Close photograph of a seated man with eyes closed and head slightly raised, receiving a white ash or sandalwood paste mark across his forehead and neck. A second person in an orange garment reaches in from the right and presses fingers to his brow, during what appears to be a blessing or anointing. The man wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck. Behind them are white and orange fabric surfaces. Two people are visible.