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A photograph of a seated devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl, whose shaved head is being held by a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a visible tilak on his forehead. The man wears an event badge on a lanyard and cups the seated person's head in both hands, a gesture of blessing or personal greeting. Behind them, other white-clad attendees and orange shawls are visible in a crowded hall during a gathering.

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A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt with a red tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, standing close and placing his hands on the head of another person seated in front, whose dark hair is visible. Beside them at the left, a man in glasses wears an orange garment and a beaded mala. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with plain pale walls. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment during an event.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Close photo of a balding, mustached middle-aged man in a white shirt with eyes closed, his head held between the hands of a young man with a shaved head, white tilak on the forehead, and an orange shawl. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a crowded hall, one holding a small black device and wearing a wristwatch. The young man appears to be giving a blessing or touching the forehead of the devotee.2007-02-24Indoor photograph of an ashram gathering in white ceremonial clothing. In the foreground, a young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands and places his hands on the head of a seated older man with grey hair, who wears a white shirt. Behind them, several men in white and orange or saffron shawls look on, one wearing a gold bangle and another with a gold chain. A white plastic chair and white cloth covers are visible at the edge. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment.2007-02-24July 07 20102010-07-07July 11 20102010-07-11A seated man in long dark hair and an orange saffron garment places his right hand on the head of a standing man in a cream collared shirt and rudraksha mala, who presses his palms together in respect. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in white with an orange shawl and another man in white with a yellow shawl and forehead markings stand at a tented ritual space, with a tray of sweets and offerings at the right. Several onlookers in white and yellow clothing stand in the background, a yellow pillar with a decorative band is visible at the top, and a gold trishul rests near the seated figure.2010-08-04November 18 20092009-11-18July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an indoor ceremony in which a man with curly dark hair, wearing round glasses, a red tilak on his forehead, an orange shawl, white kurta and rudraksha malas, places his hands on the shaved head of a shaven-headed man in white clothes and an orange shawl. The shaven-headed devotee bows his head forward while the bespectacled man smiles. Two people in white are visible in the background, and an orange curtain hangs at the right edge. The page is about a 2007 Ananda Samajam and paduka yatra event, so the bespectacled man with the rudraksha malas and orange shawl is a person candidate receiving or blessing a devotee.2007-02-24Indoor photo of a devotee gathering. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with long, swept-back black hair and a moustache places his hand on the head of a grey-haired man in a white checked shirt, who bows forward with eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white kurtas and an orange shawl stand watching, including one in a white shirt and glasses. A young woman in a white uniform appears at the top right. The setting appears to be a hall with a grey mat on the floor.2007-02-24A photograph of a blessing moment indoors against a plain white wall with a ceiling fan. A man in an orange saffron cloth and beaded rudraksha malas stands behind a seated older man in a white short-sleeved shirt and glasses, pressing his right palm onto the older man's forehead. The older man has his eyes lowered and his hands clasped together at waist level. Behind them a young man in white with a red bindi and beaded mala sits and watches, and another man in orange with a mala stands at left. Orange and red beaded bracelets are visible on the standing man's wrists. A white-clad woman appears at the right edge.2012-04-06