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Indoor ritual photograph. A man on the left wears a tiger-striped orange garment, a white-and-dark beaded mala with skull-like beads, and a white sandalwood mark with a red dot on his forehead; he extends his hand in blessing toward an older man on the right. That older man, with short grey hair, wears a white shirt, a red shawl and a gold ring, and stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a woman in white with a red shawl and other seated devotees in red and white watch quietly, with a brass vessel visible at lower left.

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December 19 20132013-12-19December 25 20122012-12-25A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man in a plain white kurta, with grey hair and a receding hairline, stands with his head tilted up while a bare-shouldered man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala with skull-shaped beads, a gold pendant necklace and a leopard-print shawl over orange-red cloth, presses his palms against the older man's forehead and smiles. To the left, a third man partly visible wears a red bindi, rudraksha beads and white cloth. Red curtains and a teal wall form the backdrop, with a wooden stand at the right edge.2013-03-31A seated man in a tiger-striped saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala and white bead necklaces places his palm on the forehead of an older man in a white shirt and orange shawl, who holds his own hand up in a gesture of reception. A red tilak marks the seated man's forehead, and he smiles warmly. Behind them stand a gold-coloured ornate panel, a tray of offerings and a red cloth; a man with white-marked forehead sits at right, and red-curtained walls and a fan are visible. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment within a satsang setting.2013-05-25February 02 20162016-02-02December 16 20122012-12-16January 03 20142014-01-03A photo of a blessing moment indoors. A person with short dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red and gold garment with heavy gold bead necklaces, reaches forward and places a hand on the forehead of a man with short white hair. The man wears a white t-shirt, a red and white beaded mala, and a wristwatch, holding one palm up in a hand gesture. Behind them, a man in white with an orange-red shawl stands in a softly lit hall with dark wood panels and white curtains. The gold-clad figure appears to be a presiding figure with the appearance of a person in a ceremonial role, though the appearance cues are not conclusive.2013-12-17A photograph of a satsang moment with two men raising their palms toward each other in a high-five gesture. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak and red bindi, bare-chested under a red and leopard-print shawl, wears layered rudraksha malas and a gold chain, seated on a cushion. Facing him, a grey-haired man in a white kurta with an orange thread around his neck raises his hand. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and rudraksha mala sits behind, and another person is partly visible at the left edge. Red curtains and a shimmering golden hanging form the backdrop.2013-03-31July 06 20122012-07-06December 07 20132013-12-07July 20 20132013-07-20