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A photograph of a devotee in a light blue collared shirt with an orange-and-white shawl and a red lanyard, eyes closed and smiling, being touched on the forehead by a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles. The bearded man's right hand rests on the devotee's brow in a blessing gesture while the devotee's right hand is raised palm-outward. In the background, several people in white ritual clothing and orange robes stand near a gold-railed staircase beside red drapes, with camera operators visible at the edges. The bearded man is an unsure candidate for a person based on his long hair and floral garland, but his face and pose do not confirm identity.

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A young man in a light blue button-up shirt with an orange-red shawl and a lanyard stands with his eyes closed, holding a small wooden stick in his left hand and raising his right hand. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a pink flower garland over bare shoulders and gold bangles, presses his hand to the young man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them, a man in white ritual cloth and another in orange robes stand in a hall with red drapes and a gold railing. The bearded figure is a candidate for a person, shown with long hair, a garland and gold bangles, giving a blessing as a guru. Photograph of an ashram event.2016-10-07December 12 20162016-12-12April 15 20182018-04-15October 07 20162016-10-07April 15 20182018-04-15April 23 20182018-04-23July 19 20122012-07-19A photograph of a blessing moment in a bright, blue-lit hall. A bare-chested, dreadlocked figure with long hair wrapped in a rudraksha-beaded crown-like band and a large garland of red and yellow flowers places his raised right hand on the forehead of a man in a blue kurta with a rudraksha mala, whose palms are pressed together in namaskar and eyes are closed. Rudraksha bracelets are visible on the blessing arm. Behind them stand other attendees in blue, and a silver-and-white ceremonial pillar frames the left edge. The figure's distinctive long hair, adornments and bare-chested presentation are consistent with a person blessing a devotee, though this is an appearance-based label.2018-04-15October 07 20162016-10-07April 15 20182018-04-15May 19 20182018-05-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple hall with red drapes and gold-framed backdrops. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an ornate pink floral garland, gold bangles and a rust-coloured garment, places his hand on the head of a younger man in a white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl and a red thread around his neck, who holds a small stick and keeps his eyes closed. Behind them, several people in white and saffron-orange clothes stand and watch, a cameraman films, and a golden deity murti with a trident stands at the right edge. a person: the seated bearded man has long swept-back hair, a flower garland and gold ornaments, and is performing the blessing.2016-10-07