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Photograph of a close-up blessing moment at a convention. In the foreground a man with grey hair has his head touched by a large hand of a long-haired man in white clothes with a wide gold border and a gold necklace. A smiling older woman with grey hair, gold earrings, a nose stud, a red bindi and a red-beaded necklace, wearing a white sari with a floral print, sits with eyes closed. Behind them standing people wear white and orange-bordered garments. The long-haired man in white with gold-bordered cloth appears to be a person, identified by long swept-back hair, gold adornments and ceremonial white and gold clothing.

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July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a ritual blessing at a convention. A long-haired man with a gold-bordered white shawl and beaded rudraksha mala presses his palms to the head of a seated man in white shirt. Beside them a woman in white sari with gold border folds her hands in prayer, and a woman in an orange shawl stands behind. A rotating fan and orange-shawled participants are visible in the background.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a devotional blessing at an indoor gathering. A woman with short grey hair, eyes closed and palms pressed together, wears a white sari with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and gold earrings. A younger person with long dark hair and a gold-bordered white garment with gold shoulder trim places a hand on her forehead in a blessing gesture, smiling. Another person's raised hand is visible at the left edge, and other people in white dhotis and saffron cloth stand behind. The setting is a person Spurana Convention scene in Salem, with a rudraksha mala draping the older woman's neck.2006-07-30Photograph of a long-haired young man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl placing his right palm on the forehead of an older woman with grey hair pulled back. She wears a yellow-and-white sari with a gold border, a rudraksha mala, and has her hands folded in prayer with eyes closed. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing and orange shawls stand or sit. The man's shawl has a metallic gold shoulder band and he wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. The setting appears to be a gathering with devotees. Gold text in the lower right corner reads a copyright line.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a spiritual convention where a man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white, who has his palms pressed together in namaskar. Other devotees stand nearby, including a man with a vibhuti mark in white clothes and women in orange and white saris, some smiling. The long-haired figure's distinctive hair, gold-bordered shawl and mala are the appearance cues for the a person label, and the scene reads as a blessing given to a devotee.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30Close photo of a long-haired man in white robes with a gold-edged shawl touching his palm to the forehead of a seated man with short grey hair, moustache and red rudraksha malas. The seated man wears white and has a vibhuti mark on his forehead; eyes closed. Another person in white stands behind, and a red-bordered garment is visible at the lower left. a person: long swept-back hair, gold-bordered white shawl, and a rudraksha mala cue on the seated devotee's side, the figure giving the blessing touch. Setting suggests a convention blessing.2006-07-30