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A photograph of a seated young man with closed eyes receiving a blessing as a long-haired sadhu in dreadlocks and an orange cloth places his right hand on the devotee's forehead. The devotee wears a white dhoti, an orange shawl printed with repeated Sanskrit-style characters, and a rudraksha mala, and holds his left palm open. Behind them stand two more orange-clad sadhus with rudraksha malas, one with a gold necklace, and a faint white tilak mark on the upper arm. Warm indoor light falls on the scene.

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March 27 20182018-03-27March 28 20182018-03-28July 30 20172017-07-30March 28 20182018-03-28 +2 copiesApril 24 20172017-04-24March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesJune 27 20162016-06-27A photo of a young man in a white kurta with an orange-and-saffron shawl printed with repeated Sanskrit-style text and the word a person, standing with his hand raised in a gesture of reverence. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders, with long braided hair and a long beard, reaches up to touch the young man's forehead, possibly applying a mark. A rust-coloured curtain and a golden pillar and ornate gold fabric are behind them, with a red cushion at lower right.2016-07-14A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a saffron-orange shawl touches the crown of a kneeling devotee's head with his right hand. The devotee wears a white shirt, an orange-and-black patterned shawl, a gold bracelet and a ring, and presses his palms together in prayer. Behind them, other people in white dhotis with orange shawls stand, and a gold-decorated wall forms the backdrop. A man holding a slip of paper stands nearby. The scene suggests a blessing or pada puja style ritual touch. The central figure is a person, identified by long swept-back dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, in the role of a ritual blesser.2017-08-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man with eyes closed and a slight smile receiving a blessing at the forehead. He wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with Sanskrit mantra text. A bearded man in a white garment and rudraksha mala presses his fingers to the seated man's brow with his right hand while his left hand is raised beside him. Behind them, another person in white stands with hands folded, and a third person is partly visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a dark red curtain in the background.2017-02-28A seated figure in a rust-orange turban and orange-and-yellow robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with an orange scarf printed with script. The standing man holds his palms together in namaste. Behind them, a gold-carved throne and red drapes frame the scene, and two people in white and red garments stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, identified by turban, mala and robe cues, giving a blessing.2015-10-25Close side profile of a young man with short dark hair and a trimmed beard, eyes closed in stillness. A hand with a red thread bracelet presses the centre of his forehead. He wears an orange garment printed with white script along the neck. Blurred hands folded in prayer and a white card appear in the background. No one is identified as a person in this frame; the person is an unnamed devotee receiving a blessing.2018-03-28 +1 copies