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A photograph of a devotional blessing in a dimly lit hall with red-draped backdrops. A woman in a red turban and a red-and-leopard-print shawl with red rudraksha bracelets and gold earrings places her hand on the forehead of a bald man in a white kurta with a dense rudraksha mala, his palms pressed together in respect. Behind them, seated devotees wear white and red garments, and a red-clad figure holds a white paper packet. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing moment. Only the two central figures are clearly visible as prominent subjects.

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A woman in a red turban and red-and-leopard-print dress places her hand on the bald head of a smiling man in a white kurta, who presses his palm together in greeting. He wears a long rudraksha mala and red-and-white beaded necklaces. The woman also wears a rudraksha mala and a red rudraksha bracelet and holds a small paper. Behind them, a seated woman in white with a red shawl and beaded necklace and other seated devotees in white and red attend the scene before a dark red curtain. The setting suggests a blessing during a satsang-style gathering.2015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07A photograph of a ritual exchange in a warmly lit hall with red-curtained background. A woman in a red turban and red shawl printed with script, wearing a leopard-print blouse, rudraksha beads and gold earrings, holds a red shawl around the head and shoulders of an older man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, who bows forward with his hands raised. Two other people in white clothing stand behind them, and offerings and a brass lamp sit at the lower left.2015-05-07A woman in a red turban, red shawl printed with script, and rudraksha malas stands at left, pressing her palms to the forehead of a man in a white kurta and red shawl at right. A golden ornate throne-like backdrop is behind her, and a gathering of people is faintly visible at the right edge. Two people are visible in the foreground.2015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07A photograph of a darshan-style blessing indoors under warm reddish stage lighting. A woman in a red turban, red shawl and leopard-print top stands at left, her raised right hand pressed to the forehead of a smiling man in a white kurta with a red and white lanyard and a red-brown rudraksha mala. Behind them a person in a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits, and a red-clad figure is partly visible at center. The man being blessed has short greying hair and a plain white kurta, with no crown, saffron garments or distinctive long hair. No clear appearance cues establish a person, so the figures are described by role only.2015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07A woman in a red turban and red shawl with mantra print, wearing rudraksha beads and a leopard-print blouse, presses her palm to the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a red shawl and red beaded wristbands. Behind them, figures in white and red stand in a warm-lit hall beside a gold-patterned hanging and a silver pillar, with a gold-trimmed red cushion at lower left. The act appears to be a forehead blessing at a darshan.2015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07