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A photograph of an outdoor evening event under a warm glow of lights. A person with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-brown wrap and a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands beneath an orange fringed canopy, raising one hand to touch the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a red shawl. The man holds his palms together in front of his chest in respectful reception. Behind them, other devotees in red and white clothing are visible, and a golden decorated canopy pole stands at the left edge. The recipient wears a red scarf printed with text, and the scene suggests a blessing given in a satsang gathering. Appearance-based label: a person, the figure with long swept-back hair and a maroon wrap and bead necklace, performing the blessing; the recipient is a devotee.

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A photograph of an outdoor evening ritual under an orange canopy with fringed trim. A man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon shawl and a gold hair clip, rests his raised right palm on the forehead of a man with swept-back brown hair. The recipient wears a white kurta and a red scarf, with his hands joined in namaste. Ornately carved gold furniture is at left, and a smiling woman in red stands at right. a person is the one giving the blessing, shown by his long hair, maroon wrap and gold hair ornament; the setting suggests a darshan or blessing.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20Photograph of a ritual blessing on an open-air pavilion with white drapes and a golden ornate structure at left under an orange fringed canopy. A long-haired man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-edged shawl and a dark beaded necklace extends his right hand over the forehead of a bald man in white kurta with a red shawl, who presses his palms together in reverence. Another person in white with a red sash stands behind, and seated devotees in white and red sit in the background. a person: the long-haired man wears a maroon sannyasi-style garment, a beaded necklace and a gold ornament in his hair, cues consistent with a presiding teacher giving blessing.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20A photograph of a ritual blessing at an evening event. A bare-shouldered man in a maroon-red dhoti-style wrap and a gold necklace places his right palm on the forehead of an older white-haired man in a white kurta, who has a rudraksha mala and closes his eyes. The younger man holds his left hand raised in a mudra beside the elder's head. A golden ornate canopy with orange tassels stands at the left edge, and a woman in yellow clothing is visible at the right. The recipient appears to receive a blessing, and the setting looks like a satsang or padapuja gathering.2013-12-20A photograph of a satsang setting in which a man in rust-red saffron robes and a long brown-gold beaded necklace raises his right hand to touch the forehead of an older, white-haired man in a white shirt wearing a red and white beaded mala. Behind them, an orange tasseled canopy hangs at the top left beside a gold-ornate chair or throne, and a small heart-shaped pendant dangles from the canopy. Seated and standing devotees in white and red clothing fill the background of the white-floored hall, some smiling and watching.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20A photo of a satsang-style blessing at an outdoor event. A figure with long dark hair in a dark red-brown robe and a long beaded necklace reaches out to touch the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt, wearing a red lanyard and a dark beaded mala, who holds up his palm in response. A golden ornate throne or seat with an orange fringed canopy stands at left. Behind them, other devotees in white and maroon sit on a white-carpeted floor with a blurred bright backdrop. The giver's appearance (long swept-back hair, deep red robe, beaded necklace) and the throne-side setting are consistent with a person, giving a blessing to a devotee; the devotee is a devotee in white.2013-12-20A photograph of a blessing moment at an outdoor event. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare-shouldered maroon-red garment with a gold-toned shoulder cord places his raised palm on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. Both are in profile, eyes closed. Behind them a woman in white with a dark bead necklace holds her hand out, and a gold-fringed orange canopy edge is visible at top left. Several people in red and maroon clothing stand in the background. The man giving the blessing has distinctive long hair and maroon-red attire with a gold shoulder cord, consistent with the page's a person reference, but his appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2013-12-20Photograph of a devotional blessing at an outdoor ceremony under a canopy with an orange fringed top and gold-carved wooden pillar at left. A man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a rust-red shawl and a long beaded necklace, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a shaven-headed man in a white kurta with a red shawl, whose palms are pressed together in respectful greeting. Seated and standing devotees in white and red clothing are blurred in the background. The shaven-headed man is a devotee receiving the blessing. Scene suggests a padapuja or blessing during satsang.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20