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A photograph of an outdoor satsang setting in which a bare-shouldered man in a maroon-red cloth wrapped around his body and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a red shawl and a red lanyard. The giver has long dark hair tied back with a gold hair ornament; his palm presses on the receiver's head while the receiver holds his own right hand up in a gesture of acceptance. Behind them, women and men in white and red-orange garments sit or stand, and an orange tasselled canopy hangs at the upper left. This appears to be a blessing or initiation moment, with a person in the giver role based on the long hair, bare shoulder, maroon cloth and beaded necklace, though the appearance is only partly clear.

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December 20 20132013-12-20Outdoor satsang scene in Bali. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style wrap and a thick gold-brown beaded necklace, extends his right arm to touch the forehead of an older man with short grey hair. The older man wears a white kurta with a red shawl and rudraksha mala, and holds his right hand raised with palm open. Behind them, a woman in white with a mala and another in red-orange sari-style clothing stand among attendees, and an orange and gold fringed canopy hangs at the left edge. The man in rust-red robes appears to be a person (long swept hair, ornate beaded necklace, saffron-toned robes) performing a blessing; uncertain in appearance, so flagged unsure.2013-12-20A photograph of an outdoor evening ceremony beside a golden ornate chair with an orange fringed canopy at the left edge. A man with long dark hair in a bun, a gold-and-brown beaded mala and a rust-red draped garment touches the forehead of a older man with grey hair who wears a white shirt, a red-and-white sash and beaded malas, with his palms raised. Behind them, women in gold and rust saris and white garments stand among onlookers, with white canopy tents and trees in the background. The scene suggests a blessing exchange, with the seated figure's palms raised near his face as if receiving it.2013-12-20A photograph of a blessing moment at an outdoor event. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare-shouldered maroon-red garment with a gold-toned shoulder cord places his raised palm on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. Both are in profile, eyes closed. Behind them a woman in white with a dark bead necklace holds her hand out, and a gold-fringed orange canopy edge is visible at top left. Several people in red and maroon clothing stand in the background. The man giving the blessing has distinctive long hair and maroon-red attire with a gold shoulder cord, consistent with the page's a person reference, but his appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20July 17 20152015-07-17December 20 20132013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20Photograph of a devotional blessing at an outdoor ceremony under a canopy with an orange fringed top and gold-carved wooden pillar at left. A man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a rust-red shawl and a long beaded necklace, reaches forward to touch the forehead of a shaven-headed man in a white kurta with a red shawl, whose palms are pressed together in respectful greeting. Seated and standing devotees in white and red clothing are blurred in the background. The shaven-headed man is a devotee receiving the blessing. Scene suggests a padapuja or blessing during satsang.2013-12-20Photograph of a ritual blessing on an open-air pavilion with white drapes and a golden ornate structure at left under an orange fringed canopy. A long-haired man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-edged shawl and a dark beaded necklace extends his right hand over the forehead of a bald man in white kurta with a red shawl, who presses his palms together in reverence. Another person in white with a red sash stands behind, and seated devotees in white and red sit in the background. a person: the long-haired man wears a maroon sannyasi-style garment, a beaded necklace and a gold ornament in his hair, cues consistent with a presiding teacher giving blessing.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20