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A photograph of a long-haired man with a dark beard wearing a rust-orange shawl and a white flower garland, placing his right hand on the bald head of a clean-shaven man in a white kurta who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The blessing takes place before a warm golden-lit backdrop with ornate carved elements. Behind them, a woman in a white sari and another in maroon stand watching in a bright hall. Looks like a blessing moment in an ashram satsang.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a dim temple-like hall. In the foreground a bearded man in a white shirt is held by an attendant while a sadhu with long dreadlocks, decorated with marigold petals, red kumkum dots and a bead garland, presses white ash or sandalwood paste onto his forehead with one hand. Behind them a shaved-headed devotee in a white dhoti with a saffron-coloured lower garment, tripundra marks on his face, and a rudraksha mala stands watching. Other people in white clothing and red beaded necklaces stand nearby. Scattered petals cover the hair and shoulders of the central figure.2018-02-13March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesJune 24 20172017-06-24A photo of a satsang-style blessing. A bare-chested man with long hair tied in a bun, a yellow-and-black tiger-striped cloth draped over him, several rudraksha malas and a vertical tilak on his forehead, reaches out and presses his palm to the forehead of a man in a white kurta wearing a blue lanyard, rudraksha mala and an ID badge. The recipient has his arms raised. Behind them a seated woman in white with a mala watches, and a shimmering, sequined draped backdrop fills the background. The blessing gesture reads as a darshan-style forehead blessing. a person: the bare-chested man with his distinctive adornments and rudraksha malas is a candidate for the a person figure.2012-01-09August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesOctober 01 20162016-10-01February 13 20182018-02-13A photo of a blessing moment in a warmly lit hall with red draped fabric behind. A figure with long dark swept-back hair, an orange-yellow vibhuti or tilak mark on the forehead, an orange cloth wrap and a dense necklace of rudraksha beads and bells places one hand on the forehead of a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. The bald man's eyes are closed and his palms are pressed together. The blessing figure's other hand holds a pink card. Other people stand softly out of focus at the edges, including a woman in pink and an orange-clad person at right.2012-07-21A seated man in an orange-red draped robe with a golden border and a brown rudraksha mala around his neck places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange-red scarf. His hair is swept back in a bun and he has a white tilak on his forehead. The recipient closes his eyes and holds his left hand near his face. Behind them, a golden-clad deity murti is decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, and two women in white with red borders stand at the right. An air conditioner and a sea-wave picture sit in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, giving a blessing in person, with the bun, orange-red robe and rudraksha mala as cues.2013-09-13A photograph of a man with long dark dreadlocks and a beard, wearing an orange-brown t-shirt and a pink-and-yellow flower garland, placing his right palm on the forehead of an elderly white-haired man in white clothes with a red-and-orange shawl. The elder keeps his eyes closed and head bowed. Behind them a younger man in white and yellow-trimmed cloth stands near a cream pillar and a deep red curtain. The man with dreadlocks has a dark wrist mala. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during a blessing or darshan moment. The dreadlocked figure matches the presentation of a person, with long hair and a garland but no crown or saffron robes visible.2016-09-27May 12 20142014-05-12A photograph of a blessing or energy darshan in a hall with a gold deity murti in the foreground. A bearded man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and orange-brown shawl leans forward, eyes closed, while a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a white and pink flower garland places his hand on the first man's head. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange-brown shawls with rudraksha malas stand watching. A striped rug lies on the floor.2017-05-06