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A woman in a deep red sari with a gold border and a long dark braid, wearing a beaded necklace and earrings, stands and reaches toward the forehead of a seated woman with short blond hair in a white patterned top and orange-red shawl. Other seated participants in white clothes with orange-red shawls sit in rows of cushioned chairs in a hall with wooden tables, lit candles and small brass lamps near the front. The scene suggests an energy darshan session, with the forehead touch and candles arranged for the practice.

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May 9t 2017A woman in a rust-red sari with an orange border and long rudraksha mala stands at right, extending her hand toward a seated woman with short grey hair in a white top and red-orange shawl. Around them, seated participants in white, orange and cream clothes sit in a bright hall with reddish chairs and tables, and a small framed picture of a deity is held near the lower right. Ritual energy darshan appears to be taking place in an indoor hall.2017-05-04A photograph of a seated group session in a bright hall, with participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sitting in rows of chairs. In the foreground a woman with long dark dreadlocks, wearing a dark red sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala, stands facing the seated women and extends her hand toward them, a practitioner giving energy darshan. Seated women include one with short blonde hair in a white embroidered top, another with dark curly hair in a white top, and a younger woman with hair in a ponytail. A large screen in the background shows a red-and-white figure. Several other participants and staff are visible further back.2017-05-04April 29 20172017-04-29A woman with long dark dreadlocks, wearing an orange-red sari with a gold border, a beaded brown mala and gold bangles, leans forward and presses her fingertips to the forehead of a seated woman with a brown ponytail and closed eyes. The seated woman wears a white top and an orange scarf. Around them, a seated audience in white and orange clothes fills a hall, with a few heads of other participants in the foreground. The scene looks like a blessing or intimate touch during a gathering.2017-03-10May 9t 2017May 04 20172017-05-04May 9t 2017A photograph of a seated devotee in white clothes with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali, receiving a blessing. A standing woman with long dreadlocks wears a rust-red and gold-bordered robe and touches the devotee's forehead with her fingers while holding a small object. Seated people around them wear white and sit with eyes closed or looking forward; a woman in the foreground has a vertical forehead mark and a rudraksha mala. The standing figure's appearance is not clearly established, so the role is described as a robed woman giving a blessing.2017-07-27April 29 20172017-04-29April 28 20172017-04-28A photograph of a seated woman with closed eyes, wearing a white kurta and a long rudraksha mala, receiving a blessing from a standing woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border. The standing woman has long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas, hoop earrings and a bangle, and holds a small gold object in one hand while her other hand is raised over the seated woman's head. Behind them a woman in white with glasses smiles, a water bottle sits on the table and maroon chairs are visible in an indoor hall. Three people are visible in the scene.2017-07-29 +1 copies