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A photograph of a ceremonial moment in an indoor hall. A bare-chested figure in a rust-red turban decorated with white floral trim and a leopard-print lower garment raises a hand in blessing over the bowed head of a middle-aged man in white clothes. The man has his palms pressed together in namaskar and wears an orange garland and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and red-orange shawls, one with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a red sari stand watching. A red cloth draped over a seat and a pedestal fan are visible. The scene resembles a blessing or honouring at a satsang gathering.

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June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A photograph of a devotional greeting at an indoor hall. A figure seated at left, wearing a rust-red turban with a decorative band, a rust-red cloth wrap and a leopard-print lower garment, holds up a long orange garland being offered by hand. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands beside a woman in rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala, and a man in white with hands pressed together in namaste smiles. Several other men in white shirts stand in the background, and an orange garland is held by hands at lower right. A red-patterned cushion and a fan are visible at left, with a wooden pillar and an orange-and-white backdrop.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A photograph of a seated figure in a red-maroon turban and saffron-orange and red-brown robe, with a long beaded rudraksha-style mala around the neck, placing a hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt and white trousers who wears a red-brown mala. Behind them, people in white and red-orange shawls stand with hands folded or clasped. A red and pink flower arrangement and a gold-rimmed tray sit in the foreground, and a tall red-orange ritual staff is visible at the top left. The setting resembles a ceremonial blessing or initiation with a crowd of devotees watching.2015-09-14Night photograph of a blessing scene. A man in an orange-red turban, ornate red and turquoise beaded garland, gold earrings and bangles, and an orange-and-yellow shawl over bare shoulders sits on a red cushioned seat and extends his right hand to touch the head of a bent-over man in white dhoti and shirt with a white head cloth. Another white-clad attendant stands at left, supporting the kneeling devotee's shoulder. Behind them, a crowd in white and saffron clothing watches, some holding phones. Striped white and brown wall in background.2015-08-09A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red garment with a red-and-white patterned headband and a leopard-print lower wrap places her right hand on the forehead of a man in an all-white shirt and trousers, hands pressed together at his chest, with an orange-beaded garland around his neck. Beside him, another man in white with an orange mala stands bowed, and a smiling man in white is at the right edge. Behind them, several people in white and saffron clothing stand in the hall, and a fan and orange garlands appear at the frame edges. The blessing gesture suggests a darshan or padapuja-style reception.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01