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A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man in glasses and a white shirt with an orange-striped shawl kneels with hands folded and head bowed. A robed figure in rust-orange saffron cloth and a long garland of gold beads and rudraksha-style crystal beads stands on the right, placing a hand on the kneeling man's head while holding a sheet of paper. The standing figure has long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, gold bangles and gold earrings. Behind them is a deep maroon drape, with a silver tray and an orange cloth in the foreground and other robed attendees in the background.

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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a hall with dark red drapes. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace layered over rudraksha beads stands at right, placing his right hand on the head of a bowed devotee with glasses and tilak marks. The man holds a sheet of white paper in his left hand. Several people in white clothes with folded hands stand at left, and another figure in orange stands behind the blessing figure. The man has long swept-back dark hair, a gold earring and multiple bracelets, and appears to be Swamiji (probable), given the saffron robes, rudraksha and gold malas, and long swept-back hair, while the page identifies him as present.2013-05-12A photograph of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti, hands pressed together in anjali, receiving a blessing as a man places his right hand on the devotee's head. The blessing giver wears an orange-saffron robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold ornamental pendant, pearl and rudraksha waist strings, beaded armlets and bracelets, and large ornate gold earrings, with a white horizontal tilak and red bindi on his forehead. He holds a folded white paper in his other hand and looks down. In the background, other people in orange robes stand near a maroon curtain and a hanging orange-and-red tassel. a person appears as the blessing giver, based on saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ornate gold ornaments, and is shown in the role of a blessing giver during satsang-style initiation.2013-02-22 +1 copiesMay 04 20132013-05-04A man in a long-sleeved white kurta with a saffron cloth around his neck, glasses on, hands pressed together in namaste, bows his head while a figure in ochre-orange robes places a hand on his crown. The blessing figure has long dark hair swept back, wears a tilak, a small gold earring, layered rudraksha-style beads and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace with a crystal mala, and holds a sheet of paper in the other hand. Behind them a second robed figure in ochre stands near a maroon curtain and a yellow banner, with a few other people at the edge of the frame. The blessing figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, ochre robes and ornate gold necklaces, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate; the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2013-05-04A figure in an orange-brown wrap and layered gold ceremonial necklaces, with a red bindi and bangles on the arms, stands at right holding a sheet of paper and placing one hand on the head of a man. The man at left wears a white shirt and a black-and-white bead mala, hands pressed together and eyes lowered. Behind them, several men in white shirts stand in a hall with maroon drapery.2013-07-11May 20 20132013-05-20February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesJune 03 20132013-06-03A photograph of a priest in saffron-orange robes and a heavy rudraksha-style brown bead mala with a large gold ceremonial necklace, a red bindi and gold earrings, standing and placing his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling man in a white collared shirt with palms pressed together in namaste. The priest holds a handwritten paper in his left hand and reads from it. Behind them a second man in a light shirt looks on, and a decorated altar with floral garlands, yellow-orange flowers and a deity murti is visible in the background.2013-07-01A man in a saffron-orange robe and a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace, wearing gold bangles and rudraksha armlets, stands raising one hand in blessing while holding a white paper in the other. His long swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial jewellery are visible. A man in a white shirt faces him from the left foreground, and another man in white stands behind. The background shows a temple-style hall with a decorated deity murti area, red drapes and gold-trimmed backdrop. a person appears in person in the centre of the scene, with distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments.2013-07-15A man in a rust-orange saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace and a orange-brown shawl stands in a temple-like hall, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in white who bows forward. The robed man has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash marks, gold earrings and bangles, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Several men in white clothes stand behind them, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity murti panels is visible. Appearance-based a person in the robed role of the blessing officiant, performing a blessing with a hand on the head.2013-03-06A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a bare chest, heavy gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, and gold armbands, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a grey kurta with palms pressed together in namaste. The blessed man has glasses and a white cloth bag strap. Other people in white and orange robes stand behind, with a golden shrine and decorations blurred in the background.2013-07-13 +1 copies