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A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt with his hands folded in namaste, receiving a touch on the forehead from a bare-shouldered man in a brown-red patterned turban and a dark red shawl, with long hair and a rudraksha mala over orange robes. Behind them, a standing older man in white with a white moustache watches, and another man in white stands further back. The turbaned man smiles as he blesses the seated devotee, who holds a folded white paper in one hand. Possible a person cues are visible on the turbaned figure, but the face and presentation are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity. The scene is an energy darshan style blessing at a yoga gathering.

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January 10 20182018-01-10January 10 20182018-01-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange turban with a silver emblem and a saffron-orange silk garment with gold trim, wearing layered rudraksha-style brown beads and a large gold ceremonial pendant, placing his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in white kurta with an orange shawl printed with script. Behind them, several seated attendees in white and orange robes, some wearing black blindfold-style eye covers, sit in a hall with a white and blue patterned banner. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment. a person: the seated figure in the orange turban and gold-and-bead adornments is an appearance-based candidate giving a blessing, identified only from visible cues.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a white shirt receiving a blessing as a bare-chested figure with long dreadlocked hair and a rust-brown turban with gold-threaded stripes places one hand on his forehead. The blessing figure wears a rust-brown shawl draped at the neck and is bare-chested, with distinctive adornments not visible. The recipient holds a small white slip of paper near his face. Behind them, a standing man in a white kurta with a lanyard and another person in orange watch the exchange in a room with warm lighting. This resembles a darshan or energy transmission moment during a yoga programme.2018-01-10A photograph of a seated man in orange-red robes with a gold-bordered shawl, long hair swept back, white tilak on his forehead and gold beaded necklaces, extending his right hand in blessing over the head of a middle-aged man in a light grey-white kurta who kneels before him with his hands raised. A gold-colored ornate throne or seat with a serpent-style gold hood is visible behind the seated figure, with red fabric below and a partially visible person at the right edge. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or darshan. a person is seated, appearing in saffron-orange robes and ornate gold necklaces, giving darshan to a devotee kneeling in white.2014-01-03A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man in a rust-orange turban, orange robe with a gold-edged cloth, and a long rudraksha mala places his right hand on the crown of a seated man's head. The seated man wears a white kurta, an orange-red shawl, and a wristwatch, with his palms raised. Behind them a woman in a red-and-white garland and a turbaned attendant in red look on. Gold ornate fabric and a red-and-gold framed picture sit at the left and right edges. A printed copyright line appears at the lower right.2015-07-13A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red turban and bare-shouldered orange and yellow wrap, wearing a long beaded necklace, placing his hand on the head of a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. Both hands rest on the head of a kneeling devotee in a folded posture. Behind them, a hall full of people in white clothes and orange shawls sit on the floor, some with eyes covered by black cloths, several with hands raised in blessing. The seated figure has distinctive long beaded ornaments and a turban, matching the a person cues, while the event context suggests a shaktipat-style blessing, though this is not visible on the page. Brown leather chairs and a white banner with printed text appear in the background. a person is performing a blessing of a devotee in a hall with many seated participants.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated devotee with long dark hair and a beard, eyes closed and smiling, receiving a blessing as a robed man places his right hand on the devotee's forehead. The blessing figure wears a rust-red and gold turban and a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial beads. Behind them, several people in saffron and orange robes stand, one wearing a beaded mala. The devotee wears a brown knit sweater and raises a hand in a palm-out gesture, holding a small paper slip. A man in a striped grey shirt stands at the back-left. The setting appears to be a satsang or darshan gathering. a person cues include long swept-back hair, a gold-and-rust turban, a rudraksha mala and a rust-red shawl, shown in the role of the blessing giver.2018-01-10 +1 copiesA seated man in a red-orange turban with a white feather ornament and a red-orange and gold robe with a long rudraksha mala places his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl. The seated man is smiling and touching the crown of the other man's head, a blessing gesture. A brown leather armchair stands at left, and blurred figures and a saffron-coloured hanging appear in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) is shown in the role of the blessing giver, identified by a turban, rudraksha mala and ornate saffron robe; the kneeling devotee is in white with a red shawl.2015-10-23March 14 20132013-03-14A photograph of a bare-shouldered figure in a rust-orange turban with a silver emblem and orange-gold robes with a rudraksha mala draped over the chest, placing a hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl. Around them, seated and standing devotees wear white with orange shawls; a woman at right holds a microphone and a woman at lower left has a yellow tilak. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan in an indoor hall with beige walls and a red-draped seating area. The cues of the turbaned figure (rust turban, orange robes, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold chain) are distinctive, so this is a person.2015-10-21A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange dress with an orange turban and white vertical tilak on his forehead, bare-shouldered with orange and rudraksha-style beaded malas and a gold pendant. He rests his right hand on the head of a seated young man in a white shirt and glasses, who bows with hands joined. A second man in orange with a red bindi stands behind, and a golden ornate throne or peetha is visible in the blurred background. Hands folded at the left edge suggest devotees. The scene looks like a blessing or darshan moment.2013-02-26