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A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala around his neck stands in a green-walled room with a dark wooden doorway behind him. He holds the wrist of a young man in a blue sports jersey with a white collar and a team crest, who looks down while holding a small object in his cupped hands. The priest's forearm bears a large tattoo. Wooden beams and a small niche are visible at the top of the frame.

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November 15 20132013-11-15August 23 20122012-08-23A photograph of a shaved-head... no, a man in a saffron-orange turban and orange shawl stands at right, bare-armed, with rudraksha bracelets, placing his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a yellow-and-cream striped short-sleeved shirt. The young man looks forward with a tense expression while another man's hand rests on his shoulder. Behind them a woman in a mustard floral kurta and a white-shirted older man at left are visible, with a blurred red and white interior. The orange-robed man appears to be a sannyasi giving blessing or initiation; whether he is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-04-19February 26 20132013-02-26April 20 20122012-04-20A photograph inside a brick-walled room showing a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe and long rudraksha mala beads, standing on the right with one arm extended and palm raised in blessing over an older man in a pink shirt and spectacles, whose raised hand is also visible. Behind them is a small altar with a brass oil lamp burning, a silver-toned kalasha, a tray of fruit and flowers, and a peacock-feather decoration. A man in a blue shirt and a figure in light blue stand at the left edge. The setting appears to be a simple ashram or temple room at a ceremonial inauguration.2001-04-14A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a white vertical mark on his forehead, and a gold bracelet on his wrist. He extends his right hand toward the forehead of a man in an orange shawl and a green and white checked shirt with beaded bracelets, who holds his palms up in front of him. Behind them a seated man in white and an orange-shawled man stand in a room with cream walls.2013-02-25A young boy with short dark hair in a dark teal polo shirt with a small crest on the chest and a purple lanyard around his neck stands with his head bowed. An adult's arm, with the palm pressed onto the top of the boy's head, reaches in from the left edge of the frame. Other people stand blurred in the background against a dark red wall, with a hand raised at upper left, a gold bangle visible on a wrist, and a white cloth at right. The scene suggests a blessing or touch on the head during a gathering.2012-04-27February 17 20082008-02-17March 23 20082008-03-23Photograph of an indoor home setting with a seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with long dark hair tied back, sitting in a light wooden chair. An elderly man in a white-and-blue striped shirt and white dhoti, with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, leans forward and places his hands on the seated man's head in a blessing gesture. A framed picture hangs on the pale wall behind them, a woman in a pink sari stands at the right edge, and a partly visible person in a light blue shirt sits behind. a person: the seated man wears the saffron-orange robes and turban, an appearance-based candidate for a person, identity uncertain.March 23 20082008-03-23