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A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A shaved-headed? No: a man with hair gathered in a bun, bare-chested with an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the crown of a long-haired man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a beaded mala. The recipient has his palms raised and eyes closed in devotion. A golden deity murti head stands in the foreground, and other devotees in white and orange sit behind. A printed card is held in the giver's hand. Two bystanders are partly visible, and the blessing appears to be a padapuja-style head blessing.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A seated figure with long dark hair in a bun, bare-shouldered and wrapped in a reddish-brown cloth with a gold border, extends his right hand over the head of a bald man in a white kurta who bows forward with his palms pressed together near his head. The seated figure holds a sheet of paper in his left hand. Gold-coloured ornamental objects lie beside him and a gold deity murti is visible in the background. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation at a satsang.2013-12-10May 13 20142014-05-13October 26 20142014-10-26March 25 20142014-03-25A photograph of a ritual exchange indoors before a gilded wall. On the right, a bare-chested figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white forehead mark and a saffron-and-gold wrap stands with one hand raised over the head of a man kneeling on the left. The kneeling man wears a white kurta, an orange-and-gold shawl and wooden rudraksha beads, with his palms pressed together. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl and a man in white with beads stand watching. Their dress is white and orange, with rudraksha malas. The setting has a gold-patterned wall and a white air conditioner unit.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 02 20142014-08-02October 28 20142014-10-28May 09 20142014-05-09A photograph of a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, seated on the left, raising both hands to touch the forehead of a younger man with dark wavy hair who wears a white shirt and a red-orange shawl. The recipient has his eyes closed and both palms raised. A gold ornament sits in the foreground, and a framed portrait of a saint in an orange turban hangs behind. A woman in the background watches.2014-03-12A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair tied back in a bun, wearing a rudraksha mala and a rust-red and saffron garment with a small red bindi, pressing his hand to the forehead of an older grey-haired man in a white shirt draped with an orange shawl. The older man has his palms raised in front of him. Beside them is a golden figure, and a sheet of paper is held in the seated man's left hand. Behind them is a blurred golden decorative backdrop and a few other people in the room.2014-03-12May 14 20142014-05-14March 12 20142014-03-12