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A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair, a rust-orange turban, and a white and red floral garland is bare-shouldered and places the right hand on the head of a man bowing his head. The man wears a white shirt and a rust-and-gold dhoti-style cloth with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a woman in white and a woman in a green-bordered white sari watch, and a garland-draped deity murti or decorated figure stands at the left edge. A red curtain and a pink wall form the background.

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January 31 20162016-01-31January 31 20162016-01-31A photograph of a blessing ritual in a hall. A figure in the foreground wears an orange-red turban, a saffron-orange wrap with gold edging, and a yellow-red-white marigold garland; their bare hand rests on the head of a man bent forward in an orange-patterned shirt. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala holds a thread or cord, and several women in white, orange and patterned saris stand behind. Golden ritual vessels are visible at the lower right. The figure's turban and wrap cues are not sufficient to establish a person's identity, so the presence is recorded as unsure.2015-11-01January 31 20162016-01-31January 31 20162016-01-31A photograph of a bare-shouldered figure in a rust-orange turban with a silver emblem and orange-gold robes with a rudraksha mala draped over the chest, placing a hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl. Around them, seated and standing devotees wear white with orange shawls; a woman at right holds a microphone and a woman at lower left has a yellow tilak. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan in an indoor hall with beige walls and a red-draped seating area. The cues of the turbaned figure (rust turban, orange robes, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold chain) are distinctive, so this is a person.2015-10-21August 02 20152015-08-02A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple hall with gold-coloured pillars and a red curtain behind. A figure in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange upper garment with a golden border and a gold necklace reaches out with his right hand to touch the forehead of a devotee. The devotee is a woman in a white sari with a white vibhuti line on her forehead and a dark rudraksha-style mala, wearing an ID badge. Beside her, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a beaded mala waits with hands folded, and other people in white and cream clothes stand behind. The setting suggests darshan or a blessing with a wall-mounted fan at left. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role.2015-09-06November 01 20152015-11-01August 02 20152015-08-02March 13 20162016-03-13A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A woman in a red-orange turban and a white-and-red flower garland stands at right, placing her hand on the head of a man in a maroon shirt who bows forward. Behind him, a man with a white forehead band and red bindi, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a long brown rudraksha mala, watches closely. Other men in white and cameras appear in the background. A paper slip is held in her other hand. a person cues are absent here, so the central blessing figure is a woman in orange headwear and a garland, and the standing man is a priest-like attendant.2016-01-31