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A photograph of a ceremony indoors. A young man in a white shirt with a small orange-and-white badge stands behind a seated man and raises his right hand above the seated man's head, pressing his palm to the forehead. The seated man wears a tiger-striped yellow and black shawl, a long rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold ornaments, and horizontal white tilak with a red dot on his forehead; he looks down at a small folded paper in his hands. A silver trident stands in the right foreground beside a gold-coloured ornate throne back. Soft neutral wall panels form the background.

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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a striped yellow and black tiger-pattern shawl with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark, his hair tied in a knot, placing his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white collared shirt with a red-and-white cloth at his waist. The standing man keeps his eyes closed and his left hand raised in receiving. Behind them, a golden throne-like chair, red seating, a silver trident and several other people in white with red-bordered cloths are visible. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment in an ashram hall.2014-03-15Indoor photo of a ceremonial blessing. A man in a white shirt and white trousers with a red shawl stands at left, both hands raised and palms on the head of a seated man in a zebra-striped tiger-print cloth. The seated man wears a dark rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, a white tripundra mark on the forehead, and holds a folded white paper in his hands while smiling and looking down. Behind them is a golden decorated backdrop and a silver trident at right. Two people are visible. The seated man is a candidate with several cues: swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and ornate tiger-print cloth, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in person.2013-12-18December 18 20132013-12-18December 15 20132013-12-15December 18 20132013-12-18December 19 20132013-12-19December 18 20132013-12-18A photograph of a long-haired man with a red bindi, wearing a tiger-striped garment, a rudraksha mala and beaded waist ornament, touching the forehead of a woman in white clothing and a white head-wrap with a red hair tie. The woman, wearing a red shawl and bangles, holds a long wooden staff. A gold-coloured ornate object is visible at left, and a brass tray with flowers sits in the foreground. Two other people are partially visible at the edges. Compatible cues are present for a person presence, the man in tiger-striped clothing with long hair and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing touch on the woman's forehead.2013-05-25A seated figure with a bare upper body wrapped in a tiger-striped saffron-and-black cloth, wearing a long rudraksha mala with ornate beads, places a hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. The seated figure has hair tied in a bun and holds a folded white paper in the other hand. A silver trident stands in the background near a golden vessel. a person: the seated figure has a bare upper body with a rudraksha mala and tiger-striped cloth, and is performing a blessing on a devotee, with an attendant or devotee standing nearby in white.2013-12-15A woman in a tiger-striped sleeveless top with a dark hair bun and red-brown beaded mala presses her palm to the forehead of a short-haired man in a white t-shirt with a thin necklace, his palms pressed together before his chest. She holds a folded white paper in her other hand. A tall brass ritual stand with a hanging bell is behind them, and a woman in white and a partly visible man sit in the background of a wood-paneled hall.2013-12-18December 10 20132013-12-10A photograph of a ritual exchange indoors. A woman in a yellow and black striped top with a rudraksha-style bead necklace reaches toward a man's forehead with her right hand while holding a folded white cloth or paper in her left. The man, wearing a white kurta, a dark rudraksha mala and a red bracelet, raises his palm in a blessing gesture. Behind them stands a long metal rod or spear and a small hanging brass bell. Another person in white with a mala watches in the background.2013-12-18