall with a red carpet and a wall-mounted fan. A man with long dark hair and a red-and-gold garment on his upper body reaches out to bless the crown of a bald, older man in a white embroidered kurta who raises both palms. A younger man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits behind them on the red mat. A gold ceremonial object is in the foreground, and standing people in white and light shirts watch from the background. A small identification badge hangs on the white kurta.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 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 20132013-11-01A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold-bordered green pallu places her hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a name badge, his eyes closed and his other hand raised in a palm-out gesture. Behind them a golden figure, possibly a ritual vessel or deity murti, sits in the foreground. Other people in white garments stand in the background, one holding a paper and another wearing a rudraksha mala, in what appears to be a blessing or initiation moment inside a hall with red drapes.2013-11-01A figure in saffron and orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and white forehead markings stands at left, extending a hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a moustache who holds his palm up in front of him. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari sits with a rudraksha mala, and a golden lion-headed object sits in the foreground, with floral garlands and a purple draped figure at the left edge. Standing devotees in white shirts and a woman in a blue patterned sari with orange shawl watch from the background, and red curtains hang behind. Swamiji (probable): the saffron-clad figure with long hair in a bun, rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments, performing a blessing touch.2013-09-28A photo of a blessing moment indoors. A person with hair in a bun, wearing a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered saffron shawl and a red hair tie, extends a hand in blessing toward the forehead of a man in a dark purple button-up shirt with an event lanyard, who holds his palms up in a gesture of reception. Beside them a seated man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing wooden rudraksha beads and red arm bands, sits on a red cloth. A large gold-colored ornate object sits in the foreground. In the background, people in white and a woman in white stand near red curtains and a white ceiling fan.2013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01September 30 20132013-09-30November 01 20132013-11-01A seated figure in a maroon and gold-bordered robe with long dark hair in a bun extends a hand to touch the forehead of a bald man in a white shirt with a name badge, while the man raises his palms. A seated man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklace watches. Behind them, standing onlookers in white shirts and a woman in white sari stand in a room with red drapes, and a large gold lion-headed object sits in the foreground.2013-11-01