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A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, standing and applying a mark or ash to the forehead of a woman in a tan and beige saree with a dark braid and red flower in her hair. Behind them hang red satin drapes and a white backdrop. The man has a bun of dark hair and gold earrings, and he is smiling as he attends to her. The woman bends slightly forward with her eyes lowered, holding a small mala of beads in one hand. The scene looks like a personal blessing or tilak application.

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A photograph of a seated, bare-chested man in an orange-brown dhoti and orange shawl, with hair in a topknot and gold earrings, placing both hands on the heads of two seated devotees. A woman on the left wears an orange blouse, a red-and-maroon sari edge, bangles and a hair bun, with her palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. A man beside her in an orange shawl bows his head. Behind them, people in white and orange clothing sit against a red curtain. The man giving the blessing has long hair in a bun and a gold chain, and his appearance is consistent with the page's description, but the face is not visible enough to confirm identity.2012-07-09A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron shawl wears a long gold necklace with green beads and round gold bells, plus a dark swept-back hairstyle and gold earrings. He places his right palm on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in orange clothing who kneels with hands pressed together in namaste and rudraksha malas around his neck. Behind them a woman in white sari stands with hands folded, and red silk drapes hang in the background.2012-08-21 +1 copiesJuly 07 20122012-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a darshan-style blessing. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long white jasmine garland and multiple rudraksha-style wooden bead malas and gold-toned beaded bracelets, stands with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and presses his hand on the head of a seated man in a white shirt. A printed slip or paper is held in the seated man's hands. Behind them, women in orange and red saris, one with a flower in her hair, watch, and a pale silk backdrop hangs behind. a person (saffron dress, white forehead marks and multiple malas, standing in the blessing role) is shown in person.2012-09-05October 05 20122012-10-05May 01 20142014-05-01July 02 20122012-07-02A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold ornamental necklace and rudraksha-style beads, wearing white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, raising his right hand toward a seated man in a maroon shirt who bows with hands joined in namaste. A red curtain hangs at left and white draped fabric behind them. a person is the man in saffron robes giving blessing to the devotee in maroon. Two people are visible, with a partially visible person at right edge and another head behind the seated devotee.2012-07-09A seated priest in a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and orange-red beaded necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed man in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala, who has white tilak marks and an earring. Behind them a seated woman in a maroon robe and dark beads watches, and two people in cream and white stand in a room with red curtains. The scene resembles a forehead blessing or initiation during a ritual.2013-11-05July 09 20122012-07-09February 09 20122012-02-09September 13 20142014-09-13