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A photograph of a seated elderly bald man in a light grey top bowing his head as a person in an orange and leopard-print shawl with long dark wavy hair and multiple rudraksha malas places a hand on his forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a red curtain hangs in the background. The blessing figure's appearance with long swept hair, rudraksha malas and orange-and-leopard shawl is a distinctive cue, so this is a person present in person, giving a blessing to the devotee.

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A photograph of a blessing moment indoors in front of a red curtain. A bald, older man with grey stubble, wearing a white shirt with an orange collar and a gold bracelet, bows his head while a man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a red bindi places both hands on his head. The blessing man wears a leopard-print blouse over a maroon cloth, with a long mala of rudraksha and white beads and a gold necklace. A third man in a white dhoti with a gold border and beaded mala watches at left. A tall brass-tipped staff is at right.2013-03-31A photograph of a seated man with long dark wavy hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a brown-orange garment and many rudraksha mala necklaces and bracelets, reaching up to press his hand on the forehead of a man in a dark jacket with an orange shawl. The recipient keeps his eyes closed and his hands raised in a gesture of receiving blessing. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a gold border sits, and a saffron-robed figure stands at the left against a red draped cloth backdrop. A ritual or blessing moment is shown, with a staff in the foreground at left.2012-09-09September 09 20122012-09-09July 06 20122012-07-06A photograph of a satsang-style blessing. A man in a plain white kurta, with grey hair and a receding hairline, stands with his head tilted up while a bare-shouldered man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala with skull-shaped beads, a gold pendant necklace and a leopard-print shawl over orange-red cloth, presses his palms against the older man's forehead and smiles. To the left, a third man partly visible wears a red bindi, rudraksha beads and white cloth. Red curtains and a teal wall form the backdrop, with a wooden stand at the right edge.2013-03-31September 09 20122012-09-09September 06 20122012-09-06A photograph of a seated man in long dark hair and orange-saffron draped cloth, bare-chested with gold necklaces and gold earrings, placing his right palm on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in a white shirt wearing an orange lanyard and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. The white-shirted man has his hands held together in front of his chest. Behind them is a red draped curtain, with other seated people in orange clothing and a partly visible person in white at left.2012-08-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in an orange robe and rudraksha beads placing his hand on the forehead of an older bald man wearing an orange and blue shawl. Behind them a woman in white with a red bindi looks on in front of red draped cloth. The man in orange wears a long rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold-chain necklace, and the older man is receiving the blessing.2012-07-18May 01 20142014-05-01A seated man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, gold ceremonial necklaces and a rudraksha mala, places his right hand on the bald head of a kneeling man in orange robes and beaded necklaces, who presses his palms together in devotion. The seated man, a person, sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver throne with a headset microphone. Behind them, several devotees in orange robes stand with hands folded, bangles and beaded malas visible.2013-03-10July 17 20122012-07-17