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Night-time photograph of a figure in a rust-red turban, large red and blue beaded necklace and orange-gold shawl reaching out to touch the forehead of an older man in white shirt and trousers with a white cloth tied over his head. Two other men in white stand beside him, one in glasses and a rudraksha-style mala, the other holding the arm of the blessed man. A dark background with blurred figures and a soft golden light in the upper left.

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A photograph of a devotional blessing at night. On the right, a seated figure in a red-orange turban, orange-and-gold shawl and a long red-and-blue beaded garland extends one hand toward a bowing older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a white cloth tied at his head and hands pressed together in namaskar. The seated figure wears gold earrings and a bangle and is bare-shouldered. Two other men stand at left in white and a checked shirt, and a few onlookers are behind. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and ornate clothing with a red turban, showing qualifying presentation cues, so this is Swamiji (probable) giving a blessing to a devotee.2015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09A photograph taken at night of a devotee in a white shirt and white trousers bowing forward with a white cloth tied around his head, his hands folded. He wears a rudraksha mala and a small badge on his shirt. A figure in an orange-red turban, with a red and blue flower garland, orange sash, gold bangles and a gold earring, places a hand on his forehead in blessing. Behind them, other people in white and a gold-coloured ritual vessel are visible, with a dark sky above.2015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09A man in a red-orange turban, bare-chested and wearing an orange-and-yellow shawl, layered with red and blue flower garlands and gold necklaces, places his right hand on the head of a devotee. The devotee, in a white shirt with a white headband and rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A man in orange cloth stands at left, and a golden deity murti rests on a red cushioned seat in the background. Night setting with additional attendees behind. Appearance cues are consistent with a person bestowing blessing, but the identification is uncertain.2015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09A photograph taken at night of a figure in a red-orange turban and orange-gold shawl, wearing a multi-strand red coral and blue bead mala and gold earrings, reaching out to touch the forehead of a bald man in a white shirt with a white headband tied over his eyes. The man stands with his palms pressed to his chest in devotion. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands in anjali mudra, and a golden deity murti is partly visible at right.2015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09A night-time outdoor gathering in which a bare-shouldered person in an orange-red turban and saffron-and-gold wrap, with layered red, pink and turquoise beaded garlands and gold bangles, places a hand on the forehead of an elderly man in a white shirt and white cloth blindfold. The elderly man has his palms pressed together before his face. A bald man in white with rudraksha garlands stands at left, and a woman in orange and gold stands behind, beside a gold deity murti or ornament. Devotees and onlookers fill the background, and a red-cushioned seat and gold draped backdrop are visible at right.2015-08-09A devotee in a white shirt and black trousers bows forward with hands folded in namaste, a white cloth tied around his head, as a figure in a rust-red turban and orange-and-yellow shawl places a hand on his forehead in blessing. The blessing figure wears a long red and blue beaded garland and gold bangles and earrings, and sits on a red cushioned seat at night. A young man in white with a rudraksha-style red cord stands at left, and several other white-clad people and a golden-robed attendant are visible in the dim background near a striped backdrop. The appearance-based candidate in the blessing role fits the a person cues of turban, saffron-orange ornate shawl and beaded garland, but the identity is uncertain.2015-08-09