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A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-and-saffron shawl and rudraksha beads, places his right palm on the forehead of a bald, mustached man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard and wooden mala. The blessed man kneels with eyes closed and hands raised in a receiving gesture. The blessing figure holds a sheet of printed text in his left hand. Rudraksha and orange beaded bracelets are visible. Behind them, a man in red and other devotees in orange sit, with a white fan and red curtain in the background.

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A photograph of a paada puja or blessing moment. A bare-chested man with long, curly black hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl, rudraksha-style beads and a bracelet, places his palm on the forehead of a seated, eyes-closed devotee in a white kurta with an orange lanyard and beaded mala. The devotee raises his other hand palm-out. The standing man holds a printed sheet of chant text in his other hand. Behind them are a red curtain, a white air cooler and a person in orange at the right edge with a camera. Two people are clearly visible, with a third partly visible.2013-02-21April 01 20132013-04-01April 01 20132013-04-01April 01 20132013-04-01March 14 20132013-03-14May 14 20132013-05-14July 14 20122012-07-14April 01 20132013-04-01A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an indoor hall. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange rudraksha bead garland sits on a maroon cushioned seat and holds a sheet of white paper while placing an outstretched palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. The man bows forward with palms raised, and a second, blurred person's hand appears in the background. A window and wall fan are visible behind them.2013-05-14A seated long-haired figure in an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala places a sheet of paper against the forehead of a standing man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard, who raises both hands overhead. The seated figure is Swamiji (probable), identifiable by long swept-back hair, an orange shawl, a beaded rudraksha necklace and a gold-trimmed saffron cloth, shown in the act of a ritual session. Behind them, a seated man in white dhoti with a tilak and a bare-chested seated participant with ash marks watch, while other people in white and orange stand near an air conditioner in the background.2013-05-14October 07 20122012-10-07April 01 20132013-04-01