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August 30 20142014-08-30October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesJuly 20 20142014-07-20March 13 20142014-03-13March 23 20142014-03-23Photograph of a bare-chested man with a white horizontal forehead mark and long swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and an orange-red shawl draped over his shoulders, pressing his palm to the crown of the head of a man in a white shirt and red shawl with a lanyard. The recipient stands with eyes lowered before a red draped backdrop, and a blurred attendant in white and red shawl stands behind.2012-09-05March 23 20142014-03-23A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A man in an orange-red dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala around his neck sits on the left, his bare right arm raised with his palm pressed to the forehead of a man in a white shirt and orange-red shawl on the right. The blessed man has his hands raised and eyes closed. The officiant holds a sheet of paper and wears an orange-red cloth. A peacock feather fan and a golden kalasha-like object stand behind, with a red-and-white floor cloth and a potted plant at the edges.2014-03-23March 22 20142014-03-22July 15 20132013-07-15A priest in a saffron-red dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested and wearing a heavy rudraksha-style gold and bead necklace, presses his right hand to the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta. The recipient wears a rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl printed with script, and has white sacred ash on his brow with eyes closed. Behind them, attendants in red-orange robes stand near a silver ceremonial staff and a green plant. The priest's forehead carries white markings and he wears a rudraksha mala. A rite of blessing or initiation is taking place in a warmly lit hall with dark red drapes.2015-07-17August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copies