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A photograph of a devotional blessing inside a decorated shrine room. On the left, a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead and bare upper arm touches the forehead of a smiling man in the centre, who presses his palms together in namaskar. He wears an orange-red shawl and white dhoti with a yellow border. At the right, a woman with dark hair and gold earrings, wearing a red-and-cream shawl, sits with palms raised beside him. Behind them hang gold necklaces, maroon and gold cloth, and green foliage. Two more people in white and red stand in the background.

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December 26 20142014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26December 26 20142014-12-26A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a maroon-red garment with a leopard-print cloth, reaches forward with both hands to bless a man and a woman. The man in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha beads has a white vibhuti line on his forehead and bows his head with palms pressed together, while the smiling woman in a cream and red sari with a red rudraksha mala receives the blessing with hands folded. Behind them, gold and bead garlands hang on a deity murti setting, with a magenta cloth and standing devotees in white and red shawls in the background. The scene reads as a blessing or darshan moment.2014-12-26Indoor ritual blessing scene. A long-haired man in a rust-red wrap and rudraksha mala raises his right hand to bless the head of a kneeling woman in white with a red border; her hands are folded in anjali. A man in white with a red-and-maroon shawl also kneels with palms pressed together, and a woman in white with a red shawl and rudraksha mala watches seated behind. Gold necklaces and garlands hang on a background of ornate fabric and green plants.2014-12-24December 24 20142014-12-24A seated man with long dark hair, a reddish-brown rudraksha-style garment and a sandalwood mark on his forehead raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and red-orange patterned shawl. The young man stands with palms joined in namaskar, wearing a gold wristwatch. Behind them, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits holding a stick, and a plum-coloured draped throne with ornate gold necklaces and a gilded backrest is visible. Several people in white and red shawls sit in the background. The seated man is a person by appearance cues, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style garment and ceremonial adornments, shown in an in_person blessing context.2014-12-26A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red wrap, places both hands on the heads of a kneeling woman in a brown patterned sari and a man in a white shirt behind her, in an apparent blessing. Behind them stand a man in white ritual clothes and a young boy in orange with a rudraksha mala, beside gold and green garlands and a draped red-and-gold backdrop. Green plants and a speaker frame the indoor hall. Swami-like cues: long hair and a wrap; the figure is a candidate for a person, appearance uncertain.2014-12-24December 24 20142014-12-24A photograph of a long-haired man with swept-back hair and a dark red garment over his shoulder, his right hand raised toward the forehead of a smiling man in white with a red-and-saffron shawl and white vibhuti marks. Behind them, ornate gold necklaces and a gold-and-maroon altar drape hang beside a gold-framed panel and a green plant. Another man in white with a red shawl stands at right, and a person in white sits in the background. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment.2014-12-26December 24 20142014-12-24A seated man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a rust-red wrap, reaches to touch the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt and cream dhoti-style white garment with a red-and-black checked shawl. The standing man raises his right hand in a blessing or ritual gesture. Behind them, a seated woman in white with a red-and-black shawl and rudraksha necklace watches. Gold layered necklaces and a red draped cloth hang on the back wall, with green plants at left and a golden ceremonial staff visible. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation moment during satsang.2014-12-24