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A young man in a light blue button-up shirt with an orange-red shawl and a lanyard stands with his eyes closed, holding a small wooden stick in his left hand and raising his right hand. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a pink flower garland over bare shoulders and gold bangles, presses his hand to the young man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them, a man in white ritual cloth and another in orange robes stand in a hall with red drapes and a gold railing. The bearded figure is a candidate for a person, shown with long hair, a garland and gold bangles, giving a blessing as a guru. Photograph of an ashram event.

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A photograph of a devotee in a light blue collared shirt with an orange-and-white shawl and a red lanyard, eyes closed and smiling, being touched on the forehead by a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles. The bearded man's right hand rests on the devotee's brow in a blessing gesture while the devotee's right hand is raised palm-outward. In the background, several people in white ritual clothing and orange robes stand near a gold-railed staircase beside red drapes, with camera operators visible at the edges. The bearded man is an unsure candidate for a person based on his long hair and floral garland, but his face and pose do not confirm identity.2016-10-07December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a devotee kneeling and smiling with arms raised, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, while a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a pink and white flower garland and a gold armband touches the devotee's forehead. Behind them stand several people in white and saffron clothing, a man in a white dhoti and shawl, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod. Red curtains and framed pictures line the hall, with a wooden stick held low in the foreground.2016-10-07October 07 20162016-10-07July 31 20162016-07-31July 19 20122012-07-19October 07 20162016-10-07October 07 20162016-10-07A photograph of a blessing or energy darshan in a hall with a gold deity murti in the foreground. A bearded man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and orange-brown shawl leans forward, eyes closed, while a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a white and pink flower garland places his hand on the first man's head. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange-brown shawls with rudraksha malas stand watching. A striped rug lies on the floor.2017-05-06A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange cloth and a white flower garland, places his raised right hand on the forehead of a younger person in a black headband and a red-orange rudraksha mala. The younger person has bare shoulders, earrings, and holds their left hand up in a palm-out gesture while smiling. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded malas stand, and a metal pot and a ceremonial staff are visible. The setting appears to be a ritual or blessing moment, with the man's distinctive long hair, saffron-orange cloth, and ornate garland giving a probable match to the a person description, though the image alone leaves identity uncertain.2016-12-21A photograph of a blessing moment in a bright, blue-lit hall. A bare-chested, dreadlocked figure with long hair wrapped in a rudraksha-beaded crown-like band and a large garland of red and yellow flowers places his raised right hand on the forehead of a man in a blue kurta with a rudraksha mala, whose palms are pressed together in namaskar and eyes are closed. Rudraksha bracelets are visible on the blessing arm. Behind them stand other attendees in blue, and a silver-and-white ceremonial pillar frames the left edge. The figure's distinctive long hair, adornments and bare-chested presentation are consistent with a person blessing a devotee, though this is an appearance-based label.2018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15