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A photo of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A man with hair in a bun wears an orange saffron wrap, a rudraksha mala necklace and a beaded garland, and presses his right palm to the forehead of a younger man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard and rudraksha beads. The recipient stands with eyes closed and hands raised palm-out. A shaved-headed person in orange sits at the lower edge, and a red curtain and white wall frame the background.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor room. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap with a rudraksha bead mala and a white sacred ash mark on his forehead presses his right palm to the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with an orange cord around his neck. The blessed man holds his left palm up in front of him with eyes closed. The seated officiant holds a folded white paper or cloth in his left hand. A bald man in orange sits in the background, and a partly visible man in a green shirt stands at the right beside a red curtain.2012-10-11October 11 20122012-10-11October 11 20122012-10-11A photo of a satsang-style blessing. A man in an orange draped cloth with a rudraksha mala and beaded waist belt, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair in a topknot, places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt wearing a long rudraksha mala with a green thread. The blessed man has his hands raised and eyes closed. The blessing giver holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them, a seated bald man in orange sits, and another man in white is partly visible at the right edge. A red cushion and yellow cloth appear at the bottom. Whether the blessing giver is a person is not established by appearance alone.2012-10-11A photograph of two men in a bright room with a pale wall and a window behind them. The man on the left, seated and turned in profile, has his hair in a top knot, wears a white draped garment with a rudraksha mala across his chest and a red-and-gold border at the waist, and holds his arms outstretched with palms raised toward the man on the right. The man on the right, in a white shirt with a dark lanyard, faces him with palms pressed toward the forehead area in a blessing-style gesture. A third man, partly visible and out of focus, sits in the lower background. A red chair edge appears at the left.2012-04-15October 11 20122012-10-11October 11 20122012-10-11October 11 20122012-10-11December 01 20112011-12-01A photo of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a white forehead mark and a multi-strand rudraksha mala placing his palm on the forehead of a smiling man in a white kurta. The saffron-robed man has his hair tied in a bun and a white tilak on his forehead. The man in white holds his hands up with palms open toward the robed figure. Behind them, a bald man in a saffron garment sits, and another man in white stands at the right edge beside a red curtain. The setting is an indoor hall with plain cream walls and a white door frame.2012-10-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with red curtains. A figure in an orange-brown dress with long dark hair tied up and rudraksha beads in the hair places one hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with raised palms, eyes closed, wearing a red-and-blue rudraksha mala and a bracelet. Another figure in a rudraksha-mala-wearing orange garment holds a sheet of paper. Standing onlookers in white and a woman in a white sari with red blouse watch from behind, with a fan visible at left.2013-07-06Photograph of a shaved-head... no: a man with hair tied in a topknot and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands at left, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and a wrap around his waist, with multiple rudraksha malas with silver beads and a gold necklace. He places his right hand on the crown of the head of a seated-to-standing devotee at right, who wears a white kurta, rudraksha mala, and an orange-lanyard identity badge, with palms raised in a gesture of receiving blessing and eyes closed. Behind them, a bald man in saffron clothing sits, and a red curtain hangs on the right wall. The setting appears to be an indoor ashram hall with plain white walls.2012-10-11 +1 copies