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A seated man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard, wearing an orange-brown draped cloth over a bare upper body, smiles while extending his right arm to mark the forehead of a woman kneeling in front of him. She wears a bright orange sari, has her hair in a bun and a white mark on her forehead. Behind them a gold-framed shrine with an ornate lattice and a figure, a cameraman with a camera on a tripod, and a photographer raising a camera. a person wears the dreadlocks and orange-brown draped cloth as a ritual blessing giver; he is seated on a leopard-print cloth. Other people in saffron clothing stand at the edges.

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October 12 20172017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange shawl, seated on a leopard-print cushion, reaching out to touch the forehead of a woman in orange sari who kneels before him with her eyes closed. A gold-coloured carved panel stands behind. Photographers and camera on tripod appear in the background, and other people in orange clothing sit nearby. A man with long hair and beard, wearing an orange shawl, appears to be Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and orange robes cues, shown giving a forehead blessing. Several people visible in the scene.2017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12A long-haired, bearded man in an orange-brown shawl sits on an ornate gold and silver throne with leopard-print cushions, smiling as he touches the forehead of a kneeling woman in orange clothing with a white mark on her brow. The woman wears a rudraksha bracelet and a name badge, and smiles back. Behind them a cameraman films from a tripod and a photographer in dark red clothing takes pictures, while more people in orange stand nearby. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and a gold necklace, a distinctive ceremonial presentation on a throne.2017-10-12A photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocks seated on an ornate gold throne with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a rust-orange shawl over his bare shoulder. He extends his right arm and presses a finger to the forehead of a kneeling woman with grey dreadlocks and a pink flower in her hair, who wears an orange robe, holds a small white slip of paper, and has her palms joined in namaste. A cameraman with a tripod and a standing woman in orange are visible in the background. Gold and carved white decor frames the scene. The seated man's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, with long dreadlocks, rust-orange clothing and a gold throne, so he is described as a person giving blessing to a devotee.2017-10-12A seated man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange draped cloth over his bare shoulder, smiles as he touches the forehead of a smiling woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha bracelet. He sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne with ornate silver and gold carved panels behind him. A camera operator on a tripod films in the background, and other people in orange and cream clothing sit nearby. The woman holds a hand up near her chest, and a small white paper name tag is pinned to her clothing. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or darshan.2017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12