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Photograph of a blessing exchange at an indoor satsang. A person in a red turban and red shawl over a leopard-print top stands at left with both hands raised, pressing palms to a woman's forehead; she wears a red-and-black patterned shawl over white and smiles. A young girl in a white top and red shawl on the right places her palms together in greeting. Behind them a man in white and a rudraksha mala watches, with brass oil lamps and a golden deity murti on a shelf in the background. Candidate a person appearance cues are not clearly present, so the figure at left is described by role only.

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May 07 20152015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07July 03 20152015-07-03A photograph of a darshan blessing at a KAILASA event. A woman in a red turban and leopard-print top, wearing rudraksha beads and gold earrings, places her hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and red shawl. He has a yellow-marked forehead, hands pressed together and eyes closed. The shawl bears repeated Tamil script. Behind them are red drapes, a gold deity murti, a kalasha-style brass pillar, and other devotees in white and orange. Three people are visible.2015-05-07May 07 20152015-05-07A photograph of a red-turbaned sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, bare-shouldered, pressing both palms onto the forehead of a middle-aged man in white with a red-and-white lanyard and red rudraksha mala. The man's hands are raised, palms open, and a young boy in a red shawl with his head lowered receives a blessing with another hand on his head. Behind them, other people in red and white robes and gold-toned necklaces stand in a dim hall with a hanging lamp. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment, with the priest's blessing gesture central. The page is a photo of a live event, with no printed name visible on the people.2015-09-14A photo of a devotee receiving blessings during an Inner Awakening darshan. A woman in a red turban, red shawl printed with script, rudraksha beads and a leopard-print top presses her hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, who holds a red printed cloth at his face. Behind them, people in white clothes and a woman with a red-marked forehead stand in a warm-lit hall with red drapes.2015-05-07A seated man in an orange-gold saffron wrap and multiple beaded rudraksha-style necklaces places his right palm on the forehead of a smiling young girl in a white top and orange-red lanyard. A woman in white with a red-orange shawl and beaded necklace smiles behind them. Gold-toned ornate furniture, a red cloth and a white panel surround the scene. The girl's hands are raised in greeting, and the man's eyes are closed in blessing.2015-07-19A woman in a red turban and red shawl printed with script places her hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt, who holds a red shawl with white and black writing. She wears a leopard-print top and rudraksha beads on her wrist and neck. Behind them, a gilded pillar stands near a red-draped wall, with several people in white and red garments in the background and a woman in a white shawl with red beads at the right edge.2015-05-07A 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.2015-05-07December 26 20142014-12-26A photograph of a satsang setting where a seated man in a red-orange turban, bare-chested under a red-orange garment with gold border, and wearing a beaded necklace, places his hand on the head of a young boy in a white top who is draped with an orange shawl printed with Sanskrit text. A woman in white with an orange-red forehead mark and a rudraksha mala stands at left, smiling and steadying the boy's shoulders. The man is seated in a brown leather armchair; behind them are a draped brown backdrop, a purple patterned panel and a partially visible person in the background. Three people are visible.2015-07-02