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A photograph of a close, intimate blessing moment. A smiling young man with long dark hair, hoop earring, and rudraksha mala with a white cloth garment stands on the left, eyes closed and grinning. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a white vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead reaches out to press his palm on the young man's forehead; he wears a red wrist thread, a pink-and-white flower garland, and an orange-red cloth. Gold ornaments and a white-robed figure appear in the blurred background. Two people are visible; the a person appearance is not certain enough to claim identity.

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A photograph of a ceremony in which a long-haired man with a beard, wearing a garland of pink roses and white flowers over a reddish-brown shawl, places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling shaved-headed man in white cloth with an orange border and a rudraksha mala. The smiling man raises his left hand in front. Other men in white dhotis with golden-yellow borders stand behind them, and a brass vessel is visible at lower left. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall. The long-haired man's clothing and garland are distinctive, but his identity is not established from appearance alone.2017-05-28A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a thick white jasmine garland, places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling young man with slicked-back hair, hoop earrings and a red beaded necklace. The young man, in white clothing, holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them, other people in white dhotis and bead malas stand in a ceremonial gathering, with a brass bowl or vessel partly visible at the upper right. The man giving the blessing has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and wears a rudraksha mala. This appears to be a blessing or diksha moment during a satsang setting. a person identity is not established from appearance alone.2016-12-21A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair decorated with rudraksha beads, a rudraksha mala and bracelets, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless garment, presses his palm to the forehead of a seated young man with shaved-back hair who has eyes closed and bare shoulders. Behind them, two people in white and yellow dhoti-style garments stand near a golden carved wall. A white tilak marks the standing man's forehead. The scene suggests a ritual blessing, identified only by visible actions.2017-07-11July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesApril 25 20172017-04-25A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold beads blesses a young boy in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads. He places his right hand on the boy's head while the boy kneels and looks up. Behind them, a woman in a yellow sari and other figures in white and orange garments stand in a blurred hall, with a brass ritual vessel in the lower foreground. The man has distinctive long hair, rudraksha and gold adornments consistent with the a person appearance cues, so this is a person blessing a child at an Inner Awakening event.2017-06-30A photograph of a sannyas initiation moment. A bare-chested young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread stands with eyes closed as a man with long dreadlocks, wearing a pink and white flower garland and a reddish-brown shawl, presses his palm to the young man's forehead. Behind them, several people in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces stand, and a woman with a red bindi and gold necklace looks on. The dreadlocked man has distinctive long hair, garland and shawl cues, so this is a person appearance, shown as an in-person blessing gesture.2017-05-28April 20 20172017-04-20A photograph of a seated devotee in white clothes with rudraksha malas and an orange-brown cloth over one shoulder, receiving a blessing as a man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, presses his palm to the devotee's forehead. Two more people in white robes stand blurred in the background near golden ornaments. The scene suggests a diksha or blessing ceremony.2017-05-01April 24 20172017-04-24A smiling young man with short black hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, stands with a long red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a red thread bracelet on his wrist. He raises his hands to his face as a long-haired figure in front, wearing a garland of pink and white flowers, touches his forehead with one hand. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing stand in a red-walled hall, with a glowing orange light on the left and a golden curtain edge on the right.2017-02-27April 25 20172017-04-25