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October 01 2016

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December 12 20162016-12-12Stage photograph of a dimly lit, blue-and-purple toned ceremony. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha band across his forehead, a bare shoulder and a thick garland of red, orange and yellow roses is raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck, who has his palm raised in return. Behind them a woman in a white patterned dress and other figures stand watching, and a silver ceremonial pillar is at the left edge.2018-04-15December 22 20172017-12-22September 24 20162016-09-24December 16 20172017-12-16Photo of an initiation blessing in a crowded hall. A bare-chested, bearded man with curly hair and a white forehead mark bows while a dreadlocked figure with green-dyed locks, a red rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces places a hand on his head. Other shirtless, dreadlocked participants with red and brown beads stand behind them, and a few men in white or yellow clothes watch in the background against red curtains.2018-05-06March 24 20182018-03-24 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a shaved-to-short-hair man with eyes closed, head bowed, receiving a blessing as another person's hand with a red thread wristband presses on his forehead. His palms are raised in a gesture of reverence beside his face. Strings of rudraksha-style beads hang at his neck. Blurred figures in white and an orange garment appear in the background near warm lights.2018-03-31A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a short beard, bare-shouldered, wearing a maroon wrap and a dense rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace. He has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and a red bindi, and smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a second person with long dreadlocks, who wears a white garment, a rudraksha mala and a hoop earring. A third person's hand is visible at lower left. A shiny silver backdrop is behind them. a person: the man shows long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, consistent with the page; he is performing a blessing.2017-12-16October 01 20162016-10-01A bearded man in a long-haired orange-robed sannyasi kneels with eyes closed and hands pressed in namaste, while a dreadlocked, bearded man in saffron cloth places his right palm on the kneeling man's forehead in a blessing. The kneeling devotee wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and bangles on his wrist. Behind them, other saffron-clad sadhus with rudraksha and bead malas stand or sit, and a few rudraksha-wearing devotees are partly visible at the edges. The blessing figure has long dreadlocks and a thick beard and wears saffron cloth; whether he is the a person cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2018-03-28 +1 copiesA man with long dreadlocks, eyes closed and face tilted upward, receives a blessing as another person's hand is pressed to his forehead. He wears a white garment with a dark cord necklace and a red thread bracelet on the raised wrist. Behind him, a red-clad figure and a bare-chested attendant stand among blurred ritual decorations, including silver and gold vessels and colourful fabrics. The setting suggests a temple puja with a blessing or abhishekam-style ceremony. The man shows a faint white marking on his forehead.2018-04-25 +1 copies