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A photograph of a devotee in a white t-shirt with a red-orange shawl and a white name badge on a lanyard, bending forward with hands cupped and moving towards a bearded figure with long dark dreadlocks in an orange-brown garment on the right, who holds out a small white object. Behind them a cameraman operates a video camera on a tripod, another man in white with an orange shawl stands with a still camera, and more people in white and orange stand in a red-curtained hall with a carved golden pillar at right.

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A seated bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested under a brown-red shawl, wears a rudraksha mala and places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in white clothes with an orange-red shawl and lanyard. The kneeling devotee has his palms raised. The seated man holds a folded white cloth in his left hand. A camera on a tripod and a camera operator stand behind them, and a red curtain and gold-edged throne are visible.2016-09-09A photograph of a young man in white clothes with a red-and-maroon shawl kneeling forward while a bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in a maroon cloth places his right hand on the kneeling man's forehead in a blessing. The blessing man wears rudraksha-style beads and bangles on the wrist. Behind them a cameraman operates a video camera on a tripod, and several people in white and saffron-orange stoles stand around a red curtained hall. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment. Possible a person: the blessing man's long swept-back hair, bare-chested maroon wrap and beads match the appearance cues, though this is an appearance-based label only.2016-09-09A photograph of a discourse setting with red drapes behind. On the right, a bare-chested man with hair tied in a bun wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala, and holds up a folded white paper to a man on the left. That man wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, with palms pressed together in namaste and a moustache. A cameraman in a red shirt films from a tripod in the background, and a seated man in a white shirt with a red tilak is partly visible below. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, with a ceremonial gold border, consistent with a person presence; this is an appearance-based label only, and the presence is uncertain given the lack of a face-level match.2011-09-17A photograph of a ritual blessing in a red-draped hall. A man with long dark dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and a rust-orange wrap leans forward and presses his palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a red lanyard, who has his hands raised in reverence. Behind them a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala watches, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at the top left. A brass rail and a gold cloth edge the lower right. The scene resembles a darshan or blessing moment. a person is the central figure based on the long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala and orange wrap.2016-07-14July 11 20162016-07-11A photograph of two men in close conversation indoors. On the left, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala raises both open palms in an explaining gesture, his gaze directed toward the other man. On the right, a man with hair tied in a topknot and wearing an orange-saffron shawl with gold border holds a small white card and looks down at it. A third man in orange clothing sits blurred in the background, and a tripod stands behind them. The setting appears to be a hall with red drapery.2011-09-03 +1 copiesAugust 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a diksha-style blessing in a red-draped setting. A bearded devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands with eyes closed and hands at his chest while a long-haired sannyasi in rust-orange robes and a brown rudraksha mala places his palm on the devotee's forehead and reads from a small pink sheet. A camera on a tripod stands at left and a gold pillar and carved stone edge appear at right.2016-07-14September 09 20162016-09-09August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesJuly 13 20132013-07-13February 18 20132013-02-18