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Close photo of a devotee with long dark matted hair and an orange garment bent forward, receiving a blessing. A man's right hand, wearing a gold ring and a bracelet of rudraksha beads with a gold chain, rests on the devotee's head. The man has white tilak markings on his forehead. Red curtain in the background.

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A photograph of a robed teacher in maroon-red clothing placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee with bare shoulders and palms pressed together in namaste. The teacher wears rudraksha beads on his wrists, arm and neck, a gold ring, a gold necklace, a vermilion bindu and white tilak on his forehead, and dark locks gathered high with rudraksha beads. A red curtain and purple lighting form the backdrop, and a brass deity statue with a crown sits at the lower left beside a silver pillar. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2017-07-11 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16Photograph of a ritual interaction at an indoor hall. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead mark, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange shawl stands at right, extending his right hand to touch the head of a younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl, who raises his palm. Behind them a third person in white garments and gold jewellery sits or stands. Red curtains and a gold-coloured ornate panel form the background. The scene suggests a blessing or energy transmission, consistent with a person cues: dreadlocks, shawl, rudraksha mala and forehead marking on the central figure.2017-08-09April 20 20182018-04-20 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long dark shoulder-length hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron garment with a brown bead-like adornment at the neck, placing his hands on the head of a second man seen from behind in a white collared shirt. The seated figure sits before an ornate gold-framed throne against a deep red backdrop. Two people are visible, though the appearance cues for the seated man are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2006-10-29June 21 20122012-06-21A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothing with rudraksha beads, receiving a blessing as a bearded man in a saffron-brown garment and red rose garlands places his right hand on his forehead; a gold ornate deity backdrop with garlands and a purple cloth stands behind them. a person is the man in saffron-brown garment and rose garlands with a long wavy hair, but the visible cues are limited, so identity is uncertain. The blessing recipient wears white clothes, rudraksha mala, and gold-toned rings and bangles, with an attendant in orange in the background.2018-04-22August 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26April 22 20182018-04-22May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a short beard, bare-shouldered and wrapped in a rust-red cloth, with gold ornaments, gold necklace, gold earring and red-orange rudraksha bracelets, placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. The seated man has his palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them stands a gold deity murti with a crown.2017-07-07 +1 copies