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A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair wound up on his head and a crown-like band, wearing a thick multicolour flower garland and rudraksha malas, reaches up to touch the forehead of an older man with light curly hair and a grey beard. The older man stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a pale pink kurta and rudraksha mala, a lanyard badge around his neck. Behind them a woman in a red top with rudraksha beads and a lanyard stands in a purple-lit hall, and silver ceremonial pillars rise at the left edge.

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April 15 20182018-04-15Stage photograph of a dimly lit, blue-and-purple toned ceremony. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha band across his forehead, a bare shoulder and a thick garland of red, orange and yellow roses is raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck, who has his palm raised in return. Behind them a woman in a white patterned dress and other figures stand watching, and a silver ceremonial pillar is at the left edge.2018-04-15May 21 20182018-05-21March 31 20182018-03-31A photo of a ceremonial blessing on a stage. A bare-shouldered man with long swept-back dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala, and a garland of yellow and red roses wrapped over a dark brown-purple shawl places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling man in white kurta with a rudraksha necklace and a badge. Behind them a woman in pink and white with hands in anjali mudra watches, and a silver kalasha-style vessel and a silver pillar stand at the left edge.2018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15April 04 20182018-04-04A photograph of a sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair wrapped under a crown-like headpiece strung with rudraksha beads, wearing a rust-brown draped garment and a floral garland of green leaves, yellow and red roses. He stands at right of frame, his right hand raised to rest on the forehead of an older white-haired man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala who bows with palms raised near his face. Behind them a woman in white with hands in anjali stands watching, and other people are blurred in the background under blue-purple stage lighting. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment.2018-04-15April 14 20182018-04-14December 22 20172017-12-22April 15 20182018-04-15A photograph of a ritual blessing on a stage. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala and a floral garland of green leaves, yellow and red flowers, wears a reddish-brown shawl draped over bare shoulders and rests his hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a white dress stands behind them with hands folded in prayer, and a silver-colored pillar and a metal vessel are visible in the foreground. Given the ornate dress, garland and seated blessing, this is consistent with a person receiving or giving darshan, though the appearance is not fully distinct enough to be certain.2018-04-15