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A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, gold hoop earring and a leopard-print wrap over a rust-red garment places his right hand on the crown of a shaved-headed young man with rudraksha beads around his neck. Behind them, several women in orange and saffron garments smile and watch, one holding a small brass vessel. A tall golden pillar and gilded architecture frame the scene in an indoor hall. Visible ritual touch suggests a blessing or initiation moment. The seated figure's identity is not established by visible cues alone.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a gilded temple setting. A long-haired man in a leopard-print sleeveless garment and multiple rudraksha malas touches the forehead of a young boy in an orange cloth and a rudraksha necklace, who has white markings on his face and body and keeps his eyes closed. Behind them, a man in white and orange robes with long dreadlocks stands near a golden deity murti and a lit oil lamp, with ornate gold carvings and illuminated panels in the background. The man placing his hand on the boy has a horizontal tilak on his forehead and a red thread on his wrist, and is positioned as the officiating figure. a person: the long-haired man in the leopard-print garment with multiple rudraksha malas is performing the blessing as the central officiant.2017-07-25A photograph of a temple blessing in a gold-decorated shrine. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas and a leopard-print sleeveless garment places his right hand on the head of a boy with palms pressed together in namaste. The boy wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a robed person in orange stands near ornate gold carvings, and a small golden deity murti sits in the foreground. Blurred heads of onlookers frame the lower edge.2017-07-25June 01 20172017-06-01July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22A seated man in a rust-red robe with a leopard-print headwrap, a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits on a red-cushioned throne before an ornate silver panel. He holds out a small white paper toward a young boy in white dhoti and glasses. Around them stand people in saffron-orange robes, one with white horizontal stripes on her arms, and a young man in orange with a white-marked forehead holds the paper near the child's head. Gold-carved temple pillars and a carved lion-like motif frame the scene.2017-12-10July 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copiesPhoto of a seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print sleeveless garment, extending his right arm to touch the head of a short-haired man in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha mala. Both hands are raised in a blessing gesture. Behind them are ornate gold carved panels, a silver standing lamp and a brass vessel, with an orange-robed attendant partly visible. a person is seated as the giver of the blessing, with the cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate leopard-print clothing.2017-07-25A photograph of a darshan moment during an indoor event. In the foreground, a figure with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband and a garland of pink and yellow flowers stands with their back to the camera, wearing rust-orange draped cloth and gold armlets, and places a hand on the forehead of a bare-chested seated man with a gold chain. Behind them, women in cream and white saris and a red-clad woman watch, and a painted red and gold figure, possibly a deity murti or decoration, appears at the left edge. A red wall and a lit red sign are visible in the background. a person: the figure giving darshan has long dreadlocked hair, orange clothing, gold ornaments and a flower garland, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.2017-08-23August 23 20172017-08-23A long-haired figure with dark dreadlocks, wearing an orange-red draped garment, gold jewelry and a red-beaded bracelet, presses a hand to the forehead of a seated man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. A gilded brass deity murti with an oil lamp stands in front, and two folded white papers are held nearby. Behind them, a cutout of a figure in an orange turban and a woman in white and orange are visible; a photographer stands at upper left.2017-07-07April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copies