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A seated man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a tiger-striped yellow and black garment, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and waist, extends both arms toward a younger man in a white t-shirt with a red shawl draped over his shoulder. The seated man holds a long silver staff hung with small bells, and the younger man raises his hands in an open gesture. Behind them hang red, orange and yellow floral garlands and colourful draped fabrics, with a red curtain in the background. The scene suggests a ritual or blessing exchange.

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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a tiger-striped golden-yellow and brown wrap and a thick rudraksha mala necklace, holding a long silver staff with small hanging bells toward a man in a white kurta with a red cord around his neck, who holds his palms together in greeting. Behind them stand colourful garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and a deity murti draped in garlands. A seated woman with braided hair is partly visible at lower right. Appearance-based a person cues: long hair, rudraksha mala, ornate saffron-toned wrap; he holds a ritual staff in a satsang-style setting.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08A photograph of two men facing each other at close range beside a silver ceremonial staff hung with small bells. The man on the left, seated, has long dark hair pulled back, wears a tiger-striped gold and black garment, a large rudraksha mala across his chest and rudraksha beads around his waist, and is smiling as he raises his hand toward the other man. The man on the right, with short light-brown hair, wears a white t-shirt and a red cord around his neck, and raises his palm to meet the seated man's hand. Behind them stands a red and gold deity murti decorated with flowers and garlands, with a red curtain in the background and a partially visible person in white at the lower right.2013-07-08A photograph of an indoor satsang setting. A figure with long dark hair tied back, wearing a tiger-striped yellow and black garment and layered rudraksha malas, sits on a low seat and reaches toward a bell-hung pole. Across from them, a bald man in a white shirt with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala raises his palm toward the bell pole. Behind them, red and yellow marigold garlands and colourful drapery decorate the background.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08July 18 20122012-07-18A seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a tiger-striped shawl over his bare shoulders and a large rudraksha mala with a matching necklace, smiles as he raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a standing man with light brown hair. The standing man wears a white shirt and an orange cord around his neck and closes his eyes. Behind them is a tall silver staff with a bell, and colourful garlanded deity murti or decorated figures in red, yellow and purple stand in the background. The scene reads as a blessing given in an outdoor ceremonial setting.2013-07-08A photo of a ritual blessing. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a tiger-striped garment and dense rudraksha bead necklaces and belt, leans forward and places one hand on the head of a young boy while holding a silver staff topped with bells in his other hand. The boy wears glasses, a blue shirt and a red shawl printed with writing, and has his eyes lowered. Behind them stands another man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, smiling, beside a deity murti draped in red, yellow and purple garments. A blurred figure in the foreground frames the scene. The setting is an ashram or temple hall with red drapes.2013-07-08A seated teacher in a tiger-striped yellow-and-black shawl and a rudraksha mala with a large rudraksha necklace touches the forehead of an older man in a white shirt, grey hair and moustache, who holds his palm up in front of his face. Behind them, a silver staff hung with small bells rises past garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A second man in white with rudraksha beads is seated out of focus at right, and a ceiling fan is visible at upper right. The teacher is an appearance-based a person candidate with ornate tiger-striped clothing and rudraksha adornments, seated in a blessing gesture with a devotee; the person is shown at close range in a ceremonial setting.2013-07-08