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A photograph of a temple blessing. A man in a light striped collared shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste, head bowed, while a bare-shouldered priest in an orange saffron shawl with a dark rudraksha mala places his right hand on the devotee's head. The priest has swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead and is smiling. Behind them, golden ornate temple decor, red and yellow marigold garlands and red fabric are visible. Two people are visible.

A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A man with his hair tied in a topknot and a long rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on the floor, one hand raised to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt who holds his palms up in devotion. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands beside a golden pillar, and a camera operator in a red shirt films from the back. Brass oil lamps stand at the right and a white floor fan is at the rear. Cues on the blessing figure: topknot, saffron robe and rudraksha beads, though his face is not visible enough to confirm identity; the description keeps roles only.

A photograph of a ritual initiation moment. On the right, a bare-chested man with hair in a bun wears a red garment with gold border and a rudraksha mala, placing his palm on the forehead of a second man on the left. The left man wears an orange-saffron kurta, rudraksha and bead necklaces, and a red bracelet, with eyes closed and palms raised in acceptance. The right man holds a printed sheet of text. A tripod and blurred figures in white and red appear in the background, indicating a filmed event.

2011-09-04 +1 copies

A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man in orange saffron robes wearing a long ornate gold necklace with large gold beads and a red tilak on his forehead places his palm on the head of a younger man in a white shirt, who stands with his eyes closed and hands raised. The seated figure in orange holds a small white paper in his other hand. Behind them, a garlanded altar displays yellow and orange flower garlands and a golden decorated backdrop.

November 25 2011

December 25 2011

A man in an orange sleeveless robe with an orange wrap and dark hair tied in a bun stands at left, extending his right hand toward the forehead of a young boy in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck. The boy's eyes are closed and his hands are raised, while the man holds a white folded cloth in his left hand. A silver trident stands at left, and several seated devotees in orange and white are visible in the blurred background. a person appears in the orange robe and bun, performing a blessing on the boy during what appears to be a ritual of forehead touch.

2012-04-22 +1 copies

September 05 2012

July 06 2012

A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered shawl and a dark rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white collared shirt with a pink wristband. The robed figure holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. The background is a plain cream wall with a dark maroon curtain on the right. Presented as a blessing or forehead-touching moment, possibly a darshan. a person is the robed man, identified by his orange robe, rudraksha mala, and forehead markings.

A photograph of a standing man in an orange wrap with a swept-back bun, a long rudraksha mala and a bare torso, reaching to touch the forehead of a smiling man in a white checked shirt with a name badge. Behind them, seated men in white dhotis with gold borders and mala beads watch, and a camera operator in a red shirt films with a tripod. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at right and a white cooling unit at centre. The scene reads as an ashram blessing or initiation moment.

A photo of a ritual blessing. A long-haired figure in a rust-red robe with an orange-beaded necklace sits on the left, pressing one palm to the forehead of a man with cropped hair who stands on the right in a white kurta, rudraksha mala, and bracelet, his palms raised and eyes closed. The figure holds a folded white paper in the other hand. Behind them, several people in white clothing stand in a hall with red drapes and a white cabinet. The seated figure's identity is not established by appearance and is described by role only.