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A photo from an indoor event hall with gold-patterned panels and a pink-cushioned throne-like seat at left. A long-haired figure in a reddish-brown wrap and a rudraksha mala presses a hand to the forehead of a grey-haired man in a black t-shirt wearing a lanyard, a blessing gesture. Behind them a woman in a pink sari holds a small mirror, and a woman with a white forehead mark stands nearby, with marigold garlands and an exit sign visible. The long-haired figure matches the presentation of a person, appearing in a rust-coloured wrap with rudraksha beads and a swept-up hairstyle, and is shown giving a blessing to a devotee.

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A seated man in a maroon robe with a long swept-back black hair bun and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, placing his right hand on the forehead of a man in a purple t-shirt with a red-and-orange lanyard and bracelets. The seated man has a white vertical forehead mark. Behind them a standing woman in a red shawl and a smaller figure in white watch, with a decorated stand with garlands and a kalasha-style display in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by his maroon robe, long swept-back hair bun, rudraksha mala and gold throne; he is giving a blessing to the devotee, a sannyasi performing initiation-style darshan.2015-12-26A seated man in a red robe and long swept-up black hair, wearing a red rudraksha-style mala and a red wrap, reaches out to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a cream kurta with a red shawl. The seated figure sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne in front of a decorated deity murti garlanded with orange flowers. Behind them, other devotees in red and orange shawls watch. A wooden tray or box sits nearby. The seated man is a person by appearance cues: swept-up hair, red ceremonial robe, and beaded mala, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2015-12-26December 26 20152015-12-26A photograph of a darshan blessing. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair tied back and a white forehead mark places his right hand on the head of a grey-haired man in a white kurta and white identity badge. The blessed man holds his palms together at chest height. Behind them stands a silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial, a peacock feather fan, and a gold object in the foreground. Other people in saffron and white clothing stand in the background.2014-08-30A photograph of a shaved-headed woman's-style ritual scene: a figure in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking reaches out to touch the forehead of an older man in a white t-shirt and wristwatch, who holds his palms together in front of him. Beside them a golden trident-topped staff and a gilded object topped with peacock feathers suggest a blessing or initiation setting. A woman with a white forehead mark sits in the lower foreground and several onlookers stand in the background.2014-09-05December 26 20152015-12-26March 17 20142014-03-17A photograph of an indoor ritual setting. A seated man with long dark hair piled high, white forehead marks, a red-maroon robe and multiple rudraksha-style red beaded malas touches the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt with a red shawl. Behind them a decorated deity murti with orange marigold garlands stands among flowers, and a woman in white and red is visible. Gold ornate chair arm on the left. a person: the seated man wears long swept hair, a maroon robe, layered beaded malas and a gold necklace, and is performing an initiation-style blessing.2015-12-26A seated figure in orange and gold-trimmed robes, with long dark hair and a strand of rudraksha beads with gold accents, places a palm on the forehead of a young man in a maroon kurta with a visitor badge. The young man holds his hands out in a gesture of receiving. Behind them, a man with a white shirt, grey hair and moustache presses his palms together in prayer, and a woman in an orange sari with a gold border stands in the background. The setting is a white-walled hall with a red carpet and a maroon cushion in the foreground.2013-07-03July 06 20142014-07-06July 06 20132013-07-06December 26 20152015-12-26