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A seated saffron-robed man with long hair in a bun and a rudraksha mala places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl. The seated figure holds a silver staff, and golden cobra-headed armrests and a gilded throne-like seat are behind him. A standing attendant in white and orange cloth is at the right edge. The seated man is an appearance-based a person, giving blessing in an ashram setting; the devotee is kneeling in receiving blessing.

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October 12 20142014-10-12May 09 20142014-05-09January 14 20152015-01-14May 07 20142014-05-07A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a saffron-orange garment, rust-coloured wrap, a gold necklace and large hoop earrings, touching the forehead of an older bald-to-short-haired man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. The older man stands with palms pressed together in anjali, smiling. The dreadlocked man has a white tilak on his forehead and a red thread on his wrist. Behind them is an ornate golden carved wall with animal and floral reliefs. The scene appears to be a blessing or forehead-touching greeting. Two people are visible.2017-08-11A man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark places his right hand on the crown of a bald, bearded man's head. The recipient wears a white kurta and an orange-red shawl printed with script. Behind them stands a silver trident and a golden deity murti or ornament, with striped wooden screens in the background. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation gesture in a temple-like hall.2014-09-13July 25 20142014-07-25January 14 20142014-01-14A kneeling man in a white tuxedo jacket with black lapels, black bow tie and a name badge, hands pressed together in anjali, bows his head as a seated figure in an orange-saffron dhoti with a beaded rudraksha-style mala reaches out and touches his forehead with one hand while holding a folded paper or cloth in the other. The leopard-print mat lies beneath them, with a wooden platform and a gold ornament at the lower left. Seated audience members in white and red shawls fill the background, a large screen shows a woman with a red shawl, and a photographer with a camera stands at the top left.2012-12-16A seated figure in an orange-red robe and a garland of yellow and red flowers, with rudraksha beads and gold bracelets, places both hands on the head of a bald man in a white shirt with an orange sash, who kneels with his head bowed. Beside them a woman in a pink top holds a toddler in white clothes, and a woman in blue salwar kameez stands in the background among golden deity murti and brass lamps. The setting suggests a blessing ritual in a temple hall.2016-02-21May 03 20142014-05-03Outdoor padapuja ceremony in which a person seated on a red cushioned throne, wearing rust-red draped robes, a gold-and-beaded garland and white tilak, extends a hand in blessing over a devotee kneeling before the seat. Another devotee in white with an orange shawl bends forward, hands folded, while red flower petals lie near the feet. Behind them, women in red and maroon saris hold brass tridents and ritual items beside saffron-shawled men and a woman in white with folded hands. Red and yellow decorative cloth and palms frame the open-air setting. Seated figure appears to be a person, the throne-seated figure receiving padapuja.2013-12-26