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Indoor ceremony in a hall with maroon curtains and a patterned banner. A woman in a red embroidered kurta with a gold-yellow turban and red shawl stands at right, pressing her hands to the head of a man in white kurta and red rudraksha-style mala beads who bows his head. On left, a woman in white clothing with hair in a low ponytail holds her palms together in namaste beside a gold ceremonial object. Other people stand softly blurred behind, including a woman in beige. Context suggests an abhishekam-style blessing.

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A blessing moment in a hall with maroon drapes. A figure in a cream turban and a red and gold embroidered garment with long dark hair places both hands over the eyes of a light-haired man in white clothes with a dark beaded necklace. On the left, a woman in white holds a small gold object. Behind them, several people in white, grey and orange stand watching. A yellow-and-orange hanging is at upper left.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22December 12 20112011-12-12August 09 20172017-08-09A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a red headband with gold patterning, gold forehead marking, and an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder and waist, wearing a long orange-beaded mala, places his hand on the forehead of an older man in white clothes with an orange-red shawl. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands beside them holding a small silver dish. A silver staff with a gold-wrapped section rests against the seated figure, and a gold-coloured deity murti sits at the left edge. Orange-robed attendants stand in the background. The blessing appears to be a person-style darshan, with the figure in red-orange and gold cues as a probable match.2014-05-05A photograph of a ritual initiation in an indoor hall. A figure with long dark dreadlocks, wearing a maroon sleeveless garment and a thick gold-and-brown beaded necklace, presses a hand to the forehead of a man in a white t-shirt with a red-and-orange printed shawl, who holds his hands up to the figure's arm. Behind them, several people in white clothes and red shawls stand watching, and a golden vessel is visible in the foreground. A fan and curtain frame the room.2016-03-30A photograph of a blessing ritual indoors. A figure in a saffron-orange turban with a gold ornament, a heavy gold necklace and bangles, and a maroon and gold sari-style garment places a hand on the head of a young man in a white t-shirt whose palms are pressed together. a person: the central figure wears a saffron turban, layered gold necklaces and bangles, and holds a folded paper, which marks a ceremonial role. Around them stand devotees in white and red clothing with hands folded in prayer, and on the right a person in orange with white sacred markings on the arm. A tray with offerings and a microphone sit in the foreground.2011-12-03March 07 20142014-03-07Photograph of a devotional blessing at an outdoor ceremony under a canopy with an orange fringed top and gold-carved wooden pillar at left. A man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a rust-red shawl and a long beaded necklace, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a shaven-headed man in a white kurta with a red shawl, whose palms are pressed together in respectful greeting. Seated and standing devotees in white and red clothing are blurred in the background. The shaven-headed man is a devotee receiving the blessing. Scene suggests a padapuja or blessing during satsang.2013-12-20March 30 20162016-03-30December 12 20112011-12-12December 22 20092009-12-22