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A seated man in an orange-red garment and a rudraksha mala places his right palm on the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt with a red shawl. The blessing figure has long hair tied back and a gold-trimmed red cloth over the shoulder, sitting beside an ornate gold-coloured object. Behind them, other attendees wear white and orange-red shawls in a bright hall. A devotee raises a hand in greeting while a red thread or cord is held nearby.

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March 13 20142014-03-13March 13 20142014-03-13A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body and a rudraksha-style brown mala necklace places his right hand on the forehead of a younger man in a grey-and-white striped polo shirt with a red shawl. The blessing giver holds a folded white paper in his left hand, and a gleaming gold deity murti or kalasha sits nearby on a red patterned mat. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang hall with cream walls. Appearance-based cues for the blessing giver include long swept-back hair and ornate saffron clothing, so he is a person candidate in person. The blessed man wears a red-orange scarf and a red wrist thread.2014-03-13March 21 20142014-03-21A photograph of an indoor ritual in a warm-lit hall. A man with long dark hair tied back, bare-shouldered and wearing a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala, reaches out and places his palm on the forehead of a standing man in a white kurta with a saffron-red shawl printed with script. The standing man raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Two seated women in saffron and white are visible in the background, and a golden vessel edge appears at the lower left. The first man appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues including swept-back long hair, saffron garment and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing or diksha-style touch.2014-03-08A man with long dark hair tied back, bare-chested and wearing an orange-gold shawl with a gold ornamental necklace, raises his right hand to press his palm against the forehead of a man standing before him. The receiving man has closed eyes, short grey hair and a moustache, wears a white dhoti-style garment with blue stripes and a red-orange shawl printed with text, and holds his left palm up in a gesture of blessing. Behind them a framed portrait shows a saffron-robed figure, and gold-draped objects sit in the foreground. Two more people are partly visible at the lower right edge. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment in an ashram hall.2014-03-12March 21 20142014-03-21March 17 20142014-03-17March 11 20142014-03-11December 16 20132013-12-16March 08 20142014-03-08March 13 20142014-03-13