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A photograph of a devotee kneeling with palms pressed together, eyes closed, wearing an orange sari and a white jasmine garland with red rose garlands. Beside her, a man in white kurta and round-framed glasses wears an orange shawl and jasmine garlands, leaning in to touch her forehead with his hand. A woman in an orange sari with a red border stands behind, and a red-sprinkled tray of offerings sits at the upper left.2012-05-02Photo 11724803 +2 copiesDecember 14 20112011-12-14Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing at a Hindu temple or ashram setting. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels on the left and reaches out with his right hand to touch the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti and shawl. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in maroon-and-gold dhoti places a hand on the kneeling devotee's head. On the right, a bare-chested man wears gold chains and a gold bracelet and holds a yellow flower garland. In the foreground, a brass tray holds flower petals, a banana, rice-like offerings, green leaves and a small brass vessel. Sunlit walls and a string of fairy lights appear in the background.2010-11-22Indoor photograph of a pada puja at a home visit. A man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and rudraksha bracelets, sits and extends his right hand to bless an elderly man with silver hair and glasses, who wears a white shirt and red-bordered dhoti and has his hands near the blessing figure. A woman in an orange sari with a flower garland kneels beside them with palms pressed together. Behind them an attendant in an orange cloth with a white tilak holds a silver tray of apples and offerings. Other saffron-robed attendants stand nearby, one holding a rudraksha mala and another with a tilak. A framed deity picture hangs on the left wall and yellow curtains hang behind.2014-06-22September 15 20132013-09-15A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under a saffron-orange shawl, wears a white flower garland and red floral garland, and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets on his arms. He places his right hand on the head of a woman in a white sari with a red border, who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded, and several people in orange robes and a lavender sari watch in a small indoor room with a tiled wall and a tray of red apples. a person is the seated figure, giving a blessing as a guru. Other people are devotees and attendants.2014-06-22February 09 20122012-02-09July 07 20142014-07-07Photo 11734654Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +3 copies