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A photograph of a ritual blessing. A long-haired man with a thick gold bead necklace, gold and orange armlets and a rust-red sash places his right hand on the head of a balding, bare-chested devotee who has his palms pressed together. A small gold deity murti of a goddess with a crown stands in front of them on a tray or base, flanked by a brass vessel. Other people in white and cream clothing and rudraksha malas stand behind. The man's appearance, with long hair and gold ornaments, makes him a person candidate, so the in-person candidate is shown performing the blessing. The devotee wears a tilak and a black cord around his neck.

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A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red cloth wrapped at the waist, bare-armed with red beaded bracelets and gold earrings, stretches his arm forward to press his hand onto the forehead of a shirtless devotee with a short haircut and a beaded necklace. Behind them, women in white and cream saris stand and watch. In the foreground a gold-toned brass deity murti with a crown and necklace stands on the altar.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red draped garment, gold ornaments and a gold necklace, sits on the left and lays his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white dhoti and shawl, and his hands are raised near his face. Beside them stands a golden deity murti of a female figure and a brass oil lamp on a golden stand, with bangled wrists and a standing row of women in white and gold-bordered saris and beaded necklaces in the background. The long-haired man is a person by appearance, seated in the role of guru giving the blessing.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a long-haired, bare-chested man with a gold ceremonial necklace, red-orange clothing and coral bracelets pressing his hand on the forehead of a seated devotee in an orange shawl with folded hands. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala touches the devotee's head. A brass deity murti with a crown sits in the foreground beside a metal vessel. Other devotees in white and saffron stand in the background of a temple hall.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a long-haired figure with long dreadlocks, bare-shouldered in a rust-red cloth, wearing gold earrings, a gold chain necklace and beaded red-orange bracelets on the forearm, placing his hand on the crown of a seated man's head. The seated man wears a white shirt and has his palms pressed together in devotion. A golden deity murti with a crown and jewelled necklace stands in the foreground, and women in white saris with rudraksha malas stand behind. The figure's appearance matches the page's a person cues of long hair and ornate ceremonial adornment, but the identification is uncertain, so the role is given as a figure performing blessing on a devotee.2017-07-07A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a saffron-orange robe, red-orange beaded bracelets, gold earrings and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a smiling young man with short curly dark hair and a beard, who is bare-chested with an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind them a golden deity murti holds a brass oil lamp. Several onlookers in white dhotis and shawls, one with a brown and white beaded mala, and a woman in white with a camera stand nearby, with a red-and-white bindi visible. Probable Swamiji (probable) gives the blessing, identified by long swept-back hair, orange robe, gold ornaments and red-orange beads, while the recipient is a devotee receiving padapuja-style blessing.2017-07-07A photograph of a ritual in progress. On the left, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a gold chain stands with his right arm extended, pressing his hand onto the head of a young man on the right. The young man, bare-chested with short dark hair and a beard, has his arms raised with palms open, wearing an orange shawl, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. Behind them stand several women in white and cream saris with rudraksha malas, and a golden deity murti of a female figure stands beside a brass oil lamp in the foreground.2017-08-16 +1 copiesJuly 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a long-haired man with long dreadlocked hair and a reddish-brown cloth draped over his shoulder reaches out to touch the forehead of a clean-shaven devotee with a black rudraksha-style mala, who smiles with eyes closed. Behind them stand other devotees in pale yellow and white. In the foreground is a small polished brass deity murti with a crown and necklace, and a red-beaded bracelet is visible on the man's wrist. The setting suggests a blessing or anointing moment in a ritual setting.2017-07-07August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copies