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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A man in an orange saffron garment with a white forehead band, red bindi, gold necklace, rudraksha malas and orange armlets stands at right, holding a folded white paper while looking down. He wears a gold and red ornament and his hair is tied up. Beside him a second man in orange-and-white ritual dress with a shaved head and tripundra marks stands behind. At left a man in a white shirt with folded hands and bowed head receives the blessing as an orange-clad figure places a hand on his head. Other people in white stand in the background.

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A photograph of a priest in a saffron-orange robe with layered red rudraksha malas and a gold chain pendant, holding a folded white paper in one hand while his other hand rests on the bowed head of a devotee. The priest has a white horizontal tilak and red mark on his forehead. The kneeling devotee in a white checked shirt presses his palms together. Behind them, another attendant in orange and a shaven-headed man in the background watch, with gold ornamented décor visible.2012-10-06A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a dimly lit hall. A man in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back hair, red and gold flower garlands, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and bangle-style armbands stands at right, holding a folded white paper while placing his right hand on the head of a young man in a white kurta. The young man stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The robed figure has white vertical tilak and a red dot on his forehead. Behind them, other people in white and saffron stand near a dark backdrop. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) for the robed figure with distinctive saffron robes, long hair, garlands and malas; the young man is a devotee receiving blessing.2013-01-12Indoor temple scene. A man with long dark hair, wearing a deep saffron-red robe and a heavy multi-strand necklace of gold-toned beads, stands at centre with a white cloth wrap over his shoulder and white sacred ash across his forehead with a red bindi. He places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white t-shirt who bows with hands folded near his chin, and the man holds a folded white paper in his other hand. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands along a metal barrier, and a colourful decorated shrine with lit oil lamps and floral offerings glows in the background, with saffron and orange hangings at the top. A bare-shouldered man in orange cloth is partly visible at the right edge.2013-03-13A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas raises his right hand in blessing over a grey-haired man in a white shirt, whose hands are pressed together in respectful greeting. The robed man holds a sheet of paper in his left hand and wears gold bangles and armlets, a gold earring, and a forehead tilak. Several people in white clothing stand in the background near a stage with a colourful decorated backdrop and a golden deity murti. The robed figure's appearance with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas is consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown giving blessings to a devotee.2013-06-18A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered rudraksha-style beaded malas, a gold necklace, a white vibhuti band with a red kumkum dot on the forehead, and a gold ornament in his hair, places his right hand on the head of a young man in a blue striped shirt who stands with palms pressed together in prayer. He holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Beside them an elderly man in white with a white forehead mark also folds his hands, and other people in white and blue stand in the background of a plain room.2012-10-11A photograph of a ritual exchange. A man in a white shirt with a red shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, head bowed, while a figure in saffron-orange robes places his hand on the devotee's head to bless him. The blessing figure wears a rudraksha mala of large beads across the chest, a gold necklace, gold earrings, beaded bracelets on the upper arms and wrists, a white and red tilak on the forehead, and holds a white sheet of paper in his other hand while reading from it. Behind them a dark red curtain and a golden statue are partly visible, and other white-clad people stand nearby. Whether the blessing figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so only the role is described.2013-02-01A photograph of a satsang-style ceremony in a hall with a magenta curtain and a yellow banner at top left. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a thick rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, gold necklace and earrings, a white vibhuti stripe on the forehead, and a hair bun, places one hand on the head of a young man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha necklace, while reading from a small white paper in the other hand. Behind them, several people in maroon kurtas and white clothes stand with hands folded in prayer. a person with saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, performing a blessing on a devotee.2013-02-24May 15 20132013-05-15May 15 20132013-05-15A man in a rust-orange saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace and a orange-brown shawl stands in a temple-like hall, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in white who bows forward. The robed man has long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash marks, gold earrings and bangles, and holds a folded white paper in his left hand. Several men in white clothes stand behind them, and a colourful painted temple backdrop with deity murti panels is visible. Appearance-based a person in the robed role of the blessing officiant, performing a blessing with a hand on the head.2013-03-06A photograph of a ritual blessing in a tented outdoor setting. A man in orange saffron robes with multiple rows of gold-coloured beaded malas, a large gold pendant with a deity figure, gold bangles and a white forehead band with red bindi reads from a sheet of paper while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with folded hands. A man in a grey shirt stands behind them, and other people are blurred in the background.2012-10-17A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a temple-like hall. A man in a red dhoti-style wrap with a blue-and-purple border and a thick gold ceremonial garland stands at right, long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, holding a folded white paper, and extends his right hand in blessing over the head of a young man at left. That young man, in white clothes with palms pressed together in namaste, and another young man with his head bowed stand beside him. Behind them a man in an orange garment with a gold necklace watches, and a figure in white stands further back. Gold ornaments, a gold-framed shrine with deity murti and warm lamp light fill the background. Lush temple decoration frames the scene.2011-01-25 +1 copies