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August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08August 09 20092009-08-09February 07 20102010-02-07February 07 20102010-02-07A photograph of a healing or blessing moment indoors under warm, dim lighting with hanging decorative cloth above. A person with long, dark, curly hair in an orange sleeveless top places a hand on the shoulder of a balding older man in a white short-sleeved shirt and light trousers who bends his head forward. A second woman in an orange-red sari with a bindi stands behind, reaching toward the man's forehead. A badge hangs from the man's neck and another orange-clad person stands at the right edge. The orange-clad figure with long curly hair shows appearance cues but is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the role is given as a devotee or sannyasi.2010-02-10Indoor hall photograph of a ritual exchange on a red carpet with green edging. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a dark bead mala and pendant stands and offers items cupped in his hands to a seated man in a sleeveless red top and orange shawl, who receives them over a small cardboard box. To the left, a standing person in orange robes stands beside a tripod. Behind, a woman in white sari stands near a table, and several seated people in white and coloured clothes sit on the floor. Ceiling fans, banners on the upper left wall, framed portraits and a red-orange decorative pillar complete the setting.2009-08-08A photograph of a darshan blessing at an indoor hall with a metal roof and bright lights. A man with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless top and orange robe places his hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt, while holding his neck. Behind them, another person in orange stands near a small oil lamp on a tray. A woman in white with a gold-bordered sari stands at the left edge, and a crowd of onlookers in white fills the background. a person is the central figure in orange, conferring the blessing.2010-02-14July 25 20092009-07-25A photograph inside a hall with a light tiled floor. A man with grey hair, white clothing and a white shawl bows forward with his palms pressed together while a long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless robe places a hand on his forehead in blessing. Behind them, several people in white kurtas stand, including a young man with an orange-red scarf and a man in glasses, with a yellow scarf and rudraksha-style beads visible on another. The setting suggests a darshan blessing. The copyright line and source credit are printed at the lower right.2010-07-14August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08July 20 20102010-07-20December 06 20092009-12-06