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A photograph of a blessing moment. A man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a bronze-brown silk garment with gold border and a rudraksha mala necklace, bare-shouldered, places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a red shawl who tilts his head back with eyes closed and hands open. Behind them hangs a bright garland of multicoloured flowers, orange and turquoise draped cloth, and a fan. At the right edge, another man in white with a white forehead band and beaded mala watches. The gesture suggests a blessing or initiation. Two people are visible.

A photograph of a padapuja-style blessing at a gold-trimmed throne canopy with orange fringe. A man in a maroon-red robe with a long brown beaded mala and a bare shoulder places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta and red shawl, whose palms are pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, other devotees in white and red clothing sit and stand, and a woman in a red garment appears in the background. The ornate golden throne and the placement of the hand on the head suggest a darshan blessing. Appearance-based candidate: the robed figure with a long hair knot, mala and ceremonial adornment is a person, but the identification is uncertain.

A seated figure in a maroon-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a coral-bead mala with gold ornament, raises one hand to the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt and orange shawl printed with script. The bald-shaved figure has a white tilak mark. A brass oil lamp with a bird finial and green leaves sit nearby, with white-clad people and a gold-draped backdrop behind. a person appearance: the seated figure in saffron-red robes with coral mala and gold necklace, performing the blessing; the candidate has short hair and white clothing, so the seated figure is the candidate, not a shaved priest in plain white.

A seated man in a red-and-maroon ceremonial wrap with a long braid and a thick beaded rudraksha-style mala reaches up to rest his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and red shawl. Gold lion-head carved armrests and a red striped throne cushion frame the scene, with red velvet drapery behind. The devotee's palms are pressed together at the seated man's knee. Two people are physically present.

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Indoor photo of a seated figure in a maroon-and-gold silk garment with a gold-and-brown bead necklace and a white vertical forehead mark, placing a hand on the head of a man in a white collared shirt who kneels with palms pressed together and a red-brown rudraksha-style mala hanging from his neck. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with a large garland of orange and yellow marigolds and a blue cloth backdrop, with a kalasha-like brass vessel and an orange cloth. A mirror and wall outlet appear at right, and another seated devotee in white is partly visible. The scene looks like a blessing or darshan.

December 16 2013

A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red draped robe with a gold-edged border and a long beaded necklace, his hair tied back, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead, placing his right palm on the forehead of a standing man with grey hair in a low ponytail. The recipient wears a white t-shirt, a rudraksha mala, and a small gold earring, and holds his left palm up in front of him with eyes closed. A silver staff is visible beside them and a golden figure stands behind the seated man, in a room with cream-coloured panelled walls. The seated man has distinctive long hair, ornate gold-toned adornments and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance cues are not sufficient to confirm the a person identity, so the role is given as a robed teacher blessing a devotee.

October 07 2012

August 23 2015

A seated man in an orange-red wrap and multiple rudraksha malas performs a blessing by placing his right palm on the forehead of a bald, white-bearded man in a white shirt and wooden bead bracelets. The blessed man holds his hands together in namaskar, and a gold ritual vessel sits at left on a red and gold cloth. Red cushioned chairs and seated attendees in orange appear in the background of a bright hall. a person: the seated blessing figure in orange-red with rudraksha malas and long swept-back hair fits the page's a person reference, though the image gives limited identifying cues.

A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors. On the left, a man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rust-red wrap over the shoulder and a long beaded gold-toned necklace, reaches to touch the forehead of a man on the right. The right man wears a white short-sleeved shirt and a red shawl, and holds his right palm raised toward the other man in a respectful gesture. Beside the left figure stands an ornate gold-trimmed throne with a golden fringed canopy in orange. Blurred figures in white and red clothing move in the background, and a few people are seated along the floor. Padapuja and satsang setting.

November 11 2013