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A photograph of a standing woman in a rust-red sari with rudraksha mala applying a dot or vibhuti-like mark to the forehead of a smiling woman seated in white. Beside her, a woman with eyes closed sits in white with a rudraksha mala, and a younger woman in white with a shawl and rudraksha mala watches. The setting is an indoor hall with a wooden door and a white wall. The standing woman holds a small gold container. No a person candidate is visible.

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May 9t 2017July 29 20172017-07-29 +1 copiesMay 9t 2017A photograph of a seated devotee in white clothes with rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali, receiving a blessing. A standing woman with long dreadlocks wears a rust-red and gold-bordered robe and touches the devotee's forehead with her fingers while holding a small object. Seated people around them wear white and sit with eyes closed or looking forward; a woman in the foreground has a vertical forehead mark and a rudraksha mala. The standing figure's appearance is not clearly established, so the role is described as a robed woman giving a blessing.2017-07-27A woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold border and rudraksha beads stands and bends over a seated young woman in white, touching the younger woman's forehead with her fingers in a blessing or anointing gesture. Seated beside them are older women in white garments, one wearing a rudraksha mala, another with short hair and a pearl necklace. The room has cream walls, a dark wooden door, and red upholstered chairs. Another person sits at the far right edge. The setting suggests a satsang or seated ritual gathering.2017-07-29A seated audience at a KAILASA event, with a devotee in a rust-brown garment standing at left and reaching toward a woman's forehead with a finger, apparently applying a mark during a blessing. The seated woman in the centre wears a cream embroidered kurta and a rudraksha mala, her eyes closed and face tilted up. Beside her at left, an older woman in white with glasses and a red bindi wears a rudraksha mala. At right, a woman in an orange top and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sit among rows of wooden chairs, with more people in white visible in the background.2017-07-29 +1 copiesA seated woman in white clothes with a rudraksha mala has her hands pressed together in prayer while her eyes are closed. A standing woman with long dreadlocks, wearing a maroon and orange sari with a gold border, holds a small object near the seated woman's forehead and touches her head. Nearby a woman with curly hair in white clothes holds a rudraksha mala, and seated audience members in white and cream clothes, one with a marked forehead, watch the scene in a hall with wooden doors and wall sockets behind them.2017-07-27Indoor satsang hall during a seated discourse. A woman with long dark dreadlocks, wearing a maroon-red top and a rudraksha mala, stands at centre holding a small object in her hand. Seated in front of her, an older white-haired woman in white clothing with a rudraksha mala listens with a serious expression. To the left, a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi sits beside a dark bag. To the right, a woman with grey hair in a white top and rudraksha mala has her hands in her lap. Audience members are partly visible in the foreground, and a partial banner with pink lettering is at upper right.2017-07-27A seated group in a hall during a ritual session. A standing figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-red robe and draped cloth, presses a hand to the forehead of a seated woman in an orange-red shawl with rudraksha beads and gold pendant, who has her palms together in prayer. Beside her, a woman in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and gold beads sits with eyes lowered. In front, a bald man in white with an orange-red shawl sits with closed eyes, and several other white-clad, shawled participants sit in rows, some with rudraksha malas. Wooden doors and gold-tipped poles stand in the background.May 9t 2017A woman in a rust-red sari with an orange border and long rudraksha mala stands at right, extending her hand toward a seated woman with short grey hair in a white top and red-orange shawl. Around them, seated participants in white, orange and cream clothes sit in a bright hall with reddish chairs and tables, and a small framed picture of a deity is held near the lower right. Ritual energy darshan appears to be taking place in an indoor hall.2017-05-04May 9t 2017