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A seated man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped high on his head, wearing rudraksha beads on his head band, arm and wrist, and a thick garland of pink, red and yellow roses over a bare shoulder in maroon cloth, places his right hand on the head of a small child kneeling before him in a blessing gesture. A silver vessel sits on the stage at left, a metal pillar at the far left, and a woman in a blue top with a lanyard badge and a rudraksha mala stands behind. The stage is lit in purple and blue. a person (dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and flower garland) gives a blessing to the child.

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April 15 20182018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15A photograph of a blessing moment in a bright, blue-lit hall. A bare-chested, dreadlocked figure with long hair wrapped in a rudraksha-beaded crown-like band and a large garland of red and yellow flowers places his raised right hand on the forehead of a man in a blue kurta with a rudraksha mala, whose palms are pressed together in namaskar and eyes are closed. Rudraksha bracelets are visible on the blessing arm. Behind them stand other attendees in blue, and a silver-and-white ceremonial pillar frames the left edge. The figure's distinctive long hair, adornments and bare-chested presentation are consistent with a person blessing a devotee, though this is an appearance-based label.2018-04-15A seated man in an orange-red robe with a long braided red head wrap and a rudraksha mala places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a lavender-blue kurta wearing a rudraksha mala. The seated man sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat beside an ornate carved pillar. Behind them a woman in a red garment and a woman in blue stand near a tray, and a photographer with a camera is visible at left. a person: the seated man wears a long braided red head wrap, orange-red robe and rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's reference to initiation, so he is a candidate for in_person.2018-04-30April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 23 20182018-04-23April 23 20182018-04-23A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocks wrapped in a thick red-orange cloth band and a beaded rudraksha-style headband places his right hand on the head of a young man in a blue shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The priest wears a red-orange shawl over his shoulder and a beaded mala. Behind them, devotees in red and white clothing and a framed picture are visible. The priest's appearance is not clearly that of a specific known individual, so no identity is asserted.2018-04-30A bearded man with long dreadlock-style hair piled high in a crown-like topknot wrapped with rudraksha beads stands on stage, bare-shouldered and wearing a red-brown dhoti-style garment and a thick multicolour garland of red, pink and yellow flowers over rudraksha malas. He places his right hand on the forehead of a short-haired man in a pink t-shirt who bows his head toward him. A second figure with long hair and a beaded necklace stands at the left edge, and a blue starry backdrop with dark red curtains fills the background.2018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15A seated man in an orange-red saffron shawl and multiple rudraksha malas, with a gold necklace and gold OM pendants, places his right hand on the head of a shaved-headed devotee kneeling before him. The devotee is bare-chested with white ash markings on his shoulders and forehead. Behind them stands a dense wall of red, yellow and white flower garlands, and a gold deity murti is partly visible at left, with a silver vessel in the foreground.2017-11-26