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December 19 2016

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October 08 20162016-10-08April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesDecember 26 20142014-12-26April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA young man with shoulder-length dark curly hair, eyes closed, stands with a hand pressed to his forehead by a person in the foreground whose braided hair and pink-and-white flower garland are visible. He wears an orange draped cloth over bare shoulders, a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads interspersed with gold beads, a small pendant with a framed picture, and a white horizontal line of paste across his brow with a red mark at the centre. Behind him are other people in orange and white clothing with similar white forehead markings. The foreground figure's hand presses the forehead in a blessing gesture.2017-02-27April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesJune 23 20172017-06-23July 07 20172017-07-07A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, reaches up to touch the forehead of a younger man. The younger man is shaved-headed with a tilak mark on his forehead, wears a saffron-orange shawl, a red rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, and has white ash markings on his arm. Behind them stand ornate gold-and-red garlands and a golden ceremonial backrest, with green plants in the background.2014-12-28A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red garment with a brown shawl, raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man kneeling before him. The young man has a short haircut, white vibhuti marks on his brow, a rudraksha mala, a saffron-orange garment with gold border, and a gold bangle on his arm. Behind them, gold and bead necklaces hang on a deity murti, and a seated woman in white and women in red saris stand nearby, with a green plant and an ornate golden seat in the foreground. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation ritual.2014-12-26December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a young man with short dark hair, eyes closed, receiving a blessing as a person's hand is placed on his forehead. He wears a saffron-orange garment over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala of brown beads, and a long gold bead necklace, with a white vibhuti line on his forehead. In the foreground, a person with long dark braided hair wears a garland of pink and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and is partly turned toward the camera. Behind them, other people in orange robes with gold bead necklaces stand in a room with red drapes and a gold-railed staircase. The scene looks like an initiation or blessing ritual.2017-02-27