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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple hall. A man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested, wearing a rust-orange and gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala, presses his palm on the forehead of a shaven-headed devotee in white dhoti and an orange-red scarf printed with script. The devotee stands with palms joined in anjali. Behind them a priest in white and orange clothing holds a folded paper, and other white-clad participants with red scarves stand in the background beside gold-coloured walls. a person: the dreadlocked, bare-chested figure in orange-red shawl with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark is applying a blessing, consistent with Pada Puja or initiation rites.

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August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA satsang scene in which a long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-chested except for a rust-orange shawl and wearing a gold pendant necklace and a red-thread bracelet, raises his right hand above the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. The seated man is extending his hand as if blessing or transmitting energy, while the recipient keeps his eyes closed. The recipient holds a small printed sheet bearing a figure drawing. Other people in white and orange robes sit and stand in the background, and red drapery and a gilded edge frame the room.2017-10-12August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copies