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A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth, a red and white flower garland and gold ornaments, reaches forward with his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man in a black t-shirt with a white cord necklace. Behind them a young woman in an orange top with rudraksha beads smiles, and a gilded deity murti decorated with red flower garlands stands in the background, with other people in colourful saris at the edge of the frame. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment with the head-touch gesture.

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April 23 20182018-04-23April 23 20182018-04-23A photograph of a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, a red and white flower garland and a saffron-brown wrap, pressing his palm to the forehead of a young man in a black t-shirt during a blessing. Behind them stand a young woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala and a bindi, smiling, and a background of colourful flower garlands draped over a silver and gold deity murti. A leopard-print seat cushion is visible at lower left. The scene resembles a darshan or initiation blessing. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated, with dreadlocks, garland and saffron-brown wrap, giving a forehead blessing.2018-04-23A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair coiled up on his head, wearing a red and white rose garland and gold ornaments, seated at left with his face turned toward a younger man in a black shirt with a white cord. The younger man kneels with palms pressed together while the seated man extends his right hand toward him. A woman in an orange-red top and rudraksha mala stands behind, smiling. Behind them are rows of red, white and purple flower garlands and gold-toned metal decorations. A white vertical mark is visible on the seated man's forehead. A small rosary of red beads hangs on the wrist of the seated man.2018-04-23April 23 20182018-04-23April 23 20182018-04-23April 04 20172017-04-04A photograph of a seated, bare-shouldered man in a red-orange wrap, with long hair coiled into a red braided crown, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in a black t-shirt and red-thread neck cord, with another hand offering a thread above. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari with rudraksha beads sits beside a carved ornate peetha with leopard-print cushion, and attendants in white and red stand in a hall. a person: the seated man's long hair, red braided crown, red-orange drape and rudraksha cues match the page's visible-role description, the ritual is a special initiation-style blessing with a sacred thread.2018-04-30December 26 20142014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red garment and a brown shawl, raises his right hand toward the forehead of a young man in saffron-orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. The seated figure holds a small wooden stick and sits before golden ornamental backdrop and garlands of gold beads on a draped stand. Behind them a woman in white stands near a white-clad devotee, and a barefoot woman in a blue patterned skirt stands at right. Lush green plants frame the scene. The seated man has distinctive long hair and rust-red robes, consistent with a person blessing a devotee in a darshan setting.2014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26