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A photograph of a ceremonial exchange at an indoor event. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti marking on his forehead, a pink and green flower garland and a saffron cloth draped over his shoulders extends his right hand in blessing toward an older man on the right. That older man has grey hair and a grey beard, wears a white kurta with an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala, and presses his palms together in a respectful namaste. Between them stands a tall silver trident, and a gold deity murti with a peacock feather decoration sits in the foreground. Two attendants in white and orange stand in the background.

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April 04 20162016-04-04May 03 20142014-05-03May 11 20142014-05-11A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, a thick rudraksha mala draped over his bare shoulder, and a gold necklace. He smiles as he places his right hand on the head of a younger man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl, who bows forward. Behind them stand a silver trident and a golden lion-faced ornament, with a peacock-feather fan at the left edge and wooden orange-and-white latticed screens in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and blessing the devotee with a gesture of anugraha in a ritual setting.2014-09-13May 11 20142014-05-11May 10 20142014-05-10A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-brown robe with bare right shoulder, wearing a long red and yellow flower garland and a white horizontal forehead marking, placing a hand on the crown of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala who holds his right hand up in a palm-out gesture. Behind them, two women in orange saris stand near red velvet drapes, and a golden cushion is visible. The mood is a blessing exchange. a person cues: the seated figure wears a rust robe, a garland and a forehead marking, but the appearance is uncertain for identification, so the label is kept as unsure.2014-09-28May 04 20142014-05-04May 10 20142014-05-10May 04 20142014-05-04A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas around the neck placing a hand on the forehead of a seated older man in a white kurta. The blessing figure's long dark hair is swept back, and the figure gestures with the other hand raised. Behind them, standing devotees wear white and a woman in a red sari watches. Red and yellow floral garlands hang at the left, and a red curtain and a ceiling fan are visible. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan during a satsang.2013-07-06A seated man with short dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange robe and a long garland of pink flowers and green leaves, extends his right hand to bless the bowed head of an older grey-haired man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. Behind them stands a silver trident and a golden ornamental seat with red cushions. A woman in orange and another in white stand in the background, with a painted temple image on the left. a person: the seated blessing figure shows a shaved-free dark tousled hair, tilak, pink garland and orange robe, and is performing a blessing on a devotee.2014-05-11