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A photograph of a seated man in a red-orange wrap and a red patterned headband, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest, placing his right palm on the forehead of a young man with short light-brown hair. The young man wears a white t-shirt and a red-orange scarf and has his hands folded near a small clear bowl. Behind them stands a tall silver staff or trident, a green peacock-feather fan, and gold lion-shaped figures. A framed patterned textile hangs on the wall. The gesture appears to be a blessing or initiation during a ritual.

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May 05 20142014-05-05A seated man in a red dhoti-style wrap and a red headband with floral pattern, wearing an orange-beaded necklace and a leopard-print cloth, extends his right hand toward the forehead of a fair-haired man in a white shirt with a red shawl. A silver trident stands upright beside them and a peacock-feather fan is behind. A golden lion figure sits at the left edge. A woman in white is visible at the right, and a man in saffron robes is partly hidden behind the seated figure. The seated man has a yellow tilak on his forehead and appears to be giving blessing. a person wears red clothing and a red headband with an orange necklace, consistent with a seated teacher giving blessings, but the features are not clear enough to confirm identity.2014-05-05May 10 20142014-05-10May 05 20142014-05-05May 05 20142014-05-05May 03 20142014-05-03May 05 20142014-05-05May 05 20142014-05-05A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth wrap and a red headband with gold embroidery sits on a red cushion, with a rudraksha-style orange bead mala hanging on his chest. He extends his right hand to press onto the head of a young man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl, who has his eyes closed and hands folded. Behind them stand a silver staff and a tall dark plant. In the left foreground a gold deity murti sits partly out of frame, and a small bowl is visible near the young man. A dark-haired bystander is seen at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a satsang blessing; the seated man is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, shown by the bead mala, red-orange wrap and ornate headband.2014-05-05May 05 20142014-05-05A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A bare-shouldered man in a red-orange cloth wrapped at the waist and a red headband with gold embroidery places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a red shawl around his neck, who has his hands folded in namaskar. The standing figure wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured forehead marking. A silver staff with a gold band and a golden lion-form object stand nearby, along with a dark feathered fan and an orange cloth on a stand. A few heads of other attendees are visible in the lower edge.2014-05-05May 03 20142014-05-03