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A photograph of a devotee kneeling in a white shirt and white dhoti-style cloth, bowing forward with a smiling face, as a figure in a red-orange garment and a white-and-pink jasmine garland places a hand on his head in blessing. The blessing figure has a white painted mark on the forehead and dark hair pulled back. Before them is a dark wooden box holding orange fruit and red cloth, with orange marigold flowers and green leaves nearby. Other people in white ritual clothing stand in the background, and a tripod is visible. The scene is lit with warm pinkish light.

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January 03 20152015-01-03 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20152015-01-03June 21 20122012-06-21A man in a white kurta bows forward with his head lowered toward a dark wooden tray stacked with orange fruit, while a shaved-headed attendant in orange-brown garments places a hand on the bowing man's head. Seated at right, a woman in a red-orange garment wears a long white jasmine garland with orange flower accents and holds an orange fruit in her lap. Behind them, a cameraman films beside a standing figure in white and a figure with a rudraksha mala. Potted green plants and a white column fill the background under pink-toned light.2015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03 +1 copiesA photo of a smiling man in a white shirt with a mustache receiving a blessing as a bare-chested figure in a saffron-orange cloth places a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure has long swept-back hair, white forehead markings, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with ceremonial gold adornments. Behind them a seated figure in orange garments and red drapery sits near a red-cloth setting with flowers and a tray of offerings. The recipient holds a prayer thread and rudraksha beads in his hand.2012-09-05January 03 20152015-01-03A photograph of a long-haired person in a rust-orange wrap and a white jasmine garland with rudraksha beads, marked with white ash and a red bindi, placing a hand on the head of an older man in a white shirt and glasses who bows forward with his hands together. Beside them a priest in white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala stands by a red-lidded box. Behind them a cameraman films, and several people in white shirts watch in a warmly lit hall with arched openings. Appearance-based label: a person, giving blessing to the devotee in a blessing gesture during a sarvadarshan-style encounter.2012-06-21Indoor ritual scene in a room with potted plants and a wall fan. A bare-chested priest in red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a large floral garland of white and orange flowers sits on the right, touching the head of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta and glasses who holds an orange fruit. A tray of orange fruits and other offerings sits between them. Behind, a standing man in white clothing holds a rudraksha mala, and a cameraman films with a tripod-mounted camera. Several other people in white stand in the background, some with saffron-coloured garments and malas. The priest's distinctive adornments are a garland and rudraksha, but his face and identity are not clearly established, so no identification is made.2015-01-03January 03 20152015-01-03