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A photograph of a seated young boy in a red striped shirt receiving a blessing. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark leans forward and holds a small wooden ritual object near the boy's head, while another saffron-robed attendant rests a hand on the boy's head. Behind them a person in white clothing is visible. The scene resembles a blessing or healing ritual. The orange-robed man with rudraksha beads matches the page's cues for a person as a presenter of the blessing.

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Photograph of a seated young man in a red striped polo shirt receiving blessing from a robed figure in orange. The standing figure in long swept-back dark hair, orange garments, and a rudraksha mala with a white forehead marking extends one hand onto the seated man's head while holding a carved wooden object shaped like an animal. Behind them, a man in orange holds up a laminated card, and a person in white holds a tray; an orange-and-pineapple fruit offering sits at right. The orange-clad figure shows distinctive long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha cues consistent with a person, but the appearance is not conclusive.2008-03-12March 12 20082008-03-12A young man in a red-and-white checked shirt kneels while a person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala places a hand on his head in a blessing. The blessing giver has long dark hair and a beaded necklace. Behind them, an older man in white clothes holds beads, and another man in glasses stands at left. Two blurred heads are visible in the lower left, and a white chair and maroon curtain are in the background.2008-03-27A photograph of a seated woman with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless garment with a gold-and-red sash, holding her palm raised over the head of a man in an orange short-sleeved shirt who leans forward with his eyes closed. Her other hand is extended toward him, and rudraksha bracelets are visible on both wrists. Behind them, a man in orange robes sits with his eyes lowered, and blurred figures in white stand in the background near a window. The gesture suggests a blessing or energy transmission during a session.2012-04-17Indoor darshan scene. A young man in a cream shirt kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, his head bowed toward a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala hanging at his chest. The seated man rests one hand on a wooden cane and touches the kneeling man's shoulder. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits, and a standing man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds flowers. A silver trident and a kalasha-like finial stand at the right edge beside white draped seating, and a red curtain hangs in the background. a person is attributed on the basis of the seated man's hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, presented as a candidate only.2008-03-12March 27 20082008-03-27March 12 20082008-03-12August 26 20122012-08-26A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling young boy in a yellow, green and blue striped shirt, who has his palms pressed together in namaste. The man holds small silver-toned objects in his left hand and has his hair tied back in a bun. A red tiger-striped cushion lies beneath him. Behind them, a blurred crowd of devotees in white and orange stands near a floral-decorated altar with purple and red garlands. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan. The man has distinctive rudraksha beads and orange robes, consistent with a swami in a blessing gesture, but his face is partly turned and the appearance is not conclusive, so the identity is uncertain.2012-04-25A photograph of a healing or blessing moment. A man in an orange shawl and white shirt stands behind, smiling, holding papers. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a dark cord necklace bows his head while a figure in an orange sleeveless top with a rudraksha mala extends an arm to touch his head. The second figure has long dark hair swept back and wears orange and a beaded necklace; a person by these cues, present in person. Other people in white and orange sit nearby, with a red curtain behind and a blurred hall setting.2008-03-27March 27 20082008-03-27March 28 20082008-03-28