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A man in a white polo shirt stands with eyes lowered and a smile as a robed figure presses white ash or vibhuti onto his forehead with an open palm. The robed figure, facing away from the camera, wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulder, a red-brown beaded rudraksha necklace, and has white markings on the upper arm and face; the hair is tied up in a bun. The devotee holds his palm open with a little white powder in it. A blurred background shows a wall of cream panels and a wooden door, with another person seated behind. The setting looks like an indoor satsang or padapuja-style blessing, and the robed figure's identity is unsure from appearance alone.

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Photograph of a padapuja-style blessing in an indoor hall. A figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on the arms and face raises one hand to press ash onto the forehead of a short-haired man in a white kurta, who has his eyes closed. The man's other hand is held out palm-up, cupped. A brass kalasha-like staff with a small drum-shaped ornament stands between them. Behind, a woman in red sits with hands folded and a wooden-panelled wall and a green exit sign are visible. Two people are visible in the foreground and one partially behind; several others are at the edge.2013-12-09A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A man with long hair tied back, wearing an orange-red shawl with a gold border, rudraksha beads and white ash markings on his arms and face, holds a silver staff with a small bell at its top and places his right hand on the head of a man in a white kurta, who has his eyes closed and his palms held out. Other seated devotees in white and red clothing are visible in the background. The scene resembles a padapuja or blessing during satsang, though no event label is legible in the frame.2013-12-09December 07 20132013-12-07December 07 20132013-12-07Indoor photo of two men in close interaction. On the left, a bare-chested man in a reddish-brown cloth wrapped at the waist wears multiple rudraksha malas and has white vertical and red tilak markings on his forehead; his hair is swept back in a bun. He smiles while placing his hands near the shoulder of a second man, who wears a white t-shirt and a rudraksha mala with a green-edged collar, and whose palm is raised toward the first man's forehead in a blessing gesture. A golden kalasha-like object and wooden furniture sit in the background against tan wall panels.2013-12-08A 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.2013-12-17September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. A man with a shaved-looking dark head, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a maroon-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder raises his right hand to the head of a standing devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, has yellow bangles on the raised wrist, and tilts his head back with eyes closed. A golden lion-shaped object sits in the background, and a partially visible person appears at the lower right. a person (appearance cues are insufficient to confirm) is performing the blessing; the recipient is a devotee receiving a blessing.2013-12-08Photograph of two men in a warm peach-toned room. On the right, a man with hair tied in a bun wears a white cloth draped over his shoulder, silver beaded bracelets on his wrists and a silver beaded necklace; he reaches forward with one hand to touch the forehead of a shaved-headed man on the left, who wears a white shirt and holds his hands raised near his head as if receiving blessing. A faint white marking is visible on the right man's forehead. Appearance-based candidate on the right, bun, white drape and silver beads, is uncertain, so a person is unsure.2012-02-08December 09 20132013-12-09Photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with cream walls and a gold-patterned backdrop. A woman in a maroon-red garment with a gold hair ornament and a dark rudraksha-style necklace reaches up and presses her palm to the forehead of a smiling man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl and a lanyard, who holds his hands raised in namaste-like gesture. Another person in white stands behind them. Ritual blessing. Watermarked archive photo.2013-12-21December 10 20132013-12-10