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Indoor event photo in a hotel-style hall. A bare-shouldered figure in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a gold waist ornament stands at left with one arm extended, palm pressed to the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a red-and-white lanyard and a Bali badge. The man raises one hand in a blessing gesture and tilts his head. The figure holds a folded white paper or cloth in the other hand. A large white projection screen and black speakers stand behind them, with a seated person in white and rust-red at far right.

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A photograph of a blessing moment indoors at a hall with a white backdrop and dark wall panels. A person in a rust-orange shawl and ornate gold necklace, with long swept-back dark hair and a gold armband, places a hand on the head of a man in a white kurta with a rust-orange shawl, who raises his right hand. The blessing giver wears a rust-orange sari-style garment with a gold border, and a gold ornament is visible on the upper arm. Partially visible figures stand at the edges, including one in orange at left and an older man in white at right.2013-12-17January 02 20142014-01-02March 13 20142014-03-13December 17 20132013-12-17A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with bare shoulders, wearing layered gold chains and a rudraksha mala, and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, placing his palm on the forehead of a man in a white collared shirt with a dark mala around his neck. Both have palms raised and the recipient's hands are pressed together. Behind them is a gold-coloured ornate object and a beige wall, and a partially visible person appears at the right edge. The seated figure with the bare-shouldered orange wrap and gold ornaments is a person presence; the act is a blessing or initiation touch.2013-12-03A seated man in a rust-red shawl and gold ornamental shoulder piece, with long dark hair tied back and a white vibhuti marking on his forehead, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a brown rudraksha mala. The standing man has his palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes lowered. The seated man holds a small white box in his left hand. The setting is an indoor hall with beige panelled walls and a dark speaker in the background.2013-12-13A photograph of a ritual blessing during a darshan event. A man with long dark hair, an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder, a gold garland, and a yellow-orange forehead mark extends his right hand in blessing toward the bowed head of a short-haired man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl. The blessed man wears a wristwatch and glasses and presses his palm forward. The first man holds a small white paper slip in his left hand. Gold-coloured ritual objects and a gold deity murti are visible in the foreground, with a gold and beige backdrop behind them. The blessing gesture matches a padapuja-style darshan blessing.2014-08-02December 03 20132013-12-03December 16 20132013-12-16Indoor satsang or diksha scene. A bald man in a white kurta with a lanyard stands bowed, his head touched by the raised right palm of a seated figure in a rust-orange sari-style garment with a gold border and a long rudraksha-style mala of brown beads. The seated figure holds a printed sheet of paper in the left hand. Gold ornate decorations and a gold-coloured shrine or throne are visible in the foreground, with a warm wall and a blurred screen behind. Two people are visible, the seated figure and the standing devotee, with a partially visible third person at the right edge.2013-12-10December 13 20132013-12-13A photo of a man in a white long-sleeved top and a red-and-white rudraksha mala being blessed. A bare-shouldered figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth with a long dark bun and a white forehead mark places one palm on the man's forehead while the other arm is raised. The man's eyes are closed and his head is bowed. Behind them is a cream-coloured wall panel and a white banner.2013-12-17