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April 16 2018

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A photograph of an indoor ritual blessing. In the foreground, a man in a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap with rudraksha beads and a dark grey turban wound with beads places his right hand on the head of a seated devotee in a brown garment and rudraksha mala, who has his eyes closed and a marking on his forehead. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari and another in a red blouse with white sari stand, one holding a brass lamp or tray with offerings. A statue of a deity stands at left and a blue-lit pillar at right.2018-04-16April 16 20182018-04-16A photograph of a ritual scene under warm red-tinted stage lighting. A man in a red-orange robe with a tall dreadlocked turban, wrapped in rudraksha beads, reaches to apply orange-yellow paste to the forehead of a seated man with short hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red lanyard badge. Behind them, other men in orange cloth and beaded necklaces stand, and a woman in orange sits at the lower left with her hand raised. Metal stands are visible at the right.2018-04-16A photograph of a sacred initiation scene. In the left foreground, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a turban, wearing a rust-brown silk garment and a rudraksha mala on his arm, reaches out to place his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white and yellow-bordered garment and a white headband, head bowed. Behind them, several women in orange and cream saris and ceremonial gold necklaces stand in a row, and a silver ceremonial staff with ornate finials is visible on the right beside an orange-robed attendant. Stacked dark wooden and silver ritual objects sit at lower left. The bearded man is an appearance-based a person candidate in an initiating role, shown with dreadlocks, a turban, rudraksha malas and rust-brown robes, while the surrounding figures are devotees and attendants.2018-03-25April 16 20182018-04-16March 25 20182018-03-25July 03 20172017-07-03A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a crown-like headwrap, a beard, and layered rudraksha malas sits at left in orange-saffron cloth, extending his right hand to rest on the head of a kneeling devotee with closed eyes, a red wristband, a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body. A young woman in an orange saffron sari with rudraksha beads stands beside them, eyes lowered. Behind them, several people in white and cream clothing and a man in a white dhoti with a red-brown mala watch the blessing, and a silver-finished pillar stands at right. a person appears as the central figure in orange with rudraksha malas, giving a blessing (aushadha process) in a temple setting.2018-04-16May 06 20182018-05-06July 05 20132013-07-05September 17 20172017-09-17July 10 20132013-07-10