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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing during a darshan-style gathering. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tripundra mark on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a leopard-print sleeveless garment touches the forehead of a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads. The devotee's eyes are closed and his hands are raised in reverence. Behind them stand people in white and saffron-orange robes, and a golden gilded statue or murti sits in the foreground, with golden decorative panels in the background.

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July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a devotee with short dark hair in a white garment, eyes closed and palms raised, receiving a blessing as a bearded man with long dark dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print sleeveless top touches the devotee's forehead with his fingertips. Behind them, robed attendants in saffron and white stand near a golden wall with decorative studs, and a small golden figure appears in the lower right. The man in the leopard-print top bears distinctive long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, but the page does not state he is present and the image offers no firm identification, so he is described by role only. Several other people stand in the background.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing inside an ornate gold-toned shrine hall. A long-haired man in a leopard-print sleeveless garment and many rudraksha malas, with a white tripundra mark on his forehead, touches the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white dhoti with a gold border. The devotee has a gold bangle and a red thread on his wrist and holds his palm up. Behind them, a second man in white dhoti with gold border stands, and a golden deity murti sits on the lower left. The background has gold carved panels and pink and maroon lattice patterns.2017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25July 25 20172017-07-25April 24 20172017-04-24A photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneeling before a standing figure with long dark hair, a white forehead stripe and a leopard-print sleeveless top layered over a rust-red garment, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a gold pendant. The standing figure extends his right hand to rest on the devotee's head in a blessing gesture while the devotee raises one palm toward the face. Behind them is an ornate gold-and-orange carved backdrop with purple-and-amber lights, a silver stand, and a small brass deity murti in the foreground. Another person in white sits partly visible at the left edge.2017-07-25July 04 20162016-07-04