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Photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple-style hall with gold-painted decor and a gilded arch behind. A man in a red-orange turban and yellow-orange garment with a flower garland raises his hand to touch the head of a kneeling devotee in a pink shirt, who has his palms pressed together in greeting. A bald priest in an orange-red cloth and rudraksha malas leans in from the left. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with rudraksha bands on his arm stands beside them. Behind, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and other people in white watch, with a red curtain and deity figures in the background. Whether the turbaned figure is a person cannot be determined from the image alone, so the identity is marked unsure.

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A photograph of an indoor gathering where a long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth, with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, gold earrings, orange beaded bracelets and a gold necklace, places his hand on the head of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a man in glasses and white shirt bows his head, and onlookers in checked and white shirts stand against a plain wall with a gold arched frame.2012-09-29August 31 20152015-08-31 +1 copiesOctober 16 20152015-10-16A central figure in a saffron-orange turban and matching orange-red dhoti and shawl stands bare-chested with a long multi-strand gold necklace and dark rudraksha mala, smiling as a kneeling devotee's head is touched in blessing. Behind, a man in white with a white tilak and bare chest assists, and a devotee in white with pressed palms stands at left. Right-side women in white saris watch. Background shows a decorated shrine with painted deity figures and a golden arch.2013-07-10November 18 20152015-11-18July 26 20152015-07-26A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a dark turban, a maroon wrap with gold trim, long rudraksha malas, and gold earrings. He extends his hand toward a bald, bare-chested man kneeling before him, who has white markings on his arms and chest and a sacred thread across his body. Standing behind them are two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas. The kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2016-01-02August 09 20152015-08-09August 22 20172017-08-22November 24 20152015-11-24A seated figure in a rust-red turban and rust-red wrap with a gold border, wearing a white flower garland with blue beads, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white kurta with a red-patterned shawl, whose hands are pressed together in namaste. The seated figure wears gold bangles and smiles. Behind them is a golden throne with red and pink cloth and garlands, and a woman in orange stands near the back. This is a blessing gesture. The visible cues are a turban, red-orange robes and a garland, consistent with a Swamiji (probable) in a blessing role, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2015-10-13January 02 20162016-01-02