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A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a red-brown shawl over a bare upper body, smiling as he rests his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white. The devotee is bent forward over a golden ceremonial vessel. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange garments stand and sit near brass railings, one holding a folded paper. The man in the shawl has long dreadlocks, a beard and a shawl, and no crown or ceremonial gold necklace is visible, so no a person identification is made from appearance. The setting is an ornate golden-accented temple hall with pink walls.

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April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a bun and adorned with rudraksha beads, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment, a rudraksha mala around his neck and rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm, places his hand on the head of a kneeling young man in a red collar, who has his palms joined in prayer. Behind them, priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand near a golden shrine and a blue ceremonial staff. The dreadlocked man has the appearance of a person, identifiable by his dreadlocks, rudraksha adornments and saffron-toned clothing, and is performing a blessing on the kneeling devotee.2017-07-11A photograph of a ritual blessing in a gold-accented hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a bare upper body, an orange-red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white vertical tilak presses his right hand on the bald head of a shirtless, bearded devotee in a white dhoti with a golden border, who holds his left palm up. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with gold border, a long braid, rudraksha beads and a white tilak holds a folded paper, and several men in white and orange clothing stand in the background. a person appearance cues on the blessing figure: long swept-back dreadlocks, orange shawl and rudraksha mala; identity is inferred from appearance only.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01A photograph of a ritual exchange indoors before a gilded wall. On the right, a bare-chested figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white forehead mark and a saffron-and-gold wrap stands with one hand raised over the head of a man kneeling on the left. The kneeling man wears a white kurta, an orange-and-gold shawl and wooden rudraksha beads, with his palms pressed together. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl and a man in white with beads stand watching. Their dress is white and orange, with rudraksha malas. The setting has a gold-patterned wall and a white air conditioner unit.2017-08-09 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01July 07 20172017-07-07Indoor satsang scene with warm lighting and gold-toned ornate pillars. A man with long dark dreadlocks wears a rust-red shawl, a leopard-print garment, a dense rudraksha mala and yellow vibhuti or sandalwood markings on his forehead and arm; he smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with an orange-red cloth, whose hands are folded in anjali. Brass lamps and a metal stand stand nearby, and a second seated man in white is partly visible behind them.2016-07-04