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Photograph 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.

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August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20A 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.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.2017-08-20A 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.2017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20A 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.2017-08-20August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA 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.2017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20A photograph of an initiation moment at a Nithya Satsang event. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands in profile, extending his right arm to press his palm onto the forehead of a kneeling man with short dark hair who wears a cream-colored garment and a beaded necklace. The kneeling man raises both hands in a receptive gesture. Behind them, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a long rudraksha-style mala and forehead markings watches, while another woman in a cream and gold sari smiles, and additional devotees stand in the background. A golden ceremonial vessel is visible in the lower foreground.2017-09-04