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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an outdoor ritual setting. A man in a rust-orange turban and orange-and-gold saffron robe, wearing a red and blue flower garland and gold earrings, rests one hand on the head of a kneeling man dressed in white with a white cloth tied over his head. Beside them, another man in an orange-and-gold robe with a rudraksha-style orange bead necklace clasps the kneeling man's hand. A gilded ornate throne with blue cushioning stands in the background, with more people in white dhotis and orange garments behind them.

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A seated man in an orange-red turban, red and turquoise beaded garland and gold-and-orange shawl raises his right palm in blessing toward a young man bowing with head covered by a white cloth. The bowing figure wears white clothing with a gold border, rudraksha beads and white tripundra marks on his arms and forehead. Behind them, several men in saffron and rust-coloured robes stand among onlookers, one holding a brass bowl, with a gold deity murti visible at right and a tent-like structure overhead. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual gathering.2015-08-09Night-time photo of a seated figure in a red-orange turban, orange-saffron garments and a thick red coral-bead garland with blue beads, placing a hand on the head of a bald man in white ritual dress with a white head cloth and orange-red rudraksha garland, who bows with palms joined. A man on the left in white dhoti with gold border, sacred ash marks and red-bead mala watches and steadies him. Gold ritual objects and seated devotees in orange are behind. a person seated at right, identified by the turban, swept appearance and coral garland; the blessing gesture suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09A photograph taken at night of a devotee in white dhoti and shirt with a white cloth tied over his eyes, bowing forward while a saffron-robed disciple in glasses supports his shoulder. On the right, a seated figure in an orange-red turban, red and white flower garland and saffron shawl extends a hand in blessing toward the devotee's forehead; the figure has long swept-back hair, gold earrings and a rudraksha-style mala, and appears to be a person, seated on a red cushioned seat. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and dark clothing stands near a golden vessel and a white and maroon striped wall.2015-08-09A photograph of an outdoor ceremony at dusk with palm trees behind. A seated figure in a rust-red turban, rust-red and orange robes, a red and turquoise beaded mala and a gold necklace raises a hand to touch the forehead of a standing man in white dhoti and shirt with a white headband, a red shawl and a white flower in his hair. Behind them, devotees in maroon and orange cloth stand near a golden ornate chair and a small golden figure. The seated figure has long-established cues of a sannyasi with distinctive ornate adornments, so the appearance label is a person seated in a blessing gesture; the standing man receives blessing. Roughly six to eight people are visible.2015-08-09Night ceremony photograph. A seated figure on the right wears a red-orange turban, red and blue coral-bead garland, gold bangles and orange-gold cloth, and raises one hand in a blessing gesture toward a bowed man. The bowed man wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a white cloth tied over his head and a rudraksha-style brown bead garland, his hands joined in namaskar. A younger monk on the left in orange robes and glasses steadies him by the arm. Behind them a seated monk in orange with a bead mala and gold-tinged vessel stands near a golden object, and several devotees in white and dark clothing watch. The seated figure on the right is a person candidate with turban, garland and saffron-orange cloth, presented as a blessing giver during the ritual.2015-08-09October 13 20152015-10-13A seated man in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe, with a red and turquoise flower garland and a gold necklace, places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white dhoti with gold borders and a white head cloth. The devotee's hands are folded in anjali. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants stand near a metal bowl, and a golden ornate throne canopy and a gilded lion-like figure appear beside the seated man. Palm trees and an open-sided canopy frame the outdoor ceremonial setting. a person is the seated man, identified by the turban, saffron garments, rudraksha and ornate gold necklace and his role as the one giving blessing from the throne.2015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09