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A photograph of a bald, middle-aged man in a white kurta kneeling with palms raised and eyes closed while a bearded sannyasi with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the man's forehead. The kneeling man wears an orange shawl printed with small black script. Behind them a red curtain and seated devotees in orange clothing are visible at left, and a gold-coloured fabric edge appears at right.

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A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. In the foreground a bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow border kneels with palms raised, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl printed with repeated text. A long-haired, bearded man in a pink and white garland-decorated shawl stands behind him, placing one hand on the kneeling man's forehead while the other hand holds the shawl. Behind them, a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and white dhoti stands, and to the left a few people in white and red clothing are blurred in the background. Setting suggests an initiation-type blessing.2017-02-28June 27 20162016-06-27February 28 20172017-02-28May 05 20172017-05-05February 28 20172017-02-28A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like setting with a red curtain behind. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a white and red-flower garland and a brown rudraksha-style shawl places his right palm on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with an orange shawl printed in script. The blessed man keeps his eyes closed and holds his left hand up, palm out. A brass pillar and a lit oil lamp are visible at lower right, and a wrist mala is worn by the blessing man.2016-07-01April 21 20172017-04-21A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A man in a white kurta with a red-brown rudraksha mala kneels with his eyes closed, palms raised outward, while a woman in a pink and cream flower-garlanded blouse presses a hand to his forehead. A rust-orange cloth with dark printed script drapes over his shoulders and neck. Behind them, a second person in white with a red thread on the wrist and a gold-trimmed white dhoti stands in the background, and blurred figures appear on the left.2017-02-28June 27 20162016-06-27February 28 20172017-02-28A 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.2017-05-04May 05 20172017-05-05