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Close-up photograph of a seated person in maroon robes bowing forward with head lowered, hands cupped and extended, touching or receiving something from a seated figure whose orange garment bears repeated printed a person script; another hand rests on the robe above. A wristwatch with a black strap is visible on the bowing person's wrist. Two people are visible.

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Close-up photo of a padapuja ritual: a man in orange-saffron dhoti with white border and red sacred thread on his wrist kneels and washes or anoints the bare foot of a seated person draped in a rust-red garment with gold border. He holds a red-cloth-wrapped object and wears a silver wristwatch and rings. Fresh white and red flower petals lie on a red cushion with gold trim. Only the feet, hands and garments are visible, so no face or identity can be determined; the seated person's role is not shown.2015-09-05January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesJuly 12 20152015-07-12June 27 20202020-06-27November 10 20132013-11-10Photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-red robes with gold borders placing a hand on the head of a shaved-headed devotee kneeling with palms joined in namaskar. The kneeling man wears rudraksha malas, a gold-bordered saffron shawl and a red armband printed with repeated text. Behind them, other devotees in red and saffron sit on white sheets and red cushions in a hall with a large screen and a deity shrine at the top left. Probable Swamiji (long hair, saffron-red robe with gold border, rudraksha mala) performs the blessing; the kneeling devotee is a disciple.2015-07-09July 31 20152015-07-31July 07 20162016-07-07A seated figure in a red-orange turban, orange robes with gold borders and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces places a hand on the forehead of a bald man in a red-orange shawl printed with repeated Sanskrit mantra text over white clothes. The blessing takes place before a gilded, ornately carved throne-like seat, with brass lamps and another robed attendant in orange standing behind. A third person in white garments appears at the right edge.2015-10-13A photograph of a long-haired man with a sandalwood tilak and a brown rudraksha mala, wearing a reddish-orange shawl, embracing a balding, short-haired man in a white shirt with an orange shawl printed with black script. The man in orange places his right palm on the other man's head in a blessing gesture, both leaning close. Behind them is an ornate gold-leaf throne or backdrop and a red-cushioned seat, indoors with warm lighting. a person: the long-haired man wears saffron-orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and an ornate golden setting, consistent with the page's identification.2016-07-07January 22 20142014-01-22May 09 20152015-05-09