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A young man with shoulder-length hair and a light beard stands bare-chested in a white dhoti-style wrap with a yellow edge, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a small amber pendant. His eyes are closed and his right palm is raised as another man, seen from behind with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland, presses a red-marked finger to his forehead. Behind them, a saffron-robed figure and a man in white stand in a room with red curtains and a bright red light. The second man in front wears a pink flower garland over a dark shawl, indicating a blessing or initiation-style ritual.

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February 27 20172017-02-27A photograph of a bearded young man with shoulder-length light brown hair standing bare-chested, wearing a white cloth draped over one shoulder, a yellow sash, and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. His eyes are closed and his palms are raised in front of him as another man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the first man's forehead. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing stand in a hall with red curtains. The second man, seen from behind, is the one performing the blessing; no figure in the frame is clearly identifiable as a specific person.2017-02-27A bare-chested man with curly brown hair and a beard stands with eyes closed and one palm raised, while a person in front of him with long dark braided hair, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, places a hand on his forehead. A rudraksha mala hangs across the man's chest with a white cord. Red curtains and blurred figures fill the background, with a yellow cloth at the right edge.2017-02-27A bearded young man with curly brown hair stands bare-chested with eyes closed and one hand raised, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange pendant on a white cord. A figure with long dark braided hair, wearing a pink and white flower garland, places a hand on his forehead in blessing. Behind them a second man in white clothing and red curtains are visible, with a warm blurred background and a yellow cloth edge at right.2017-02-27A smiling young man with short black hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, stands with a long red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a red thread bracelet on his wrist. He raises his hands to his face as a long-haired figure in front, wearing a garland of pink and white flowers, touches his forehead with one hand. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing stand in a red-walled hall, with a glowing orange light on the left and a golden curtain edge on the right.2017-02-27February 27 20172017-02-27March 04 20172017-03-04A man in a plain white t-shirt with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a small pendant stands with eyes closed and right palm raised, receiving a forehead blessing. A person with long dreadlocks, seen from behind, wearing a pink and white flower garland, presses fingers to his forehead, where white vibhuti is visible. Behind them, saffron-robed and white-clad devotees wearing malas stand in a hall, with a red-lit exit sign and a blurred crowd beyond.2017-02-27May 04 20172017-05-04A man in a plain white kurta with a short-cropped hairstyle stands with his palms raised while a bare-chested, long-haired bearded figure presses his fingers to the man's forehead in a blessing. The blessing figure wears a pink and white flower garland and a brown-orange cloth around the waist. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes with beaded necklaces and white forehead bands stand in a hall with a red curtain, and a white-clad man stands in the background. A ceremonial gold-trimmed object appears at the right edge.2017-02-27A photograph of a shaktipat-style blessing session. A young man with shoulder-length light brown hair and a beard and moustache, wearing a white open-collared shirt, rudraksha mala and an orange shawl, has his forehead touched by a hand of a person in the foreground seen from behind, with long dark hair and a pink and white floral garland. Another man in white stands in the background near a red-orange light. The person in the foreground who is blessing has a red thread bracelet on the wrist.2017-03-04A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an Inner Awakening session. A standing man with long dreadlocks, a white vibhuti line on his forehead, bare upper torso wrapped in a rust-orange and gold-bordered shawl, and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold pendant, places his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed young man in a white kurta and yellow-bordered dhoti who kneels with palms pressed together. Behind them, several people in white and yellow-bordered dhotis and orange shawls stand, and a woman in white with a white vibhuti band and rudraksha beads sits watching. A photographer in an orange top is visible at upper right. The setting resembles a temple-style hall with gold decorations. a person, identifiable by the long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas, gold pendant and orange shawl, is performing the blessing.2017-08-09 +1 copies