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Two men sit on a colourful striped rug inside a dimly lit, purple-tinted room. The man on the left wears an orange-red turban, a saffron garment and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with an ornate gold necklace. He presses his fingers to the forehead of the man on the right, who wears a red beaded mala, a white dhoti-style garment with gold border and holds his palms open in a gesture of receiving. Behind them a woman in white stands with a long braid and beads. A white fan and a small table with a red bottle sit at the right edge.

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September 15 20152015-09-15A woman in an orange-red turban, bare-shouldered orange-gold drape and gold beaded necklace stands on the left, raising her arm to press a hand to the forehead of an older grey-haired man in a white kurta with a red-and-gold shawl and a conference lanyard, who holds his palms together in respect. Behind them, robed attendants in white and saffron stand in a purple-lit hall; a gold-necklaced figure in white dhoti stands at the back, and a small offering tray with red and yellow items sits at the bottom. The scene reads as a blessing given at a camp event.2015-09-15A purple-lit indoor ritual scene with a red-cloth-draped floor and a standing white fan in the background. On the left, a man in a red turban and an orange-gold cloth with a rudraksha-style bead garland presses his right hand to the forehead of a seated man on the right, who wears a white dhoti-style garment, a red-brown bead necklace and bracelets. Behind them, another person in white and a red shawl stands. The gesture of blessing suggests a ritual transmission, but the seated man's identity is not established.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15A photograph of a blessing scene inside a tent lit by a warm lamp and a pink-violet glow. A figure wearing a red-orange turban, a red-orange and gold wrap, a heavy beaded necklace and gold earrings extends a hand and places it on the forehead of a kneeling man with short dark hair and a grey beard, who wears a striped purple and white shirt and holds his hands together. Behind them, several people in white garments with red-orange shawls stand with hands folded, and a standing fan and a striped mat are visible. The blessing appears to be a personal forehead blessing. The figure in the turban is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, given the turban, ornate beaded necklace and orange wrap.2015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15September 14 20152015-09-14A ritual blessing scene. A man in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange sannyasi wrap, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta with a red-and-white sacred shawl. The blessed man has white paste on his forehead and presses his palms together at his chest. Behind them, a woman in a red sari with white beaded malas sits, and a figure in red and white stands near a bouquet of pink flowers. Soft warm lighting with blurred background figures and a deity image.2015-09-14A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors with warm pink-red lighting. A man in a red turban and red-and-orange saffron robe, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala, extends both hands to press his palms onto the forehead of a bare-chested man in a white dhoti-style cloth with a red rudraksha mala, who stands with hands folded in namaste. Behind them, several people in white and red garments, some wearing flower garlands, stand watching; a woman in a white sari with a long braid is at the right edge. A golden vessel and red flowers sit at the lower left. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation ceremony.2015-09-14September 15 20152015-09-15