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A photograph of a man with long dreadlocks and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless wrap and a rudraksha mala, placing his right palm on the forehead of a grey-haired man with closed eyes. The seated man wears an orange shawl printed with white text. Behind them stand a golden deity murti and a silver ceremonial staff, with a figure in orange robes further back. The gesture suggests blessing or a healing touch in a temple setting. Two people are visible in the foreground, with others partly seen behind them.

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A photograph of a temple blessing. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a rust-orange cloth over bare shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala, places his right palm on the forehead of a shaven-headed man with closed eyes who wears an orange shawl printed with text. Behind them stand a golden deity murti and a silver ceremonial staff, with other people in saffron clothing in the background. Visible a person cues on the blessing figure include long dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala over rust-orange clothing, though his identity is uncertain.2018-03-28March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ritual exchange. A man with a long reddish-brown braided turban, a short beard, a gold chain and a sleeveless rust-red garment applies a white marking to the forehead of a second man who has long dreadlocks and wears an orange-gold ornate garment with a beaded necklace. The recipient sits with eyes closed and a red wristband. Behind them, a woman in red and other people stand near an ornately carved stone pillar. The setting appears to be a hall with a chandelier-like ceiling. Other people in the background wear red and light patterned clothing.2018-04-30A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap and a thick rudraksha-style mala blessing a clean-shaven man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. The blessing man's hand rests on the other's forehead while the white-shirted man raises his own hand. Gold deity statues, a gold staff and a red curtain stand behind them. Swamiji (probable) is the man in orange and brown robes with the long hair and mala, giving a blessing, so swamiji is in_person. Only two physical people are visible.2016-09-09 +1 copiesJuly 07 20162016-07-07March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesA bearded man in a long-haired orange-robed sannyasi kneels with eyes closed and hands pressed in namaste, while a dreadlocked, bearded man in saffron cloth places his right palm on the kneeling man's forehead in a blessing. The kneeling devotee wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and bangles on his wrist. Behind them, other saffron-clad sadhus with rudraksha and bead malas stand or sit, and a few rudraksha-wearing devotees are partly visible at the edges. The blessing figure has long dreadlocks and a thick beard and wears saffron cloth; whether he is the a person cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2018-03-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired, bearded man with dreadlocks and a bare chest, draped in a rust-red saffron wrap with embroidered trim, placing his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed young man seated in front, who has his eyes closed and wears a white cloth and a rudraksha mala. A golden deity murti stands in the background beside a silver-toned staff, and a silver vessel sits at the lower right. The seated man appears to be receiving a blessing. a person: the standing man has long dreadlocks, a saffron wrap and a rudraksha-adorned setting, and he performs the blessing as the presiding figure.2018-03-28 +1 copiesJuly 07 20162016-07-07A photograph of a ceremonial initiation in progress. A man with long dreadlocks, a bare upper body and a rust-red shawl draped over one shoulder, with white markings on his forehead, places his right palm on the head of a bare-chested devotee in white cloth wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala. The devotee holds his hands in anjali mudra. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch, one with a tilak and a bearded man in white. Red and white draping and a tripod are visible in the background.2018-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a blessing moment on a stage. A man in a rust-orange garment with rudraksha beads and a long swept-back hairstyle, with horizontal white ash stripes and a red mark on his forehead, rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee with short grey hair who bows forward, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. A large silver ornamental figure stands behind them against a dark red curtain. The exchange appears to be a blessing. The bearded man matches the appearance cues described for a person, so this is a probable identification with an uncertain appearance-based label.2018-04-04 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copies