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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like setting. An older man with grey hair, a white kurta, and a rudraksha mala with a white-bordered badge lanyard leans forward while a younger man in a green and red silk garment kneels and raises his hand to the older man's head. The younger man holds a printed sheet of paper and wears a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers and a gold ornate structure surround a deity murti. Two people are visible.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing in front of a decorated deity shrine. An older man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a gold-embroidered collar bends forward while a younger man in a green and red-bordered dhoti-style garment, hair tied in a bun, holds a paper and raises his hand to touch the older man's head. Behind them are garlands of white, yellow, orange and red flowers and a golden ornate deity murti. The older man is a devotee receiving the blessing; the presenter's identity is not established from appearance.2011-12-04December 04 20112011-12-04December 04 20112011-12-04December 13 20132013-12-13A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man in orange saffron robes wearing a long ornate gold necklace with large gold beads and a red tilak on his forehead places his palm on the head of a younger man in a white shirt, who stands with his eyes closed and hands raised. The seated figure in orange holds a small white paper in his other hand. Behind them, a garlanded altar displays yellow and orange flower garlands and a golden decorated backdrop.2011-12-17A seated older man with short grey hair and a white shirt presses his palms together while a person with long dark hair, a white vibhuti marking on the forehead, a red and green beaded garland and layered gold necklaces places a hand on his head. The blessing figure wears an orange shawl and gold armlets and holds a folded paper in the other hand. Behind them, white-clothed devotees sit on mats and a microphone stand and projection screen are visible in a hall. a person: the blessing figure shows long swept-back hair, a red and green garland and ornate gold necklaces with an orange shawl, consistent with the page's reference to satsang.2013-01-19April 25 20142014-04-25January 05 20142014-01-05October 26 20142014-10-26July 14 20122012-07-14A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A man in a green and red garment with his hair knotted at the back of his head places his right palm on the forehead of a man in a white kurta who has his eyes closed and a blue-and-brown rudraksha-style mala around his neck and a gold bracelet on his wrist. The blesser holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. In the background a cameraman with a video camera stands at left, and a seated man in white with a tilak on his forehead watches. A white cylindrical fan or heater stands behind them against a peach wall.2011-12-04February 02 20132013-02-02 +1 copies