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A bearded man with a large rudraksha crown, three white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead, and a rust-orange wrap bends forward and places his right hand on the crown of an older white-haired man in a white kurta wearing a rudraksha mala. The blessing man smiles. Behind them, a woman in a red-orange sari sits, and women in white clothes stand in the background. Silver ceremonial vessels and a tall silver stand appear at left under purple-blue stage lighting, with a dark deity murti visible behind. The white-haired man bows with eyes closed, one hand raised. a person (the orange-wrapped man with rudraksha crown and tilak cues) gives a blessing to a devotee.

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Close photo of a bare-chested man with long dark hair piled high and wrapped with a crown of rudraksha beads, wearing an orange-brown cloth draped over his shoulder and white horizontal tripundra marks on his forehead. He smiles while placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man with white hair who wears a rudraksha mala and white clothing and bows his head. Behind them stand silver ritual lamps and a bronze deity murti, with another woman in an orange garment and figures in white clothes in the background. a person figure is present in person, identified only by the adornments and hair described here.2018-03-31A photograph of a man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with bare shoulders, long dark hair, a beard and a white vertical mark on his forehead, smiling as he places his right hand on the forehead of an older man with short grey hair. The older man wears a white kurta and a necklace of rudraksha beads, and holds his left hand up near his face. Behind them are golden ornamental panels and a red-clad figure. Probable Swamiji (long dark hair, saffron-toned robe with bare shoulders, forehead markings) is blessing a devotee in person. Two people are visible.2017-09-20 +1 copiesJuly 13 20132013-07-13September 20 20152015-09-20August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesMarch 23 20142014-03-23Photo of a ceremonial interaction inside a hall with gold-patterned walls. A long-haired man with a beard, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap with gold border and multiple rudraksha malas with ceremonial gold necklaces, reaches out to touch the forehead of a shaven-headed man in white kurta and orange-patterned shawl who kneels with hands raised. Behind them a man in white dhoti with orange and gold border, and a person with white forehead markings and gold-beaded necklaces, look on. a person cues: long hair, rudraksha malas, saffron wrap and gold necklaces on the man receiving the forehead touch, with the touching figure acting as the officiating presence.2017-08-09 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26December 26 20152015-12-26July 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copiesDecember 26 20152015-12-26A photograph of a healer's initiation moment. On the left, a smiling man with long dreadlocks, a beard and a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala, places his palm on the forehead of a grey-haired person in the centre who is bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala and hoop earring and has white ash marks on the arms. The recipient raises a hand in blessing gesture. Behind them a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a blurred crowd, including a person in a dark blue sari with gold jewellery, are visible. The background shows white and red decorative stage backdrops.2018-04-13 +1 copies