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A seated devotee in white clothes with an orange scarf printed with repeated 'a person' lettering leans back with eyes closed and mouth open while a bearded figure on the right presses a palm to the devotee's forehead in a blessing gesture. The blessing figure wears white and a rudraksha mala, with a bright red thread on the wrist and a scar-like mark on the forearm. Behind them, another person in white stands with hands folded in namaste. Setting is an indoor hall with a dark red backdrop.

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A seated man in a white shirt with an orange scarf printed in script closes his eyes and tilts his head back while a bare-chested man with a beard and gold necklace presses his palm to his forehead. The giver stands at right with a red wrist thread and rudraksha-style beads, and a blurred figure in white stands behind. The setting is a dim indoor hall with a red curtain.2017-02-28A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt with eyes closed and a faint smile, receiving a blessing as a bare-chested, bearded man with long matted hair presses his palm to the seated man's forehead. The blessing figure wears a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and the seated man wears an orange shawl printed with repeated Tamil-like text. Other participants in white stand blurred in the background at a gathering. Visible text on the shawl reads nithyanandam repeatedly.2017-02-28A photograph of a seated man with eyes closed and a slight smile receiving a blessing at the forehead. He wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with Sanskrit mantra text. A bearded man in a white garment and rudraksha mala presses his fingers to the seated man's brow with his right hand while his left hand is raised beside him. Behind them, another person in white stands with hands folded, and a third person is partly visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a dark red curtain in the background.2017-02-28May 14 20132013-05-14February 28 20172017-02-28March 08 20142014-03-08July 15 20132013-07-15A photograph of a ritual blessing in warm red-orange light. A woman in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace and gold earrings holds her hands on the head of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge on his chest. He has his eyes closed and hands raised near his head. Behind them, another man in white watches, and a red curtain hangs at right. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are a priestess-like giver and a devotee receiving blessing.2012-07-20Photograph of a close blessing moment indoors against a red curtain. A man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and a bangle has his eyes closed while a figure in a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulder, with an ornate necklace and small gold hoop earrings, presses a hand to his forehead. Another person stands behind, partly visible. Warm stage lighting and a second red drape frame the scene. The saffron-clad figure's face is turned away and identity is not established from appearance.2012-07-20July 20 20122012-07-20February 28 20172017-02-28February 18 20132013-02-18