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A photograph of a saffron-robed figure with hair tied back in a bun and white vibhuti marks on the forehead, seated on a throne-like seat with a gilded lion-head armrest, extending his right arm to place his hand on the head of a man in a white shirt. The recipient holds his left hand open in front, palm outward, as a second bystander in white clothing with a mala sits blurred behind. The background is a mottled cream-and-pink textured wall.

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September 30 20132013-09-30December 17 20132013-12-17A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A man with hair tied in a bun, bare-shouldered, wearing an orange-and-gold saffron wrap and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, with white vibhuti on his forehead, presses his right palm onto the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta with a moustache. The recipient holds his left palm up in front of him. Behind them a white floral backdrop, a second person in white and a blurred figure in a white sari appear, and a gold-coloured ritual object sits in the foreground. The blessing figure appears to be a person, based on the saffron wrap, rudraksha beads and bun hairstyle, shown as an in-person blessing.2014-01-07A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in an indoor hall. A man with a shaved head and a tilak mark on his forehead wears a crimson and gold robe, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, and reaches forward with his right arm extended, palm open toward the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, in a white shirt with short dark hair, bows forward with his hands raised to his head to receive the blessing. Behind them a seated woman in white with a dark beaded mala watches calmly, and a partially visible man in white sits at the right edge. A brocade-patterned wall and a projection screen stand in the background, and a gold object is visible at the lower left. The blessing figure has a tilak and no clearly distinctive long hair or crown, so identity is uncertain.2014-01-05October 04 20132013-10-04December 17 20132013-12-17A photograph of a seated man in an orange and gold saffron-toned dhoti wrap with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest, his hair swept back into a bun. He raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt who leans in with his hands raised. A seated figure in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body sits behind them, and a golden lion-head ritual object is in the foreground. Behind them stand devotees in white, a white pedestal fan, and a shrine decorated with red and yellow flower garlands and a deity murti.2013-09-29September 30 20132013-09-30January 04 20142014-01-04A photograph of a seated man in an orange and gold shawl, with a long swept-back hairstyle, white vertical forehead markings, layered beaded necklaces and a gold bracelet, extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white kurta with rudraksha mala, glasses and raised left hand. In the background a woman in white stands watching beside a large golden object, a projection screen and red drapes. The white-clad man wears an event badge.2014-01-03September 30 20132013-09-30September 02 20152015-09-02