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July 21 2015

A photograph of a shaven-headed figure in an orange-red garment with a gold border and a white jasmine garland with red flowers places a hand on the forehead of an older man in a white shirt and red shawl, who has his palms pressed together. A young girl in a patterned dress stands beside them with a small folded paper or offering in her hands. Warm lights and a dark backdrop frame the scene, with a golden trident-topped staff visible at left and carved wooden panels at right. The figure with the garland appears to be giving a blessing to the older man.

A man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth, bare-chested and draped with a long red and white flower garland, smiles broadly while placing his right palm on the head of an older, grey-haired man in a white shirt who bows with hands folded in namaste. The man in saffron has a tilak on his forehead and gold earrings. Behind them, devotees in white clothes stand in a hall with decorative striped hangings and a red curtain. The appearance of the saffron-clad man with a bare chest, gold earrings and flower garland is consistent with a person, giving blessings to a devotee in a satsang setting.

A photograph of a ceremonial blessing on a stage with silver ornamental decor behind. A bare-backed man in a white dhoti with a white sacred thread bends forward while a robed figure in red-orange ochre clothing and a gold chain presses his palm to the devotee's forehead. The robed figure has a white-and-red tilak on the forehead and long swept-back hair, and is smiling. A gold-trimmed white cloth and a silver ceremonial stand appear in the background. The devotee's hand rests on his shoulder, and a rudraksha bracelet is visible on his wrist. Two people are visible.

2018-04-04 +1 copies

A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-style hall with red curtains and gilded brass items at the left edge. A person with short dark hair and a rudraksha bead necklace, wearing a red-orange shawl over a golden-edged garment, touches the forehead of a bald, bearded man in a white striped t-shirt and an orange shawl, who stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Another woman in a white garment and orange shawl holds incense sticks in the background, and two more people in white and orange stand behind. A pedestal fan is visible at right. The gesture resembles a blessing or darshan exchange.

Indoor darshan scene with warm dark-red walls and gold carved wood at right. A man with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead wears a white flower garland with red blossoms, a saffron-and-gold shawl over bare shoulders, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. He places his right hand on the forehead of a teenage boy in a navy t-shirt, orange shawl and red-and-orange beaded necklace, who has his eyes closed. The man holds a small folded paper in his left hand. A brass trident stands at left, and a woman in a red shawl and white top stands behind the boy with other people partly visible at left and right.

May 21 2012

October 06 2015

A photograph of a central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a small red tilak on the forehead, a white jasmine garland, rudraksha beads and a red-orange wrap, placing his right palm on the head of a kneeling devotee in a plaid orange shirt. The devotee has his hands folded in anjali. Behind them stands another man with a shaved head and red-orange cloth, and a few people in light shirts. White pillars and blue arched walls form the hall. Appearance-based a person with the cues of long swept hair, jasmine garland and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing on a devotee.

2012-05-25 +1 copies

July 21 2015

A photo of a priest in a saffron-and-maroon garment wearing a white garland of jasmine flowers and a red-and-white flower garland, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair tied back in a bun, placing his right hand on the head of a man in a blue striped shirt with a visitor badge. The priest's left hand rests on the man's shoulder in a blessing gesture, as in darshan. Other people stand in the bright hall behind them, including a woman in red at right, and a golden object is partly visible at the lower left.

A photo of a ritual blessing during a samaya deeksha initiation. A bare-chested figure with a swept-back dark hairstyle, a saffron-coloured dhoti with a gold border, and layered beaded necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white kurta and a red-and-white scarf printed with script. Behind them, several people in red and white shawls stand observing, and a silver ceremonial staff and a brass lamp are visible at left.