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A photograph of an indoor ritual setting. A man with long dark hair in a braid, wearing a red-brown silk garment and a beaded white garland, sits on a red patterned cushion and smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a blue t-shirt. The shaved man wears a red-orange scarf printed with text and holds a small white folded paper. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers, with orange and gold drapery, and a table fan stands at the right. A red vermilion dot marks the seated man's forehead.

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A photo of a priest in a rust-red and gold-bordered shawl with ritual script print pressing his palm to the forehead of a man in a white kurta during a blessing. The priest sits in front of a golden deity murti and a garland of yellow, red and white flowers, with a blue silk cloth beside them. A woman in a red-brown sari with a rudraksha mala watches at the right edge. The setting suggests a satsang or darshan, with the priest's bare upper arm visible.2013-11-10August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01November 14 20132013-11-14November 11 20132013-11-11A photograph of a seated saffron-clad teacher placing his right palm on the forehead of a bald, grey-haired man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, who has his hands raised in a gesture of receiving blessing. The teacher wears orange robes, a white tripundra forehead mark with a red dot, a rudraksha mala necklace, rudraksha armbands and a gold-buckled belt, and smiles. Behind them a second orange-robed figure with a rudraksha mala gestures, and a gilded deity murti sits on a red cushioned seat. Red cushions and a white wall frame the scene.2012-10-16A photograph of a ritual blessing in front of a deep red velvet drape. A bald man in a white shirt with an orange-and-white sash stands at left with palms pressed together, his head being touched on the forehead by a seated man at right. The seated figure wears an orange robe draped over the shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas, a silver-and-bead ceremonial necklace, a bead armband, a gold earring and a white tripundra mark on the forehead; his long dark hair is swept back. He sits on a gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion. The scene appears to be a personal blessing or initiation moment during satsang. a person seated on the throne, with rudraksha malas, ornate silver necklace and orange robe.2012-08-26October 16 20122012-10-16September 03 20142014-09-03A seated man in an orange-brown wrap and a dark rudraksha mala, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, places both hands on the head of a standing devotee in a white shirt, red shawl and rudraksha mala. The devotee's hands are pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a golden deity murti in a red crown and a red cloth draped over a red seat appear in a plain room.2012-10-13A seated man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, a gold belt and gold armlets, sits on a red throne-like chair with a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead. He smiles as a man in a white long-sleeved shirt kneels before him and reaches up to place a hand on his forehead in blessing. A second orange-robed figure and a golden seated figure appear in the blurred background, with a red cushioned seat and a white wall.2012-10-16January 11 20142014-01-11