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Indoor ceremony on a stage with dark red curtains. A man with long hair tied back in a ponytail, wearing a white kurta, stands with hands clasped while a robed figure places a hand on his head. The blessing figure wears saffron-orange robes, a red tilak, gold ornaments and multiple strands of rudraksha beads. He holds a sheet of paper and is possibly reading from it. Beside him, a bald priest in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak watches. At right, a red box of offerings is held by someone. a person: the central figure with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha and heavy gold necklaces matches the cues, though appearance is uncertain. Four or more people are visible.

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May 14 20132013-05-14May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang-style ceremony in a hall with a magenta curtain and a yellow banner at top left. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a thick rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, gold necklace and earrings, a white vibhuti stripe on the forehead, and a hair bun, places one hand on the head of a young man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha necklace, while reading from a small white paper in the other hand. Behind them, several people in maroon kurtas and white clothes stand with hands folded in prayer. a person with saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, performing a blessing on a devotee.2013-02-24Indoor temple scene. A man with long dark hair, wearing a deep saffron-red robe and a heavy multi-strand necklace of gold-toned beads, stands at centre with a white cloth wrap over his shoulder and white sacred ash across his forehead with a red bindi. He places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white t-shirt who bows with hands folded near his chin, and the man holds a folded white paper in his other hand. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands along a metal barrier, and a colourful decorated shrine with lit oil lamps and floral offerings glows in the background, with saffron and orange hangings at the top. A bare-shouldered man in orange cloth is partly visible at the right edge.2013-03-13A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A man in an orange saffron garment with a white forehead band, red bindi, gold necklace, rudraksha malas and orange armlets stands at right, holding a folded white paper while looking down. He wears a gold and red ornament and his hair is tied up. Beside him a second man in orange-and-white ritual dress with a shaved head and tripundra marks stands behind. At left a man in a white shirt with folded hands and bowed head receives the blessing as an orange-clad figure places a hand on his head. Other people in white stand in the background.2012-09-28A photograph of an indoor hall with dark red velvet drapes and a colourful painted backdrop. On the right, a man with swept-back dark hair wears an orange-brown robe, a thick rudraksha mala and a gold-bead necklace with a pendant, and places his right hand on the forehead of a bespectacled man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his brow. The blessed man stands with hands joined in namaste while a younger man in a white kurta with hair tied back stands beside him. A rope barrier and stanchions run along the foreground, and a wooden table with red items and ornaments is visible at right. Partially visible at the right edge is another figure in a brown-toned robe. The robed figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for Swamiji, shown with long hair, a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces, giving a blessing.2013-05-13A man in a rust-orange saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace and a orange-brown shawl stands in a temple-like hall, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in white who bows forward. The robed man has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash marks, gold earrings and bangles, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Several men in white clothes stand behind them, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity murti panels is visible. Appearance-based a person in the robed role of the blessing officiant, performing a blessing with a hand on the head.2013-03-06A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a temple-like hall. A man in a red dhoti-style wrap with a blue-and-purple border and a thick gold ceremonial garland stands at right, long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, holding a folded white paper, and extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a young man at left. That young man, in white clothes with palms pressed together in namaste, and another young man with his head bowed stand beside him. Behind them a man in an orange garment with a gold necklace watches, and a figure in white stands further back. Gold ornaments, a gold-framed shrine with deity murti and warm lamp light fill the background. Lush temple decoration frames the scene.2011-01-25 +1 copiesMay 14 20132013-05-14A photograph of an indoor ritual blessing against a red draped backdrop. A man in a bare-chested orange-red cloth with a gold necklace and a hair bun stands at right, his right hand pressed to the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl at left, who holds a folded white paper in his hands. Several people in red and white clothing stand behind them, and a blurred figure in a red top appears at upper left. The scene suggests a darshan-style blessing, with the orange-clad figure's distinctive gold necklace, swept-back hair and clothing matching a person cues.2012-09-05May 15 20132013-05-15A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a dimly lit hall. A man in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back hair, red and gold flower garlands, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and bangle-style armbands stands at right, holding a folded white paper while placing his right hand on the head of a young man in a white kurta. The young man stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The robed figure has white vertical tilak and a red dot on his forehead. Behind them, other people in white and saffron stand near a dark backdrop. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) for the robed figure with distinctive saffron robes, long hair, garlands and malas; the young man is a devotee receiving blessing.2013-01-12