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A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple-style hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red draped garment, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, gold earring and beaded bracelets, reaches out to place his hand on the head of a kneeling man with short dark hair who wears a white dhoti with gold border, a bare upper body, a rudraksha mala and red wrist thread, with palms pressed together. Behind them, several men in white and orange dhotis stand, some bare-chested with malas, and a smiling man with a tilak sits near a small golden deity murti on a stand. Ornate gold pillars frame the right side. The long-haired man with rudraksha and gold ornaments is a person, giving a blessing; he is the appearance-based candidate and this is in person.

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A man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a short beard, wearing an orange-red draped garment, multiple rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and red-and-gold bangles, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a bare-chested older man with short grey hair. The receiving man wears white dhoti with yellow border, rudraksha mala, and holds his palms together in namaskar while smiling with eyes closed. Behind them, two white-clad men stand with rudraksha malas, and a small golden deity murti and a gilded ornate pillar are visible.2017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a saffron-orange robe, red-orange beaded bracelets, gold earrings and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a smiling young man with short curly dark hair and a beard, who is bare-chested with an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind them a golden deity murti holds a brass oil lamp. Several onlookers in white dhotis and shawls, one with a brown and white beaded mala, and a woman in white with a camera stand nearby, with a red-and-white bindi visible. Probable Swamiji (probable) gives the blessing, identified by long swept-back hair, orange robe, gold ornaments and red-orange beads, while the recipient is a devotee receiving padapuja-style blessing.2017-07-07July 03 20172017-07-03A photograph of a ritual initiation in a temple-style hall. On the left, a fair-haired young man with bare chest wears a white dhoti-style cloth with gold border and a rudraksha mala, hands raised to his head. On the right, a figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, ornate gold earrings, gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, wearing a saffron-red robe with gold-colored embellishments and red-and-gold armbands, places a hand on the young man's head in blessing. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand, and a gold deity murti and an oil lamp are in the foreground. The figure on the right has distinctive ornate adornments and long hair, so the appearance is a probable match to the page's a person reference.2017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26A photograph of a devotee in white dhoti with gold border and a red rudraksha mala receiving a blessing. A man with long dreadlocks and a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders presses his palm to the devotee's forehead, marking a tilak. The devotee holds his right hand raised, palm outward, and smiles. Behind them, several people in white dhotis with gold borders stand with hands folded in anjali, and a golden deity murti stands in the lower foreground. Gold ornaments and a red floral backdrop frame the scene.2017-07-14 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20182018-01-13 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03Photo of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead mark, rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm and gold ornaments, rests his hand on the head of a short-haired man in white and yellow clothing who smiles. Behind them, blurred shirtless figures and a golden deity murti are visible. a person cues (dreadlocks, rudraksha, gold ornaments) apply to the figure giving the blessing, who is physically present.2017-07-07July 26 20172017-07-26