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Photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red shawl and a necklace of large yellow-green fruit garland, bare-chested, placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt, orange shawl and orange-gold patterned turban. The recipient holds his hands together in a gesture of receiving. A red curtain hangs behind them, with a bearded older man and other attendees in white partly visible.

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July 22 20122012-07-22A photograph of a man in a white shirt and orange head turban and orange scarf, palms pressed together in greeting, receiving a gesture from a smiling figure with long dark hair, a yellow flower garland and bare upper body draped in orange cloth. The standing figure touches the turbaned man's forehead with his fingers. Red curtains, a white pedestal cooler and a few seated people in the background complete the indoor setting. a person (long swept-back hair, yellow garland, orange cloth) is performing the forehead blessing.2012-07-22July 22 20122012-07-22July 22 20122012-07-22July 22 20122012-07-22July 22 20122012-07-22July 22 20122012-07-22July 22 20122012-07-22A photograph from a satsang setting in which a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and lemon-garland stands bare-chested, placing both hands on the head of a seated man in a pink-and-white striped shirt and orange shawl who wears an orange-gold turban. a person is the long-haired figure in saffron with a lemon garland and gold ornaments, performing a blessing on the devotee. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl sits with folded hands, and a red curtain and white wall form the background. The devotee has his palms pressed together in reverence.2012-07-22A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors in front of a red curtain. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a gold-bordered orange-red turban and a ceremonial garland of yellow fruit beads over an orange-red cloth, places both hands on the head of a kneeling man in white kurta with a red-brown rudraksha-style mala. The kneeling man wears a matching orange-red turban and bows his head. A standing man in white clothes watches from the background, with other seated people behind.2012-07-22Indoor photo of a turban-tying or honouring ritual before a red curtain and wood-panelled wall. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes wears an orange turban and a large necklace of yellow beads, reaching up to place his hand on the head of a younger man on the right. That younger man wears a white kurta, an orange turban and a white name badge, and raises his hands in response. Behind them, a woman in a red-and-blue sari and other seated women and men in white and orange watch; a figure in white with long hair stands at the far right. Several other seated attendees are visible in the background.2012-07-22July 22 20122012-07-22