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A photograph of an indoor evening gathering. A smiling figure with long dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead wears a tiger-striped garment, a red and orange flower garland, bangles and a beaded waist ornament, and places a hand on the head of a man in a white linen shirt who bows forward with his eyes closed. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a maroon border stands smiling, with a camera slung at her side, near a curved balcony railing. Only the bowing man and the crowd edge at lower right are clearly visible; a figure at lower right in white and a partly visible head fill the foreground. The tiger-striped garment, garland and bangles on the blessing figure are distinctive, but the page's a person reference alone does not establish identity, so this figure is described by role as a person giving a blessing.

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December 08 20122012-12-08January 09 20122012-01-09Photograph of a satsang setting. A man with long dark hair swept back, bare-chested under an orange and yellow tiger-striped cloth, wears layered rudraksha malas and a white-and-red forehead mark, smiling broadly as he touches the face of a young man in a white t-shirt with a red shawl. The young man stands with hands cupped and a small offering, while a woman in a pink top and red shawl leans in beside him. Behind them a seated man with a white forehead mark and a standing woman in orange are visible, along with a pedestal-fan and a golden backdrop. a person depicted by long swept hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-toned attire; appearance-based label only.2013-05-25January 20 20142014-01-20January 11 20132013-01-11December 08 20122012-12-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A man with long dark hair, a white horizontal forehead mark, and a shell-bead necklace wears an orange and black tiger-striped shawl and rests his right hand on the head of an older man in a white garment with an orange cloth head covering. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing stand in the background, and green plants appear at the left edge. The seated gesture resembles a blessing or initiation moment.2012-12-26A photograph of a blessing moment in a dark setting. A smiling figure with long, swept-back black hair and a red bindi wears a black-and-gold patterned blouse, layered gold bangles, and a dense garland of red, yellow and green flowers. Both hands rest on the head of a seated, bald, older man in a white shirt, who bows forward with hands folded. Behind them a standing person in white and a brass ceremonial stand are partly visible, with gold ornamental objects and red fabric at the right edge. Appearance-based cues such as long swept-back hair, ornate clothing and a garland suggest a person performing a blessing for a devotee, but identity is uncertain.2012-12-09A seated man in a tiger-striped gold and orange garment with a pearl garland and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a red velvet chair and extends his palm toward the forehead of a kneeling man. The kneeling man wears a white dhoti, a shawl-like white wrap, rudraksha beads and a red-and-white cord, and presses his palms together in reverence. Behind them stand several people in white and orange, a person with a bare-armed white outfit at left, and a cameraman holding a camera overhead. A bright studio light and draped curtains frame the scene, with a golden vessel and flower petals on the floor in front of the chair.2012-12-16December 16 20122012-12-16A seated man with a long dark hair bun, a gold-bead ceremonial necklace, a red-and-orange wrap and a leopard-print garment presses his fingers to the forehead of a smiling man in a white shirt with a red scarf and red lanyard. Both have eyes closed or half-closed in a blessing moment. Behind them, white-clad devotees in red scarves sit in a red-carpeted hall with a silver ceremonial staff in the foreground. The bearded-free setting suggests a darshan or blessing. The robed figure displays distinctive adornments and hair, so the a person label applies to this in-person candidate, who is blessing the devotee.2014-08-02May 25 20132013-05-25