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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with rudraksha beads, receiving a blessing as a bearded man in a saffron-brown garment and red rose garlands places his right hand on his forehead; a gold ornate deity backdrop with garlands and a purple cloth stands behind them. a person is the man in saffron-brown garment and rose garlands with a long wavy hair, but the visible cues are limited, so identity is uncertain. The blessing recipient wears white clothes, rudraksha mala, and gold-toned rings and bangles, with an attendant in orange in the background.

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A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a short beard, wearing a rust-red bare-chested garment with a thick red rose-and-marigold garland and gold armbands, placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man with curly grey hair and a white garment. The older man has his hands folded in namaskar and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind them stands a large golden deity murti draped in gold cloth and a rich garland of red roses and yellow flowers, with ornate jewelled decorations. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment. a person is the man with dreadlocks in the rust-red garment and rose garland, shown in a blessing gesture.2018-04-22April 22 20182018-04-22May 28 20172017-05-28April 22 20182018-04-22July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesAugust 12 20172017-08-12October 09 20162016-10-09April 23 20182018-04-23A photograph of a darshan moment in a golden-hued shrine setting. A long-haired man with a white forehead marking, wearing a rust-red garment, gold armlets, bangles and a pink lotus garland, reaches out to place his hand on the forehead of an elderly bald man in a white shirt who kneels with his palms raised. Golden ornate decor and warm orange light fill the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold armlets and a pink lotus garland, and is giving blessing to a devotee, so he is identified as Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues alone. The elderly devotee in white is a devotee receiving blessing.2016-09-22A long-haired figure with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red cloth, gold earrings, gold necklace and a red-and-gold rudraksha bracelet, extends his arm to press his palm onto the bald head of a seated older devotee in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. Both smile. Behind them a golden deity murti with a crown and ornaments, and other hands are raised in blessing. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering, possibly pratyaksha pada puja, though this is not certain.2017-07-07 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a saffron-orange shawl places both hands on the head of an older man with grey hair who stands with palms joined in namaste. The older man wears a white shirt, an orange shawl and rudraksha beads. A gold-decorated shrine, a golden deity murti and a red and green decorative garland are visible behind them, with a woman in a red bindi partially visible at the right edge. The scene resembles a blessing or head-touching ritual.2017-08-12 +1 copiesApril 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copies