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A woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari with her hair in a low bun stands at left, extending her right arm to press her palm to the forehead of a young man in a black t-shirt with eyes closed and hands raised to his face. A man in a white shirt and a bald priest in white dhoti hold a silver vessel behind them; a golden ceremonial object sits in the foreground. A woman in white stands in the background before a red curtain. Photograph of a blessing or darshan moment in an indoor hall.

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November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a gold-patterned shawl and a red-tied topknot giving a blessing, pressing a hand to the forehead of a young man in a navy, orange and green striped polo shirt who holds his other palm up. The blessing figure is a person by appearance, with a swept-back hairstyle and ornate red and gold clothing, and seems to sit on a golden throne-like seat with a carved lion-like base. Behind them a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered cloth sits on a red mat, and standing observers in white and yellow shirts watch in a hall with red curtains.2013-11-01A photograph of a satsang-style gathering. On the left, a long-haired man in a maroon-red shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace reaches out to place his hand on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt and red-brown shawl, who has his eyes closed. A woman in white with dark beads sits behind them, and other devotees in white and red shawls stand in the background. An orange fringed cloth hangs at the upper left. The long-haired man's presentation with beads, shawl and flowing hair is a person candidate, though the image is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2013-12-20November 01 20132013-11-01A photograph of a blessing moment in an indoor hall with red carpet. A woman with hair in a bun, wearing a red-maroon sari with gold border, extends her right hand in blessing over the head of a man in a dark purple-grey collared shirt, whose palms are pressed together in namaste. A seated man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala sits beside them watching. Standing people in white clothes and a golden ornamental object sit in the foreground. A small badge hangs from the man in the shirt. Physical people visible: about four in the foreground, with several more standing in the background.2013-11-01A photo of a blessing moment indoors. A person with hair in a bun, wearing a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered saffron shawl and a red hair tie, extends a hand in blessing toward the forehead of a man in a dark purple button-up shirt with an event lanyard, who holds his palms up in a gesture of reception. Beside them a seated man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing wooden rudraksha beads and red arm bands, sits on a red cloth. A large gold-colored ornate object sits in the foreground. In the background, people in white and a woman in white stand near red curtains and a white ceiling fan.2013-11-01November 01 20132013-11-01March 17 20142014-03-17January 03 20142014-01-03July 06 20142014-07-06November 01 20132013-11-01Photograph of a Kalpataru-style blessing. A man with slicked-back hair, a white sandal-paste tilak on his forehead, a red-and-gold saffron-toned cloth, and a multi-strand beaded necklace of gold and bead ornaments extends his raised right hand in a blessing gesture over the head of a seated man in a grey sweater with a collar and a moustache. A gold ornamental object and red flowers appear in the background. Another person is partly visible at the right edge. a person: the seated figure wears saffron-orange drapery, beaded ornaments and a white tilak, and is performing the blessing.2014-01-03