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July 03 2016

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A bare-chested man with a red and white beaded necklace stands with eyes closed while a robed figure with long dark hair and a cream jasmine garland places a hand on his forehead. The man holds a flower garland and has white ash markings on his chest and forehead. Behind him, several shirtless men in red and white dhotis stand in a warm-lit hall.2016-07-03A photograph of a ritual initiation. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a short haircut and white paste markings on his chest and shoulders holds a white and red flower garland and wears a red and white beaded neck cord, his eyes lowered. Behind him a seated figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, a red-brown shawl edged with white flowers, gold earrings and gold bangles places a hand on the man's head in blessing. Blurred figures in red and white cloth stand in the background. The seated figure may be a candidate for a person but the appearance is not distinct enough to confirm.2016-07-03July 03 20162016-07-03A photograph of a seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, a gold crown-like headpiece, ornate gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-red shawl reaches out to touch the forehead of a shaved-headed man standing bare-chested with a white sacred thread and white markings on his upper arm, apparently receiving a blessing. Behind them stand several people in saffron and orange robes, one with orange-painted forehead, and a tall gold-tipped staff stands at center beside a gold throne-like seat at right. Given the page's appearance-based cues of long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron clothing, the seated figure is a person in a ritual blessing role, pending appearance confirmation. Pictured people are the seated blesser, the standing recipient and about four attendants.2016-07-03A photograph of a ritual scene with several bare-chested men in white dhotis marked with white ash on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a man with a shaved-looking dark hair, white vibhuti on his forehead and a white necklace bows his head toward a seated figure with long dark hair, a saffron-red shawl and a white flower garland, who holds a white and red ritual wand or fan. A tall golden staff stands at the right edge and a golden ceremonial vessel is partly visible. Behind them a cameraman and additional white-clad participants stand against a plain white backdrop.2016-07-03A night-time blessing scene on a raised platform. A man in a red-brown dhoti with a long beaded mala and gold ornaments stands with his palm on the head of a bare-chested devotee bowing forward, whose white sacred ash shows on his forehead. A silver-ornate chair with red cushion sits behind them. A figure in white with rudraksha beads and an orange-clad attendant stand at the left edge. Gesture is a touch of blessing, a darshan moment. a person candidate has long swept-back hair, beaded malas and gold ornaments, but appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so role is given as blessing giver.2017-10-15A bare-chested man with short grey-streaked hair and white markings on his arm and ear stands with eyes closed while a long-haired figure in a rust-brown and gold-bordered cloth presses a hand to his forehead, applying a blessing. The recipient wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant on a chain and holds a garland of marigolds and red flowers. Bright lights, a white canopy with pink trim and a blurred crowd of onlookers in the background suggest an outdoor ritual gathering at night.2017-08-02A seated man in a maroon-red ceremonial garment with a loose wrap over the shoulder wears a gold necklace of large beads, rudraksha bracelets, earrings, and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead. He holds a white-handled ritual wand topped with a yellow flower and touches it to the forehead of a shirtless young man with white sacred ash markings on his chest and arms and a topknot. The young man, with his hands raised, receives the blessing. A white fan and a pink wall are in the background, and the scene looks like a blessing or initiation rite.2017-09-27July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with short brown hair and eyes closed receives a forehead blessing from a priest standing behind him, whose hand rests on his brow. The man raises his left hand open in a gesture of receptiveness and wears a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant at his neck, and a yellow and red flower garland hangs at his chest. The priest, seen from behind with long dark hair, wears an orange-and-gold shawl and gold earrings, and wears a red and gold bracelet. Warm lights and a red-and-white canopy fill the background, with blurred devotees beyond. A kumkum or vibhuti mark is visible on the man's forehead.2017-08-02September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesAugust 02 20172017-08-02