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A photograph of a devotee with eyes closed receiving a blessing at a convention in a crowded room. A woman with long dark curly hair and gold jewellery stands in the foreground, her hand pressed to the forehead of a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala, his other hand on his chest. Behind them, several men in white clothing stand close, one wearing an orange shawl and gold bangle.

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July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a long-haired figure in white with a gold-bordered cloth placing a hand on the forehead of a seated man with a moustache, who has his hands folded in namaskar and wears a red-brown rudraksha mala over a white t-shirt. Behind them, a standing crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis with orange scarves, some wearing name badges on lanyards, watches the blessing. Flowers are visible at the left edge. The scene resembles a blessing or initiation moment during a convention.2006-07-30A seated man with closed eyes and a neatly trimmed moustache receives a blessing from a woman with long curly dark hair who stands behind him and presses her palm to his forehead. He wears a white kurta with a red-orange rudraksha mala and a dark bead necklace, plus a name badge on his chest. Behind them, several men in white kurtas and one in an orange-red stole stand near a white electric fan. The woman wears a white sari with a gold border. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment at a convention.2006-07-30A woman with long dark hair, seen from behind on the left, places her right palm on the forehead of a seated man with closed eyes and a moustache. The man wears a white shirt and a red-brown rudraksha mala with a pendant. Behind him, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one wearing an orange scarf. The setting is an indoor gathering with a watermarked archive copyright overlay in the lower right, which is not to be described. Appears to be a blessing or energy transmission moment during a group satsang-style event.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A photograph of a devotee with closed eyes and hands pressed together in prayer, wearing a white kurta and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. A person with long, dark, swept-back hair and a bare upper body wrapped in a pale shawl presses a fingertip to the devotee's forehead in a blessing or initiation gesture. Other white-clad people stand behind them, and a lit oil lamp glows at the lower right beside a ceremonial setting.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30Indoor photo at a convention hall in Salem, Tamil Nadu. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a white kurta and a crown-like ornate hairstyle, stands at right and reaches to touch the forehead of a seated devotee. The devotee sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali, wearing a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and a small medallion. Older men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind, one holding a camera, and a blue industrial cooler fan sits at right. Photo is of a blessing moment with a flowing ritual pose.2006-07-30Photograph of a long-haired person with dark curly hair and an orange-and-gold shawl touching the forehead of a bearded man in white kurta with folded hands and eyes closed. A rudraksha mala with a small pendant hangs on his chest. Behind them, several men in white clothes stand, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a standing fan is visible. The setting looks like a gathering or satsang-style blessing moment.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30