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A photograph of a man in a white short-sleeved striped shirt with a lanyard badge receiving a ritual touch on his forehead. A bare-shouldered figure in a maroon-and-gold draped cloth, a maroon turban with a gold band, and a white-and-brown bead mala holds his fingers to the man's brow while another hand holds a small white cloth or paper near the man's face. The man has his eyes closed and a hand raised. Behind them, a woman in a cream sari stands near red curtains, and people sit on the floor at the right in a hall with a red floor covering.

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November 03 20132013-11-03November 03 20132013-11-03November 03 20132013-11-03A photo of a blessing moment indoors on a red floor mat. A figure in a brown turban-style cap, golden-bordered brown-orange garment and rudraksha-style beads reaches an outstretched hand toward a man's forehead; the figure is in a seated, leaning posture with a skull-bead ornament visible. The man in a white short-sleeved shirt and ID badge stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them a seated man in white with beads and a standing man in a striped shirt watch, and a woman in a cream sari with red curtains forms the background. a person: the seated figure in brown and gold with rudraksha and skull beads, giving the blessing, matches the page's claim, though appearance cues are partial.2013-11-03November 03 20132013-11-03A female teacher in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a rust-red headcloth with gold trim places her right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt who keeps his eyes closed and holds his palms up in front of him. She holds a rust-red rudraksha mala in her left hand, and a woman in a rust-red sari with a dark bead necklace kneels behind them. Other people stand in the background near red drapes, and a red mat lies on the floor.2013-11-03A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A figure in a rust-red robe with a rust-red turban and a long red-brown rudraksha mala stands at left, raising one arm to press the palm of the hand to the forehead of a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a visitor badge who stands with palms raised and eyes closed. Behind them a seated figure in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushion, and several men in white and light shirts stand near a red curtain and a wall-mounted air conditioner, with a pedestal fan at left.2013-11-04November 03 20132013-11-03A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in a hall with a red mat. A robed figure in rust-brown and gold cloth, wearing a brown head wrap with gold trim and a rudraksha-style bead mala, presses one palm to the forehead of a man in a dark blue striped shirt with a conference badge, who holds up his right palm. A woman in a rust-orange sari with a beaded mala sits behind on the mat, and a row of standing men and a woman in cream clothing watch from the background beside red curtains and a standing fan.2013-11-03A kneeling figure in a rust-orange and gold-bordered sari and matching turban, with a rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial beaded necklace, places a palm on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with raised hands, eyes closed. A woman in an orange sari with a bead necklace sits behind them, and a standing row of men in white shirts and a woman in cream clothing look on in an indoor hall with red drapes and a pedestal fan. A visible lanyard badge is on the man's shirt. a person present in person, giving a blessing to a devotee.2013-11-03November 03 20132013-11-03November 04 20132013-11-04