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December 22 2017

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A photograph of two men in a ritual setting before a deep red drape and a gold-coloured pillar. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange wrap over his shoulders and a long brown rudraksha mala, rests his right hand on the forehead of a seated man with curly black hair. The seated man wears a white garment with an orange-patterned shawl and a red wrist thread, and raises his left palm. The standing man holds a folded paper in his left hand, indicating a blessing or initiation. a person: the standing man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange robe cues, but the appearance is not conclusive enough for certainty.2016-07-14December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a ritual exchange on a stage with red lighting. A bearded man in a white kurta, wearing a rudraksha mala with a pendant, holds up both palms and a folded white paper slip. A long-haired, dreadlocked figure in a leopard-print sleeveless garment and a necklace places one hand on the man's head in blessing. A peacock-feather fan and a silver-banded staff stand beside them, and a red-clad, rudraksha-wearing attendant sits at the left edge with other people blurred behind.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22July 03 20132013-07-03April 24 20172017-04-24December 22 20172017-12-22A bearded man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with palms raised, receiving a blessing as a long-haired figure in a leopard-print garment places a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure wears a beaded necklace and has long, wet-looking dark hair. Behind them are a peacock-feather fan, leopard-print drapes and a silver pole under red lighting. A small slip of paper is held in the man's hand. A second person in dark clothing with a red mala stands at the left edge.2017-12-22April 24 20172017-04-24A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at a yoga session. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a beaded necklace of braided ornaments and a leopard-print wrap is pressing his right palm to the forehead of a younger man with long dreadlocked hair in a ponytail. The younger man wears a white shirt, a thick red rudraksha-style bead mala and a silver hoop earring. Thin silver bracelets are on the blessing arm. The background is red and draped with ornamented fabric.2017-12-22December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl and a pearl-and-rudraksha style necklace placing his right palm on the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a red shawl. The blessing figure has long hair pulled back in a bun and a warm smile. The recipient, with his hands pressed together in namaste, receives the blessing. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing stand in a hall with a gold-colored kalasha or brass vessel in the lower left, potted plants and a framed portrait with gold border on the right. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment at a satsang.2014-03-21