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A man in profile, seated on a decorated throne-like seat on the right, wears a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder with a gold chain, and has a braided hair crown wrapped with rudraksha beads and a light forehead marking. Behind him, several men stand in the background: one in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, others in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces. A woman with a topknot and white forehead marks sits in the lower left foreground. The setting is an indoor room with pink walls, a red curtain, and carved wooden panels on the right.

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May 12 20182018-05-12A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a turban-like crown and strung with rudraksha beads, wearing an orange-red cloth over bare shoulders and a gold chain, places his hand on the head of a seated man with short dark hair and a red-orange shawl who has his eyes raised upward. Behind them a second person in a red robe stands near a red curtain. A third seated person with a sandalwood-marked forehead and rudraksha beads looks on, and a silver kalasha-style vessel and a silver cup sit on a leopard-print cloth at right. a person is the man with the dreadlocked crown, applying a blessing on the seated devotee's head.2018-05-12A photograph of a ceremonial setting. In the foreground on the right, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wears a rust-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, looking to the side. Behind him, a bare-chested older man in white dhoti with gold border holds a small offering and a white cloth; a bearded man with glasses and a man in orange cloth stand behind, and a seated person with dreadlocks sits lower left. A tray of offerings is visible in the background, with a brass lamp at upper right near a white air conditioner.2018-05-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a headband of rudraksha beads, wearing a maroon sleeveless drape and a rudraksha mala necklace, reaching forward with his right arm to apply a white paste or prasad to the forehead of a bare-chested man in the foreground. Several other people stand behind, including a smiling woman in a white sari and a person in white at right; a glass vessel sits at lower left. The setting appears to be an indoor gathering or satsang. a person: the man has long dreadlocks, a rudraksha headband and necklace, and maroon robe, consistent with the page's description of him as the presiding teacher performing the blessing.2018-04-16 +1 copiesMay 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesMay 21 20182018-05-21April 15 20182018-04-15May 12 20182018-05-12Close photo of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested under a saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder, wearing a dense rudraksha mala, smiling with eyes closed while facing a woman seen from behind with braided hair and a white garment with a rudraksha necklace. Behind them, out-of-focus seated devotees, one with a red-orange tilak on his forehead, and a red cloth and white backdrop suggest a ceremonial hall. Appearance-based label: a person, for the dreadlocked man with saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, seen in person during a darshan-style exchange.2018-04-13July 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copiesMay 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested man with a dreadlocked hair wrap studded with rudraksha beads, white tilak on his forehead, gold earrings and a gold necklace, wearing a deep red shawl over his shoulder. He is seated and looking downward with a faint smile, while around him several people in orange and red clothing stand close, including a woman in a yellow-and-orange garment with rudraksha strands and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread. Background shows a red curtain, an air conditioner unit and a ceiling light. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering.2018-05-13