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A man with long dark hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, a gold necklace and a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, wears rudraksha bracelets and touches the crown of a woman's head with his right hand while she sits with her eyes closed and her palms raised. Behind them, figures in orange and red robes stand in the background beside a golden hanging and a golden deity murti in the lower frame. a person is performing a blessing or shaktipata-style touch, consistent with a satsang or yoga-related event.

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July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 26 20172017-07-26July 07 20172017-07-07July 03 20172017-07-03May 01 20142014-05-01A long-haired figure with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red cloth, gold earrings, gold necklace and a red-and-gold rudraksha bracelet, extends his arm to press his palm onto the bald head of a seated older devotee in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. Both smile. Behind them a golden deity murti with a crown and ornaments, and other hands are raised in blessing. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering, possibly pratyaksha pada puja, though this is not certain.2017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 26 20172017-07-26A figure with long dreadlocked dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange ruffled sleeveless top, gold earrings, a beaded red-orange bracelet and a rudraksha mala, places one hand on the crown of a woman's head. The woman, wearing a white kurta with pink embroidery and a rudraksha mala, stands with her eyes closed and palms raised in blessing. Blurred figures in orange and white stand in the background of a hall with a brass railing.2017-07-26Photo of a ritual blessing indoors. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha bracelets, gold necklaces and gold earrings places his right hand on the crown of a seated older man's head. The seated man wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-orange shawl, with his palms raised in reverence. A smiling woman in orange sits at left, and robed figures stand in the background. Behind them are a brass deity murti of a goddess, a brass vessel, potted green plants and a gold-and-red curtain.2017-07-03May 01 20142014-05-01July 03 20172017-07-03A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth with a long rudraksha mala and a gold hoop earring, his right hand resting on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt whose palms are pressed together in namaskar. The kneeling man's eyes are closed, and a faint white mark shows on his forehead. Behind them, other people in white and orange stand in a warmly lit hall with yellow walls. The standing man's distinctive long hair, saffron garments and rudraksha cues are consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, and he appears to be giving blessing during a puja or darshan.2012-06-21