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A bare-shouldered figure in red and gold cloth with a white vertical forehead mark and a white-and-red flower garland stretches an arm to place a hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange-red scarf, whose palm is raised. A seated woman in a beige shawl and a bright blue cloth-wrapped object are in the background, with a gold deity murti partly visible. The setting is an indoor hall with warm lighting. The figure's appearance shows a shaved-free long dark hair bun, matching a person candidate performing a blessing, depicted as an in_person presence.

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A photograph of a shaved-headed man with a white vibhuti line and bare upper torso, wearing a saffron shawl, a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, touching the forehead of a man in a white shirt and red shawl who holds his palms together in front. Gold ceremonial ornaments and a silver staff stand nearby, with a red and gold throne and a framed picture behind; a woman in white is visible at right. Three to five people are visible; the giver of blessing is shown with a white vibhuti line rather than the long swept-back hair or crown cues, so the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2014-05-13December 16 20132013-12-16Indoor photo of a guru placing his right palm on the forehead of a devotee in a warm, softly lit hall. The guru has long dark hair tied back, bare-chested under a saffron-orange cloth, wears a thick brown rudraksha mala, and has a white tilak on his forehead. He holds a gold-wrapped object in the lower left. The devotee has dark curly hair, wears a white kurta and a red-orange shawl with printed text, and raises his palm outward. Behind them, a man in orange stands at the right edge and an orange chair sits in the background.2014-03-09March 13 20142014-03-13March 30 20142014-03-30Photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange robe with a red-and-yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha mala placing his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl. A silver trident stands upright beside them and a gold ceremonial object sits in the lower left. Behind them are framed pictures and a window. A woman in white and an orange shawl sits in the background. Seen-from-the-side, the robed man has a yellow mark on his brow. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment.2014-05-17March 30 20142014-03-30March 21 20142014-03-21December 16 20132013-12-16March 30 20142014-03-30A photograph of a blessing exchange indoors. A man with long dark hair in a bun, bare-shouldered in a rust-brown cloth with a gold ceremonial necklace of beads, presses his right palm to the forehead of a shorter, grey-haired man in a white kurta with a red and white beaded mala around his neck. A woman in white sits blurred in the lower right, and a pale curtain and dark wall form the background. The gesture resembles a padapuja-style blessing, with the standing figure giving the blessing and the other receiving it. Swamiji (probable): the figure in rust-brown with long hair, bun and gold beaded necklace; he is giving the blessing.2013-12-17December 16 20132013-12-16