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A temple scene in which a priest in a rust-brown and gold-bordered sari, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bangles, presses her palm to the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a saffron-orange lanyard and a beaded mala. The man stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. Behind them is a gilded deity murti draped in red cloth and layered gold garlands, with a golden pillar at left. Other devotees, including a woman in white with a red bindi and an orange lanyard, stand in the background. The priest holds a small white paper or prasad packet in her other hand.

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October 25 20152015-10-25July 27 20142014-07-27October 24 20152015-10-24October 25 20152015-10-25A seated figure in an orange-red turban, golden-orange garment and multiple rudraksha malas places both palms on the forehead of an elderly white-haired man in white kurta with an orange shawl, who kneels with hands in namaste. The blessing gesture suggests darshan. Behind them, women in white and orange sashes sit at a hall with red-upholstered chairs, and a small electronic device sits on an orange cloth.2015-10-21July 27 20142014-07-27May 02 20142014-05-02October 27 20142014-10-27October 24 20152015-10-24A photograph of a blessing moment in an indoor hall. A bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a yellow and orange marigold garland and a red-orange wrap, reaches over to place his right hand on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl. The shawl-wearing man stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A golden lion-headed seat and a silver staff stand in the foreground, and another person in an orange shawl is visible at the upper right. The bare-chested figure shows a distinctive garland and wrap, but the appearance cues are not strong enough to confirm an identity, so the role is described as a blessing giver.2014-05-14September 28 20142014-09-28A seated figure in a red-brown dhoti-style garment with gold trim and a rudraksha mala draped across the chest blesses a standing man in white clothes and an orange-red shawl. The blessing figure raises a hand to the man's forehead while holding a bunch of peacock feathers in the other hand. The man presses his palms together in respectful greeting, his eyes closed. Behind them, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs beside gold-trimmed red furniture, and a woman in white sits in the background near a potted plant with pink flowers. a person is the blessing figure, identified by the rudraksha mala, ornate gold-trimmed clothing, and hair tied back at the nape, and the figure is performing a blessing.2014-03-23