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A photo of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-orange cloth and gold necklaces and bracelets, extends his right arm to press his palm onto the crown of a seated devotee in a white dhoti and shirt, whose hands are folded in anjali. A golden deity murti of a goddess with a crown and necklaces stands on an altar in front. Behind them, women in white and cream saris with rudraksha malas watch, one with a tilak on her forehead. Appearance-based cues on the blessing figure (long dreadlocks, gold ornaments, orange cloth) are consistent with a person in the role of the officiating guru.

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July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red draped garment, gold ornaments and a gold necklace, sits on the left and lays his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white dhoti and shawl, and his hands are raised near his face. Beside them stands a golden deity murti of a female figure and a brass oil lamp on a golden stand, with bangled wrists and a standing row of women in white and gold-bordered saris and beaded necklaces in the background. The long-haired man is a person by appearance, seated in the role of guru giving the blessing.2017-07-07A photograph of a long-haired, bare-chested man with a gold ceremonial necklace, red-orange clothing and coral bracelets pressing his hand on the forehead of a seated devotee in an orange shawl with folded hands. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala touches the devotee's head. A brass deity murti with a crown sits in the foreground beside a metal vessel. Other devotees in white and saffron stand in the background of a temple hall.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a ritual blessing. A long-haired man with a thick gold bead necklace, gold and orange armlets and a rust-red sash places his right hand on the head of a balding, bare-chested devotee who has his palms pressed together. A small gold deity murti of a goddess with a crown stands in front of them on a tray or base, flanked by a brass vessel. Other people in white and cream clothing and rudraksha malas stand behind. The man's appearance, with long hair and gold ornaments, makes him a person candidate, so the in-person candidate is shown performing the blessing. The devotee wears a tilak and a black cord around his neck.2017-07-07A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red cloth wrapped at the waist and a gold chain, placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated, grey-haired man in white clothing with an orange shawl, who has his palms pressed together in greeting. A small gold deity murti stands in the foreground, and devotees in white and a woman in a black head covering are behind them, with a folded paper in the seated man's hands. a person cues are the long dreadlocks, bare chest, gold necklace and rust-red garment of the man giving blessing, though appearance is uncertain.2017-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired figure with long dreadlocks, bare-shouldered in a rust-red cloth, wearing gold earrings, a gold chain necklace and beaded red-orange bracelets on the forearm, placing his hand on the crown of a seated man's head. The seated man wears a white shirt and has his palms pressed together in devotion. A golden deity murti with a crown and jewelled necklace stands in the foreground, and women in white saris with rudraksha malas stand behind. The figure's appearance matches the page's a person cues of long hair and ornate ceremonial adornment, but the identification is uncertain, so the role is given as a figure performing blessing on a devotee.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red cloth over his shoulder, gold earrings, a gold necklace and coral-red beaded bracelets, reaches out to place his hand on the head of a bald, bespectacled man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala. The bald man kneels with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Behind them, a golden deity murti and a brass vessel stand near a white-clad attendee and other people in white ritual clothing. The long-haired man has distinctive visible cues of dreadlocks, red robe and gold adornments, so he is a probable Swamiji (probable) giving a blessing to a devotee.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copies