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A photograph of a ritual blessing in an ashram hall. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-orange cloth over his shoulder and a red wrist thread, raises his arm and presses his hand to the bald head of a smiling man in a white dhoti-style cloth and wooden bead mala. Behind them, devotees in white and beige clothing with rudraksha malas watch and smile. A gold-coloured deity murti and a brass bowl sit on the floor, with an orange cloth bag and a handwritten paper slip nearby. The dreadlocked man is not identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no candidate is named.

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August 16 20172017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16A photograph of a ritual moment in which a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a bare upper body, wearing a gold chain and a maroon-orange shawl with a gold border, places his raised right hand on the forehead of a bald, smiling man in a white cloth with a rudraksha mala. The bald man wears a gold-bordered garment and a rudraksha bracelet. Behind them, women in white and orange saris stand in a hall, and a gold metal deity murti sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a blessing being given during a satsang or ritual gathering. The long-haired man has distinctive dreadlocks, a gold necklace, and a maroon shawl, cues consistent with the a person candidate. The bald man is a devotee receiving blessing.2017-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red cloth wrapped at the waist and a gold chain, placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated, grey-haired man in white clothing with an orange shawl, who has his palms pressed together in greeting. A small gold deity murti stands in the foreground, and devotees in white and a woman in a black head covering are behind them, with a folded paper in the seated man's hands. a person cues are the long dreadlocks, bare chest, gold necklace and rust-red garment of the man giving blessing, though appearance is uncertain.2017-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA photograph of an initiation darshan indoors. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a trimmed beard and a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders places his right palm on the forehead of a bald man in an orange-and-saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala, whose eyes are closed and palms are raised. The recipient holds a folded paper note. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a black shawl and a dark rudraksha necklace looks on, along with other devotees in white and red shawls and a camera tripod at left. A golden deity murti and a brass kalasha sit in the foreground. The bearded dreadlocked man, appearing consistent with the page's a person reference, is an appearance-based probable candidate; the other figures are devotees. Several people are visible.2017-08-03A bald, smiling man with a grey beard, wearing a white and gold shawl over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala, has his forehead anointed by a priest with long dreadlocks, who wears a gold chain and brown-orange garment and is pressing a sacred mark onto his brow. A small golden deity murti and a brass vessel sit nearby, and a woman in a dark head covering and other devotees in white and saffron stand behind them in a ritual hall. A watermarked copyright line appears on the picture but is excluded. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation rite.2017-08-08August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing inside a hall. A standing man with long matted dreadlocks wears a rust-orange sleeveless garment and rudraksha malas on his arm and neck; he presses his palm to the forehead of a seated, shaved-headed devotee in a white shawl and white dhoti, who wears rudraksha beads and a gold bracelet and folds his hands. A small golden deity murti and a brass oil lamp sit in front. Behind them, women in cream and gold saris and gold necklaces stand in the background, with a pedestal fan at left.2017-07-11 +1 copies