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A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing indoors at a hotel-like hall. A bare-chested man with hair tied in a bun, gold ornamental necklace and orange-red cloth wrapped at his waist places his right palm on the forehead of a man with short dark hair and a goatee. The recipient wears an orange-and-red patterned robe with Om symbols, an orange shawl, and a beaded bracelet, and raises his right arm. Behind them, a blurred person sits with a hand extended, beside a white wall panel and a dark door with an exit sign. Overall the scene reads as a devotee receiving a blessing from a priest-like figure.

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A man in a maroon kurta with a geometric pattern stands with eyes closed and head bowed as a seated figure in maroon and gold ceremonial robes places his right palm on the man's forehead. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, a white tripundra mark on the forehead, and a gold necklace, and sits near a red cushion. Behind them hang red curtains and a projection screen, with a seated woman in red at the right edge. The gesture appears to be a blessing or transmission of energy during a satsang setting. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklace and maroon-gold robes, seen in person giving the blessing.2014-01-02November 25 20112011-11-25December 17 20132013-12-17A 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.2013-12-17A photograph of two men in close indoor contact. On the left, a man with long dark hair in a low bun, a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange garment, raises his right hand to the forehead of a shorter man on the right. The right-hand man wears a white shirt with an orange-red shawl and an ID badge, and raises his own palm in response. Behind them are a golden deity murti and warm-toned furnishings. a person: the man on the left shows long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues, and the page places a person at this event.2014-03-11December 05 20132013-12-05February 25 20132013-02-25October 13 20122012-10-13Photograph of a Kalpataru-style blessing. A man with slicked-back hair, a white sandal-paste tilak on his forehead, a red-and-gold saffron-toned cloth, and a multi-strand beaded necklace of gold and bead ornaments extends his raised right hand in a blessing gesture over the head of a seated man in a grey sweater with a collar and a moustache. A gold ornamental object and red flowers appear in the background. Another person is partly visible at the right edge. a person: the seated figure wears saffron-orange drapery, beaded ornaments and a white tilak, and is performing the blessing.2014-01-03December 16 20132013-12-16A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead, a short topknot, gold beaded necklaces and a gold bangle, stands at right placing his right hand on the head of a shaven-headed man in a white shirt at left, whose hands are pressed together in a gesture of receiving. A deep maroon curtain hangs behind them and a gold-coloured vessel is visible at lower centre. Their faces suggest a devotee receiving blessing from a priest.2012-02-09A photo of a bare-shouldered figure in a rust-red garment with a gold-edged border, hair in a bun, placing a raised palm on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red lanyard and a beaded mala around his neck during a blessing. The clothed figure is seated near gold cushions.2013-12-10