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A photograph of a bare-chested devotee receiving a blessing as a long-haired man in a rust-red saffron wrap places one palm on the devotee's forehead and the other hand on his neck. The blessing man has a gold tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, and gold paint markings on his shoulder; the appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept-back hair and saffron-toned clothing, shown as the person giving the blessing. Behind them a man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and a brass ceremonial pillar glow softly in warm light. Three people are visible in the scene.

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July 01 20162016-07-01A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair decorated with rudraksha beads, a rudraksha mala and bracelets, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless garment, presses his palm to the forehead of a seated young man with shaved-back hair who has eyes closed and bare shoulders. Behind them, two people in white and yellow dhoti-style garments stand near a golden carved wall. A white tilak marks the standing man's forehead. The scene suggests a ritual blessing, identified only by visible actions.2017-07-11March 27 20182018-03-27 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual blessing. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red-and-black patterned shawl over white kurta, kneels with palms pressed together while another man in a red-orange cloth, golden tilak on forehead, long dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the first man's forehead. A golden tilak mark is visible on his arm. Behind them a metal staff-like pole, a brass vessel and a hanging bell cluster with brass bells sit in a warm, dim room; a paper is held by an assistant in white. a person (long hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-orange cloth, gold tilak) performing a blessing on a devotee.2016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a yellow tilak on his forehead and arm, wearing a rust-red shawl, rudraksha mala beads and a leopard-print cloth, placing his right palm on the crown of another man's head. The receiver is bare-chested with a dark topknot, wearing a rudraksha mala, and bows his head. A seated man in white on the left and a brass kalasha-topped pillar and a black pole with bells fill the warm, glowing background. The gesture suggests a blessing.2016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04A photo of a ritual blessing inside a temple-like hall. A man with long dreadlocks wrapped up on his head and rudraksha beads in his hair, wearing a rust-red sleeveless robe and rudraksha malas on his neck, wrists and arms, presses his palm to the forehead of a short-haired man in a white sleeveless garment who keeps his eyes closed. Behind them, men in white dhotis with yellow borders stand near a golden temple backdrop and a gold-toned ornate frame. A white air conditioner unit is visible at upper right. The blessing gesture suggests a darshan or initiation moment; the scene is a close, intimate exchange.2017-07-11August 02 20172017-08-02Photograph of two men in close, intimate contact in a warm-lit indoor setting with dark red drapery behind them. On the right, a long-haired man with a yellow-ochre horizontal tilak across his forehead, a wrap of deep red-orange cloth over his shoulder, a dense rudraksha mala necklace, and yellow ochre markings on his upper arm reaches out and rests his hand on the forehead of a man on the left. The man on the left wears a white kurta with a red-and-orange bordered shawl and a red thread bracelet, with a lanyard-style badge around his neck, and holds his hands in front of him in a receptive gesture. A metal staff with small bells hangs at the right edge beside brass fittings.2016-07-04July 04 20162016-07-04