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September 02 2011

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A person in an orange turban and orange robe with heavy gold necklaces and gold bangles stands at right, placing a hand on the head of a young man with short black hair who bows his head with hands folded. Several other men in white and light clothing stand in line behind him with palms pressed together in namaste. A red tilak marks the forehead of the figure in orange, who holds a folded white paper in one hand. A person in orange robes is partly visible at the far right edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a patterned wall and warm lighting. A printed copyright line appears on the right side of the image.2011-11-26 +1 copiesDecember 13 20112011-12-13July 08 20132013-07-08Indoor temple scene. A man with long dark hair, wearing a deep saffron-red robe and a heavy multi-strand necklace of gold-toned beads, stands at centre with a white cloth wrap over his shoulder and white sacred ash across his forehead with a red bindi. He places his right hand on the head of a young man in a white t-shirt who bows with hands folded near his chin, and the man holds a folded white paper in his other hand. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands along a metal barrier, and a colourful decorated shrine with lit oil lamps and floral offerings glows in the background, with saffron and orange hangings at the top. A bare-shouldered man in orange cloth is partly visible at the right edge.2013-03-13A figure in a bright yellow turban with a peacock-feather style ornament and a red bindi, wearing yellow robes and orange-beaded necklaces, places his right hand on the head of a young man with short black hair who bows his head. The figure holds a folded sheet of lined paper in his left hand and looks down at it. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and a man in a dark shirt stand in the blurred background. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan moment indoors.2011-09-21A photograph of a ceremony indoors. In the centre, a man in a cream turban with a red bindi and a cream dhoti and shawl wears layered rudraksha malas and holds a sheet of paper while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with his palms pressed together. Beside them a young man in glasses and a blue shirt stands with hands folded, and a bald man in an orange garment with rudraksha beads watches in the background. The scene reads as a blessing given from a paper in the presence of onlookers.2012-04-03A photograph of a ceremony in a temple hall decorated with red drapes and golden deity figures. A priest in a saffron-orange turban and reddish-brown dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace, holds a folded paper in one hand while placing the other hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. Several men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer around them, and a woman in white with a long braid stands at the right edge. The priest's features and clothing are consistent with the presentation the page describes, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the a person value is unsure. Five or more people are visible, so the count is in the 6-20 range.2013-07-07Photograph of an indoor event where a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, wearing a white dhoti with a gold waist band, rudraksha mala beads and gold bangles, presses his palm to the forehead of a devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt and bows with palms joined. The man holds a small folded paper in his other hand, and a tray with a small silver bowl sits beside him. Several other people in white and orange stand around, and a people in a light blue shirt with hands pressed together is at left. A colourful banner with a deity image is behind. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based candidate: orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala cues, performing a blessing on a devotee.2011-10-14A man in a white dhoti and light shirt bows with palms pressed together while a robed figure in a cream turban places a hand on his head. The turbaned figure wears long rudraksha mala necklaces, a red bindi, a bracelet of rudraksha beads, and white robes with a sash, and reads from a sheet of white paper. Behind them stand several onlookers, including a young man in a blue shirt with hands folded, a bald man in white, and a small child in olive clothing. Indoors, with a white wall and a framed picture at left.2012-04-03 +2 copiesA photograph of a blessing ritual indoors. A figure in a saffron-orange turban with a gold ornament, a heavy gold necklace and bangles, and a maroon and gold sari-style garment places a hand on the head of a young man in a white t-shirt whose palms are pressed together. a person: the central figure wears a saffron turban, layered gold necklaces and bangles, and holds a folded paper, which marks a ceremonial role. Around them stand devotees in white and red clothing with hands folded in prayer, and on the right a person in orange with white sacred markings on the arm. A tray with offerings and a microphone sit in the foreground.2011-12-03May 15 20132013-05-15December 14 20112011-12-14