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Night-time photograph of a ritual blessing. A seated man with long dark hair swept back, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold ornaments on his wrists, presses his right palm to the forehead of a young boy in a dark green graphic t-shirt, who holds a white cloth and a small yellow envelope. Behind them a blue and red cloth canopy stands, and several seated people in white clothes sit in the background, one holding a dark beaded mala. Gold and red cushions and a brass object are visible in the foreground.

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August 31 20152015-08-31August 31 20152015-08-31Night photograph of a seated ritual exchange. On the left, a man in an orange-and-gold shawl over a bare upper body wears a gold chain of beads, gold bangles, a gold ring and white forehead markings; he rests one hand on the crown of a shorter man's head in a blessing gesture. The shorter man, in a white shirt with a red cord necklace, bows forward with a folded white cloth and a small yellow card in hand. Behind them, seated devotees in white and a blue cloth backdrop fill the scene.2015-08-31A photograph of a devotional darshan scene. A figure with long dark hair and a bare-shouldered rust-orange wrap sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat, raising one hand toward the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt wearing a rudraksha mala. The young man has his palms pressed together in greeting. Behind them, gold garlands hang on a decorated backdrop with maroon cloth, and other seated people in orange-red robes are visible. A chain-like rudraksha mala hangs on the seated figure. The seated figure has a probable Swamiji appearance, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and rust-orange ceremonial clothing, giving darshan to a devotee. A watch is visible on the young man's wrist.2014-12-28April 22 20132013-04-22Night outdoor event under a blue tent cloth. A man in an orange-saffron shawl and draped beaded rudraksha-style mala, with gold bangles and a white vertical mark on his forehead, reaches out to hand something small to a young man in a white t-shirt with a red thread necklace and a white tilak. The young man holds white cloth and a small yellow card-like paper. Seated devotees and white plastic chairs are behind them, with a fan at left. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with the orange shawl, mala and gold bangles as cues, giving a blessing-style handover of an item.2015-08-31August 31 20152015-08-31August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A man with long dark hair tied in a bun, bare-shouldered in an orange-saffron shawl over a leopard-print garment, wears a rudraksha mala and touches the forehead of a young man in a red-and-white striped polo shirt. The blessed man has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. The officiant holds a silver trident-tipped staff and a small packet of sweets. Behind them a seated man with white forehead markings and a woman in beige stand in the background, with a white fan at right. The officiant is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha mala), performing a forehead blessing with prasad.2013-03-04Night photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure with long swept-back dark hair, orange-and-yellow forehead markings and a red-and-white bead necklace, reaching to press a yellow-orange tilak onto the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt who stands close with his hands raised. The seated figure wears an orange shawl over a maroon-red cloth and sits on an ornate silver-and-purple throne-like chair at left. Behind them, a bearded man in white with a long brown-beaded rudraksha mala and other attendants in orange and white are visible, and ceremonial trident-like staffs appear in the background. The setting is dark, lit by warm light.2014-08-01A photograph of an outdoor night ceremony under a blue tarpaulin. On the left, a seated figure in a saffron-orange shawl and a dhoti, with a dark swept-back hair knot, a white vertical tilak on the forehead, a rudraksha-style red bead mala, a gold necklace and gold bangles, extends one hand toward a devotee. On the right, a man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti with a red thread on his wrist bows his head and holds out cupped hands with a small white cloth and a yellow card. Behind them, many people in white clothing sit on the ground, and a few more are visible in the background.2015-08-31September 16 20122012-09-16