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A photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace reaching across to place a hand on the forehead of an older man with grey hair. The older man wears a white shirt and an orange scarf printed with white script, plus an event lanyard badge. Behind them seated attendees in orange and red garments fill an indoor hall, and a woman in white stands in the background. The robed figure wears ornate gold-trimmed orange clothing and a beaded necklace, so the figure is a person by the presentation cues, but the face is not used for identification.

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July 10 20152015-07-10July 17 20152015-07-17July 05 20152015-07-05 +1 copiesJuly 05 20152015-07-05 +1 copiesA ritual initiation photo. A bare-chested priest in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-trimmed sash and a beaded necklace presses his right palm onto the forehead of a shaven-headed man in a white kurta, who wears an orange-red scarf printed with dark script and a rudraksha-style mala. The priest holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand near a brass kalasha and green foliage.2015-07-17A photograph of a seated man in a red-saffron shawl printed with script, wearing a white shirt, having his forehead touched by a robed figure in red-orange and gold garments with a beaded peach-coloured necklace and a purple bead bracelet. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red shawls fill the hall, and a wooden box holding banknotes rests near the blessing. A screen is visible at the top edge. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure has long swept-back dark hair and a distinctive ceremonial necklace and saffron-gold garments, performing a blessing on the devotee.2015-07-10A bare-shouldered man in an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold-toned necklace places his right palm on the forehead of a seated devotee in white clothes and a red scarf with printed writing. The devotee has hands pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, other people in white and red attire sit or stand in a temple setting with gold pillars, brass lamps and garlands. Swamiji (probable) is the bare-shouldered man in orange with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, giving blessing to the devotee.2015-05-09July 10 20152015-07-10May 09 20152015-05-09July 05 20152015-07-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-shouldered woman with swept-back dark hair, wearing a gold-and-orange garment and a beaded gold necklace, placing her fingertips on the forehead of an elderly man with grey hair who has his eyes closed and palms raised. He wears a white shirt and a red-orange shawl printed with script. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red-orange shawls sit on white cloth, and a standing man in white wears a lanyard. A wooden box with compartments of powders and cash sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or touch of the forehead during a gathering.2015-07-10A seated man in a white striped shirt with a red-orange shawl around his neck receives blessing as a figure in long dark hair and an orange-brown wrap, wearing beaded rudraksha-style bracelets and necklaces, presses a palm to his forehead and rests the other hand on his shoulder. The blessed man has his eyes closed and face upturned. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari with a gold border stands near a floral garland arrangement with yellow and red flowers, and a white wall and fan are visible. The blessing figure appears to be a person with distinctive long hair and rudraksha adornments, giving a forehead blessing to a devotee.2013-07-10