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A bare-chested man in an orange-brown shawl wrapped over his shoulders, wearing a beaded necklace and a gold earring, sits and presses his right palm to the forehead of a woman seated before him. She wears an orange sari with a red border, a rudraksha mala, and a white tilak on her forehead, and holds a sheet of paper while smiling with closed eyes. Behind them, standing devotees in orange robes and rudraksha malas watch, and a red tray holds apples and a water bottle. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment during a satsang gathering.

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December 31 20132013-12-31A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange cloth with a bare right shoulder and a beaded pale necklace, a white tilak on his forehead, and small gold earrings. He rests his right hand on the head of a young woman kneeling before him, her hands joined in anjali and wearing an orange garment with a red border and a rudraksha mala. He holds a folded handwritten paper in his left hand. Behind them, an orange-robed attendant holds a red bundle, and a red box with fruit, a water bottle and offerings sits nearby. a person: he has a tilak, a beaded necklace and an orange cloth, consistent with the page's identification.2013-12-31A seated figure in an orange-brown saffron robe with a long coral-beaded necklace and a white vibhuti mark on the forehead places his right hand on the head of a woman with dark hair pulled back, who wears an orange saree with a green and gold border and presses her palms together in anjali. Both are smiling. Behind them, a red tray holds sweets and offerings, a gold-trimmed cushion or throne is on the left, and several people in white and red garments stand in the background. The gesture looks like a blessing given during satsang or darshan. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's claim, with a saffron robe, beaded necklace and vibhuti, but the face is partly turned away, so identity is uncertain.2013-12-31May 28 20132013-05-28A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and red-brown beaded necklaces, a tilak on his forehead, placing his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling young man in orange and red robes whose palms are pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and two women in orange and red saris stand or sit in a decorated room with potted plants and a gold-toned pillar. The seated man has long swept-back hair and distinctive orange clothing with ornate beaded necklaces, consistent with a person giving a blessing to a devotee. Blessing, devotee, sannyasi, rudraksha, tilak.2015-05-09November 10 20132013-11-10October 05 20122012-10-05A bald, light-skinned man in a white kurta stands with bowed head while a long-haired person in a red-orange sash and dense beaded garlands places a hand on his scalp and holds a sheet of paper. The person wears rudraksha-style beads, bangles and a red bindi, with a pale-yellow garment beneath the sash. Beside them a man in a white shirt with a black beaded necklace stands with hands folded. A man in saffron clothing and another in white stand nearby, and a tray of small items sits at lower right. Behind them hang framed portraits on a cream wall, and a projector screen and red curtain fill the background.2012-04-05 +2 copiesA bare-chested man with hair in a high bun, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a gold necklace with rudraksha malas, rests one hand on the forehead of a woman with short dark hair who wears an orange shawl and raises her other palm in front of her. Behind them, a woman in a white garment holds a white cloth, and another woman in a maroon sari with a black bead necklace sits at left, against a deep red draped backdrop.2012-08-22A seated priest in a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and orange-red beaded necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed man in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala, who has white tilak marks and an earring. Behind them a seated woman in a maroon robe and dark beads watches, and two people in cream and white stand in a room with red curtains. The scene resembles a forehead blessing or initiation during a ritual.2013-11-05March 13 20132013-03-13A photograph of a seated session in a hall with red-and-gold draped seating. In the foreground, a long-haired man in a saffron-gold-bordered dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style garland, reaches out to touch the forehead of a shaved-headed man in orange-gold shawl and matching garland, who sits with eyes closed and a vibhuti mark. Behind them a woman in maroon-and-gold robes with a rudraksha mala holds papers and a small box of offerings. Other seated attendees in white and red shawls, and a standing volunteer, fill the background, with a screen above. The scene appears to be a blessing or healing touch in a satsang setting.2015-07-10