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A woman in a rust-red sari-style wrap with a dark bun and beaded rudraksha-style necklace leans forward and places her raised hand on the forehead of a man with short hair, wearing a white shirt and a red-and-maroon patterned shawl. Both hold the pose with a blessing gesture, and a small white paper is held in her other hand. Behind them, a second person in white and a red shawl looks on beside potted green plants and a gold-toned pillar, in what appears to be a blessing or initiation moment.

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March 03 20152015-03-03March 03 20152015-03-03A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. A shaved-headed man in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl bends forward, his palms pressed together, while a man in red-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead raises his right hand toward the bowed man's head and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Potted green plants and a window with blurred lights sit behind them, and a few other people in red clothing stand in the background. The gesture suggests a hand-raised blessing or deeksha-style transmission.2015-03-03March 03 20152015-03-03February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA devotee in white kurta with a saffron-red shawl stands with palm raised while a woman in orange-red sari and rudraksha mala presses her hand to his forehead, blessing him. She wears a sari with gold border and a rudraksha-strung garland, and holds a small folded paper. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and red robes and a framed portrait with gold-trimmed frame are visible in a bright temple hall.2014-03-26A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala draped across the chest, a white vertical forehead mark, and dark hair pulled back, extending a hand toward the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl who has his palms pressed together in reverence. Potted green plants sit between them on a light floor. In the background, two more people in white and red shawls stand near a doorway. The saffron-robed figure appears to be giving a blessing, consistent with a person, with cues of the orange robe and rudraksha mala; the blessed devotee wears a white shirt, red shawl and a gold bracelet.2015-03-03March 26th 20142014-03-26Outdoor evening photo at a satsang or sarvadarshan setting. A woman in a maroon-brown draped garment and hair tied in a bun places her palm on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red-maroon shawl, who holds his other hand up, palm outward. She holds a folded paper in her other hand. Beside them stands an ornate gold-carved structure topped with an orange fringed canopy. Behind, a woman in white wears a dark beaded mala, and blurred people and string lights fill the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-12-20July 17 20152015-07-17December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with red curtains. A figure in an orange-brown dress with long dark hair tied up and rudraksha beads in the hair places one hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with raised palms, eyes closed, wearing a red-and-blue rudraksha mala and a bracelet. Another figure in a rudraksha-mala-wearing orange garment holds a sheet of paper. Standing onlookers in white and a woman in a white sari with red blouse watch from behind, with a fan visible at left.2013-07-06