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Close-up photograph of a shaved-headed young man in a white collared shirt with a rudraksha mala and a metal bangle, turning toward an older man. The older man wears a tan textured turban and a pale pink garment with dark trim, a large red flower garland around his neck, and a wet-looking dark ponytail of long hair. He touches the young man's forehead with his fingers in a blessing gesture. Another person in yellow appears blurred in the background, and a wall is visible behind them.

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A photograph of a close encounter between two men. On the right, a man in a tan-brown turban and a pink-and-white garment wears a large red flower garland; he has long, swept-back dark hair and is placing his right hand on the forehead of the man on the left. The man on the left has a shaved head, wears a white collared polo shirt with a lanyard badge reading NSP Participant, and a brown rudraksha-style mala, with his right hand raised to his chest in a respectful gesture. Other partially visible people in orange and white stand behind them. Probable Swamiji (turban, long swept-back hair, red garland and ceremonial clothing) is giving a blessing to a participant.2010-09-12A man in a white collared shirt bends forward as a person in a pink-lilac robe, wearing a gold-brown turban and a thick red flower garland, places an open palm on his forehead in a blessing gesture. The garlanded figure smiles warmly. Behind them, several people in white and yellow clothing stand in a dim hall with hanging white ribbons overhead, and a gold metal object edges the left foreground. a person: the garlanded, turbaned figure in the pink robe and red garland matches the page's a person reference, but the appearance cues are limited to the turban, garland and robe, so this is an uncertain identification of the blessing giver.2010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A close photograph of a young boy in a white shirt with a wooden rudraksha-style mala around his neck, eyes closed, being held by the head with both hands by a person in an orange-saffron turban and a white and pink flower garland with gold-bordered orange cloth. Behind them, other people in white and light clothing stand in a softly lit hall with grey draped fabric. A small purple bird logo appears at the top left.A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at a satsang gathering. A shaved-headed man in a white kurta and orange shawl with printed text, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises his right palm while another man places his hand on his forehead. The blessing man has long dark dreadlocks, a full beard, a bare upper body and a pink and white flower garland. Behind them stand other figures in white and orange, and a blurred audience sits in the background.2017-05-04A photograph of a seated man in long dark hair and orange-saffron draped cloth, bare-chested with gold necklaces and gold earrings, placing his right palm on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a white shirt wearing an orange lanyard and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. The white-shirted man has his hands held together in front of his chest. Behind them is a red draped curtain, with other seated people in orange clothing and a partly visible person in white at left.2012-08-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of an indoor satsang setting. A man in a red-orange turban, bare-chested under a saffron-and-gold shawl with a gold-threaded wrap and multiple rudraksha malas and gold beaded necklaces, sits smiling broadly in a leather armchair. He is touched on the forehead by a man in a white shirt with an orange-and-red printed shawl and a purple beaded bracelet, who is kneeling and reaching up to him. Seated devotees and onlookers in the background wear white and sarees. The appearance suggests a person, seated in a carved leather chair being blessed by a devotee, and his role is the honoured teacher.2015-07-03July 22 20122012-07-22August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20172017-02-27A photograph of a ritual blessing in front of a red backdrop. A bald man in white kurta with an orange-edged collar and rudraksha mala, palms pressed together, receives a blessing as a man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace places his right hand on the recipient's forehead. The blessing giver is bare-chested with an orange shawl and white tilak on his forehead, appearing to be an appearance-based a person, while a monastic in orange stands behind them. Another person in white stands at the left edge, and a camera is visible at the upper right.2012-08-22 +1 copies