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A photo of a ritual blessing in a hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a red-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a white tilak on his forehead places his right hand on the head of a shirtless devotee with short dark hair and a tilak, who holds his palms together in namaskar and holds a folded paper. Gold-coloured deity murti and ceremonial metalware fill the foreground. Behind them, women in white and cream saris with gold borders and white-marked foreheads look on, and a red curtain hangs in the background.

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August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20Photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall with a red curtain. A man with long matted dreadlocks and a bare upper body, wearing a reddish cloth, extends his right arm to press his palm on the forehead of a seated bare-chested man with closed eyes and palms raised. Golden ornamental statues and vessels surround them. Behind, women in white saris with gold borders watch, and an ornate golden shrine element is visible on the left.2017-08-20Close photo of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-shouldered and wearing a reddish-orange cloth, pressing his palm to the forehead of a young man kneeling with eyes closed and palms raised in front of him. The young man has a fresh vertical mark on his forehead and holds a printed sheet of paper. Golden figures or ornaments stand in the foreground, and people in white dhoti and cream kasavu shawls stand behind them against a dark red backdrop. Appears to be a blessing or initiation moment at a ritual gathering, with the dreadlocked figure's appearance matching presentation cues for a person in a ceremonial role.2017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair and a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, leaning forward and extending his right arm to press his palm onto the forehead of a seated man with a white vibhuti mark. Golden deity murti and gold ritual vessels sit in the foreground. Behind them, a row of women in white and cream saris with white forehead marks and gold necklaces watch the blessing. The setting appears to be a puja or darshan.2017-08-20A photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested man seated with closed eyes and a rudraksha mala around his neck, receiving a blessing as a long-haired figure in a red-brown shawl presses his palm to his forehead. A folded paper slip is held near his chest by another hand wearing rudraksha bracelets. Behind them, women in white and cream draped garments stand in the hall, and a gold-coloured ritual vessel sits in the foreground. Gold-toned ritual objects and a red neon sign appear in the background. The blessing figure has long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper torso with a red-brown wrap, which is a plausible match to the page's a person reference, though the face is not clearly visible and identity remains uncertain.2017-08-20A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare upper body, presses his right palm onto the forehead of a seated young man who has white sacred ash marks on his brow and a rudraksha-beaded necklace. Behind them, several women in white and cream saris and one in a maroon blouse watch; gold-coloured ritual vessels and a golden deity murti stand in the foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment in a temple-style hall.2017-08-20A photograph of a ritual blessing at a Nithya Kriya Yoga session. A man with long dreadlocks and bare upper body, wearing a rust-orange cloth, extends his right hand and places it on the head of a seated man in a white shirt who has his palms joined in namaste. Behind them, several women in cream and gold-bordered saris and gold necklaces stand watching, one with a white forehead mark. In the foreground are ornate gold ceremonial objects including a gold trident-shaped finial and a gold lion-like figure.2017-08-20A photograph of a darshan moment during a Nithya Kriya Yoga program. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a red-brown cloth over his shoulder touches the forehead of a bare-chested devotee with his right hand. The devotee has closed eyes, a sandalwood-type mark on his chest, rudraksha bead bracelets and a gold pendant, and holds a small printed paper slip. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands among onlookers, and gold ceremonial objects are in the foreground. The man with dreadlocks has distinctive long dreadlocks and a red-brown cloth, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2017-08-20