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Close photograph of two men in a seated initiation or blessing moment. The man on the left, with long swept-back dark hair and an orange-saffron garment, places his right hand firmly on the forehead of the man on the right, whose eyes are closed and head is bowed. The right man has short greying hair, a light beige top, and a red-and-beige shawl with a dark rudraksha-style mala at his neck. The background is soft-focus and dim.

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March 28 20182018-03-28 +2 copiesJune 22 20082008-06-22March 03 20182018-03-03A close photograph of a young man with eyes closed, hair tied back in a bun, palms raised open at shoulder height in a blessing or receiving posture. Behind him, a bearded man in orange clothing places his right hand on the young man's forehead, in a transmission or blessing gesture. Partly blurred at right, a second figure in orange wraps stands nearby. The background is dark maroon.2018-03-28 +1 copiesClose side view of a bearded man with short dark hair, eyes closed, hands pressed together in namaskar near his chest, while another person's bare forearm and hand rest on his forehead in a blessing gesture. An orange-red cloth is blurred at the left edge against a plain pinkish wall. A faint purple bird logo appears in the upper left. The scene suggests a personal blessing or darshan moment. Only the man and the hand-giver are visible.2018-03-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long dark dreadlocks and a beard, wearing an orange-brown t-shirt and a pink-and-yellow flower garland, placing his right palm on the forehead of an elderly white-haired man in white clothes with a red-and-orange shawl. The elder keeps his eyes closed and head bowed. Behind them a younger man in white and yellow-trimmed cloth stands near a cream pillar and a deep red curtain. The man with dreadlocks has a dark wrist mala. The setting appears to be an indoor hall during a blessing or darshan moment. The dreadlocked figure matches the presentation of a person, with long hair and a garland but no crown or saffron robes visible.2016-09-27March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesJuly 20 20122012-07-20A photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a pale lilac-grey shirt with eyes closed being touched on the forehead by a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala around the neck. Behind them, a second person in orange robes stands beside a red curtain, and a man in a grey argyle vest stands at the left edge. Warm reddish lighting.2012-07-20A close photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron wrap with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back, raising his right hand toward the head of a younger man in a white collared shirt who bows forward with his head lowered. The orange backdrop behind them is a large saffron-coloured cushion or seat, and a blurred gold ornament is visible at the top. The scene suggests a blessing being given, with the palm held just above the bowed head.2010-07-29Close side view of a man with short, greying-at-the-temples hair wearing a dark beaded necklace and a white top, seated with his head tilted upward. Another person's hand, with a forearm visible at the left edge, rests on his forehead, while a second hand is raised in the right background wearing a gold bangle and ring. The background is a warm brown wall with a blurred shrine-like structure.2011-11-06December 15 20092009-12-15