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A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with cream walls and red curtains. A seated figure in a rust-orange wrap and an orange turban with gold trim, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, places one hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white polo shirt. Another person in white ritual dress with a bead mala assists beside an open wooden box holding fruit and puja items. Several women in saris stand in the background, one in white with a mala. A gilded object is visible at the lower left. Appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the seated figure is described by role as a priest giving a blessing.

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November 04 20132013-11-04November 04 20132013-11-04November 02 20132013-11-02November 04 20132013-11-04November 03 20132013-11-03November 03 20132013-11-03June 21 20152015-06-21 +1 copiesA photo of a blessing moment in an indoor hall. A person in a rust-red turban with gold trim and a rust-red wrap, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a gold ornament, sits on a gold throne-like seat with a gold lion-shaped base and places a hand on the forehead of a seated devotee in a blue shirt with a red beaded mala, who keeps eyes closed and palms raised. Behind, a man in white ritual clothing with a bare head and a seated man with white forehead marks and a beaded mala watch. Other people stand in the background in white clothes, and a bald man in white sits at right with a raised hand. Red curtains and a wall air conditioner appear behind.2013-11-04A photo of a devotee receiving a blessing at an indoor gathering. A figure with a short-cropped hairstyle wearing a rust-brown and gold-bordered turban and a gold-bordered rust-brown wrap with a white rope cord over the shoulder, and a yellow-orange tassel, places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala, who has his eyes closed and palms pressed together. The devotee holds a folded handwritten paper. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and cream kurtas stand in the hall, a pedestal fan stands at left, and red curtains hang on the back wall. The blessing figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the role is given as a blessing giver.2013-11-03November 06 20132013-11-06November 04 20132013-11-04November 07 20132013-11-07