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A man in a rust-orange turban decorated with a silver crescent and rudraksha beads stands in profile, bare-shouldered in an orange cloth, wearing a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala. He presses his right palm onto the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with closed eyes. Behind them a woman in a blue and white sari smiles, and a gilded deity murti stands near a white pillar and a wall-mounted air conditioner.

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April 17 20182018-04-17 +2 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16June 12 20162016-06-12April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesJune 12 20162016-06-12July 16 20142014-07-16June 12 20162016-06-12A photograph of a bare-chested man in a red-brown cloth and leopard-print lower garment, wearing long white and yellow flower garlands, rudraksha malas on the chest and arms, and a white tilak on the forehead, placing his right hand on the head of a man kneeling in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala bends forward behind them, and standing people in white shirts and ID lanyards watch from the right. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang hall with red drapes. Swamiji (probable): the figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate garlands and ceremonial gold ornament is giving a blessing to the kneeling devotee.2014-04-27June 21 20152015-06-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a man in a rust-red shawl and rudraksha mala with long swept-back hair, white vibhuti lines and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a pink and white flower garland. He rests his right hand on the head of a seated person in a white shirt, who bows forward. Behind them is a golden ornate chair and a tall gold staff, with stage lights in the background. The setting suggests an initiation blessing. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long hair, vibhuti, rudraksha mala and red shawl is the presenter, matching the page's initiation context.2017-04-04Close photo of a bare-chested man with long dark hair piled high and wrapped with a crown of rudraksha beads, wearing an orange-brown cloth draped over his shoulder and white horizontal tripundra marks on his forehead. He smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man with white hair who wears a rudraksha mala and white clothing and bows his head. Behind them stand silver ritual lamps and a bronze deity murti, with another woman in an orange garment and figures in white clothes in the background. a person figure is present in person, identified only by the adornments and hair described here.2018-03-31October 24 20152015-10-24