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A photograph of a shaved-headed woman's-style ritual scene: a figure in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking reaches out to touch the forehead of an older man in a white t-shirt and wristwatch, who holds his palms together in front of him. Beside them a golden trident-topped staff and a gilded object topped with peacock feathers suggest a blessing or initiation setting. A woman with a white forehead mark sits in the lower foreground and several onlookers stand in the background.

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A photograph of a darshan blessing. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair tied back and a white forehead mark places his right hand on the head of a grey-haired man in a white kurta and white identity badge. The blessed man holds his palms together at chest height. Behind them stands a silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial, a peacock feather fan, and a gold object in the foreground. Other people in saffron and white clothing stand in the background.2014-08-30October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesMay 07 20142014-05-07January 04 20142014-01-04September 30 20132013-09-30A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-edged cloth, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, touches the forehead of an older man in a white kurta who kneels with palms raised. The seated man holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them, a woman in a red-orange sari with a beaded necklace stands, and other people in white stand in the background. Gold lion-head armrests frame the seated man on a red-carpeted dais. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, identified by the rudraksha mala, saffron clothing and long swept-back hair, giving blessing to a devotee.2013-09-30September 13 20132013-09-13 +1 copiesOctober 04 20132013-10-04A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a pink flower garland, a peacock feather fan behind him, and rust-coloured cloth, raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a long-haired blond man in a white t-shirt with an orange-red shawl who holds papers in his other hand. Golden lion-head ornaments flank the seated figure, and a silver trident stands beside them. The seated man has a person appearance based on the long swept-back hair, pink floral garland and ornate ceremonial setting, while the blond man is a devotee receiving blessing. The setting is an indoor hall with a framed picture on the wall.2014-05-10September 14 20142014-09-14October 02 20132013-10-02October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copies