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A photograph of a ritual moment in front of a red cloth backdrop. A bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, white tripundra markings on his forehead, gold and rudraksha necklaces, and a saffron/orange wrap holds a white thread near the face of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard. The man in white raises one hand, and a second saffron-clad figure is visible in the background. a person cues include the swept-back hair, gold necklace, rudraksha mala and saffron wrap, with the bare-chested figure performing the ritual.

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September 05 20122012-09-05A photograph of a ritual scene against a bright red drape. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and white vertical tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange shawl, a gold necklace and a beaded mala. A man in a white shirt on the left holds up a thin thread or cord near his head, seemingly preparing a blessing. Behind them, a seated man in orange robes and a beaded mala watches. The shawl, necklace and mala give the central figure distinctive ceremonial cues, so he is described as a person candidate and marked unsure given limited identifying evidence.2012-09-05A photograph of a ritual scene against a red cloth backdrop. A bare-chested man with white forehead markings and a hair bun, wearing a gold necklace and a saffron-orange shawl, leans in to place a thread or garland around the neck of a short-haired man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala. The devotee has his eyes lowered and hands folded at his chest. Behind them, other men in white and saffron stand watching, and marigold flowers and a tray of offerings sit at the right edge.2012-09-05September 05 20122012-09-05A photo of a smiling man in a white shirt with a mustache receiving a blessing as a bare-chested figure in a saffron-orange cloth places a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure has long swept-back hair, white forehead markings, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with ceremonial gold adornments. Behind them a seated figure in orange garments and red drapery sits near a red-cloth setting with flowers and a tray of offerings. The recipient holds a prayer thread and rudraksha beads in his hand.2012-09-05August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesA photograph of two men facing each other in profile before a red draped backdrop. On the left, a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with embroidered collar and a rudraksha mala with a red bead stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right, a man with hair tied back in a bun, wearing an orange-brown shawl draped over bare shoulders and a gold necklace, has his hands open in a gesture of greeting or blessing. A seated figure in orange clothing sits in the background, and a camera on a tripod is visible behind the right figure. The right figure is an appearance-based a person candidate by long swept-back hair and gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha mala cues, shown as the one receiving the namaste; the left figure is a devotee.2012-08-22 +1 copiesA photograph of two men in close conversation indoors. On the left, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala raises both open palms in an explaining gesture, his gaze directed toward the other man. On the right, a man with hair tied in a topknot and wearing an orange-saffron shawl with gold border holds a small white card and looks down at it. A third man in orange clothing sits blurred in the background, and a tripod stands behind them. The setting appears to be a hall with red drapery.2011-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a healing or blessing moment. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, a red-and-gold shawl and a large gold bead necklace reaches his right hand onto the forehead of a seated man in a white collared shirt, rudraksha mala and a gold bangle. The seated man raises his right palm toward his own face. Behind them, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes sits beside a blurred man in white, with other people standing in the background. Red curtains and a white appliance are visible at left. a person: the bare-chested figure with swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and red-gold shawl in a blessing gesture, with the photo's caption page indicating a Nithya Kriya session.2011-11-06August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesPhotograph of a shaved-head... no: a man with hair tied in a topknot and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands at left, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and a wrap around his waist, with multiple rudraksha malas with silver beads and a gold necklace. He places his right hand on the crown of the head of a seated-to-standing devotee at right, who wears a white kurta, rudraksha mala, and an orange-lanyard identity badge, with palms raised in a gesture of receiving blessing and eyes closed. Behind them, a bald man in saffron clothing sits, and a red curtain hangs on the right wall. The setting appears to be an indoor ashram hall with plain white walls.2012-10-11 +1 copiesA photo of a devotional blessing at a satsang. A bald, bearded man in a white kurta with an orange cord and a rudraksha mala with an ID badge stands with eyes closed and one palm raised as a bare-chested figure in an orange-saffron cloth with a gold necklace and a hair bun presses a hand to his forehead. Behind them, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands, another man in white with folded hands is at left, and a cameraman with a camera on a tripod is near a red draped backdrop. The bare-chested figure has distinctive visible adornments but the appearance is not enough to confirm an identity, so the figure is described by role only.2012-08-22 +1 copies