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July 05 20172017-07-05July 05 20172017-07-05A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A bare-chested young boy with short dark hair and a red-orange pendant on a cord sits looking forward while a man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the boy's forehead. Behind them, a shirtless youth in white dhoti and sacred thread stands, with more people in white clothing and a red-clad figure blurred in the background.2017-05-04November 08 20102010-11-08A young shaven-headed boy bare-chested with a thin cream cord around his neck kneels with palms raised and eyes looking upward while an adult's hand in an orange-robed sleeve presses a tilak or mark onto his forehead. The adult wears orange saffron cloth and a red thread bracelet on the wrist. A blurred golden object and red-orange drapery fill the background of this ritual blessing moment.2017-07-14A photograph of a young boy with short dark curly hair and a small red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron-coloured shawl tied over one shoulder and a white beaded necklace with a rudraksha-style pendant. He holds both palms open and turned upward, as if showing or receiving something. Behind him are gold-coloured stands and a red mat on a tiled floor.2017-07-05A bare-chested young boy stands with his right palm open and upturned while a man in white dhoti with gold border holds his wrist. The boy wears rudraksha mala necklaces and a pendant chain; the man wears a rudraksha mala and a white shawl with gold edge. Behind them a figure in orange robe and another in white stand near a wooden chair with red flowers. The setting appears to be a ritual initiation.2017-07-06Close photo of a young boy with short dark hair and a bare chest wearing a long rudraksha mala and a silver pendant with a small framed photo, standing beside an older man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a long rudraksha mala. The boy holds out his open palm, where a small red mark is visible, while the man's hand supports his arm. A black handheld object is at left, and red and white sacred threads hang from the boy's neck. Behind them, pastel mats and people in white are faintly visible in a hall.2017-07-06A young boy with bare chest and a white cord across his torso stands with eyes closed as a man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a white floral garland, presses his palm to the boy's forehead. The boy has white sacred ash marks on his forehead, arms and chest, and wears a small red-and-gold pendant on a white cord. Behind them a second man with white markings on his forehead and a white-clad attendant stand in a hall with a maroon curtain and brass railing.2017-02-18May 02 20172017-05-02A photo of a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with red-bordered edge and a tan shawl, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and white and red tilak on his forehead, who is applying a mark or blessing to the forehead of a young boy in a yellow polo shirt. The boy has a small orange-red tilak on his forehead and looks up attentively. The man holds a pinch of orange-yellow powder in his other hand. The setting is an indoor temple-like room with warm, blurred lights in the background.2010-11-05May 02 20172017-05-02