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August 28 20112011-08-28January 12 20132013-01-12August 28 20112011-08-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A figure in an orange turban and orange shawl over blue clothing, with rudraksha beads and gold-toned bangles, smiles while raising a hand over the head of a young boy with a shaved head and white forehead markings. The boy is held by a man in glasses with a tilak, beside a woman in a white and orange-striped top with an orange shawl. Other people in white and orange stand behind, and a man in a white shirt with a mala presses his palms together. The turbaned figure holds a sheet of paper, and a tray of offerings is visible at the lower right. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing.2011-12-17A photograph of a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a tall saffron turban, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklaces, extending his right hand in blessing over the head of a small child. He stands at a table with fruit and sweets in a tray. A young girl in a teal top, a woman in a purple top and a woman in a patterned sari stand nearby, and a bald man in a white dhoti with pink border stands at right. Additional people in the background include an older man in white. Blessing of children at a gathering.2011-09-09May 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesAugust 27 20162016-08-27October 26 20112011-10-26A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair, a rust-orange turban, and a white and red floral garland is bare-shouldered and places the right hand on the head of a man bowing his head. The man wears a white shirt and a rust-and-gold dhoti-style cloth with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a woman in white and a woman in a green-bordered white sari watch, and a garland-draped deity murti or decorated figure stands at the left edge. A red curtain and a pink wall form the background.2016-01-31A photograph of a ritual moment at an indoor venue. A man in a rust-orange and gold-bordered turban and brown-gold dhoti-shawl, wearing a red tilak and gold bangles, stands holding a stack of yellow-and-red printed certificates wrapped in a thick garland of white jasmine, red roses and green leaves. He rests his right hand on the shaved head of a young boy in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala who bows his head. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a long plaited hairstyle and a bare-chested man in white stand nearby, and a woman in a brown-and-red sari and glasses watches. The whole scene reads as an honouring or initiation blessing.2013-07-06December 18 20112011-12-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial moment in a warmly lit hall. A figure in a red-maroon turban decorated with green leaves and an orange-red shawl, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, reaches out to place a hand on the head of a small girl in a white t-shirt with a pink-and-white print and pink skirt. Behind them, several women in white and red-orange saris wear garlands and gold necklaces, and a child and a few others look on. A pink cloth and flowers appear at left, with a gold staff at top left. The atmosphere is devotional.2015-09-14