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A young man with curly, shoulder-length brown hair and stubble stands in profile wearing a loose white shirt with full sleeves, a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck, and gold bangles on his wrist. His eyes are closed and he raises one palm forward while another person's hand, with a scar on the forearm, rests on his forehead in a blessing gesture. A deep maroon curtain forms the background, with a white cabinet-like object at the right edge and a blurred head at the lower left. The visible man is a devotee receiving a blessing; his appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so no a person identification is made.

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A photo of a curly-haired man in a white loose shirt and a wooden rudraksha-style mala necklace, eyes closed and head tilted, with his right hand raised palm-out in front of him. Another person's bare arm reaches in from the right and presses a palm to his forehead in a blessing-like gesture against a dark red curtain backdrop. A white cabinet-like unit sits at the right edge. No clear a person cues of saffron clothing, long swept hair or crown are visible, so the identity is uncertain.2011-12-02A photograph of a shaved-headed? no: a man with long dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white kurta with a thin chain necklace and beaded bracelet, eyes closed and head bowed as another man in an orange saffron garment places his palm on his forehead. The man in orange is at the right edge, with his hand raised in a blessing-like gesture on the recipient's brow, while the recipient holds one arm outstretched with a ring on the finger. A blurred figure in white stands in the background before dark red drapery.2011-11-20November 20 20112011-11-20A close photograph of a smiling bearded man with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a white top and a dark blue bead necklace, receiving a blessing as another person's hand rests on his forehead. The blessing hand wears an orange and dark rudraksha-style bracelet. Two hands are pressed together in the lower left foreground, and a red curtain forms the backdrop. The man's eyes are partly closed and he appears to be laughing with joy during the blessing. No identifiable a person candidate is visibly present, only a devotee receiving a blessing.2011-09-01A photograph of a shaktipat-style blessing session. A young man with shoulder-length light brown hair and a beard and moustache, wearing a white open-collared shirt, rudraksha mala and an orange shawl, has his forehead touched by a hand of a person in the foreground seen from behind, with long dark hair and a pink and white floral garland. Another man in white stands in the background near a red-orange light. The person in the foreground who is blessing has a red thread bracelet on the wrist.2017-03-04Close photograph of a man in a white collared shirt with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, eyes closed and smiling, receiving a blessing as a hand presses on his forehead from the left while his own right hand is raised palm-outward. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background against dark red drapery.2011-12-03February 18 20132013-02-18July 26 20172017-07-26Close photograph of a man in a white shirt with his eyes closed and head tilted back, arms raised with palms facing forward, while another person's bare arm reaches in from the right to press a hand onto his forehead. He wears a navy lanyard with white lettering and a beaded bracelet on one wrist. The dark red curtain behind suggests a stage or hall setting. Appears to be a blessing or touch-based ritual gesture; no visible throne, deity or ceremonial object identifies the occasion. Only two people are visible, and no person is clearly identified as a person by visible cues.2011-12-02July 19 20122012-07-19A close photograph of a man in a plain white shirt with arms raised and palms open, eyes closed, while another person's hand presses on his forehead in a blessing or initiation gesture. He wears a blue lanyard with white printed text and a brown beaded bracelet on one wrist. A blurred bald head is visible at lower left and a dark red curtain fills the background. The setting suggests a devotional or initiation moment in an ashram hall.2011-12-02November 26 20112011-11-26