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December 30 20132013-12-30A young boy with short dark hair sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, bare-chested except for a white dhoti with a gold border and a white-and-gold shawl draped over his shoulder. He wears a rudraksha mala and a small pendant on a cord, and a white vertical mark (vibhuti) is applied on his forehead. An adult's hand, wearing a red thread bracelet, is placed on the boy's head in blessing. Behind him stands a person in an orange-brown robe, and at the right edge a figure wears a pink-and-white floral garland. The setting suggests an initiation or blessing ritual, possibly Bautika Brahmacharya initiation.2017-05-09January 02 20162016-01-02February 27 20172017-02-27A photograph of a young boy with closed eyes and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and a white sandal-paste mark on his forehead and throat. An adult in the foreground, seen from behind with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland over bare shoulders, places his right hand with a red thread on the boy's forehead, appearing to bless or initiate him. Another figure stands partly visible at the right edge. Setting appears to be an indoor ashram ritual.2017-02-27December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesDecember 30 20132013-12-30February 27 20172017-02-27A young boy with short black hair sits bare-chested, wearing a white sacred thread and a small rudraksha-style pendant, while a man in the foreground touches his forehead with his right hand, possibly for an initiation or blessing. The man has long dark hair and a full beard, wears a pink and white flower garland with gold beads, and a red-thread bracelet on his wrist. Behind them stand people in rust-orange robes and white dhotis. The boy looks forward with a calm, serious expression.2017-05-09December 30 20132013-12-30A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors on a red and maroon setting. A standing figure with long dark wavy hair, bare-chested under an orange-red shawl, wears a broad belt and many brown bead or rudraksha-style ornaments across the shoulder and arm, and presses fingers to the forehead of a kneeling young man with a shaved head. The kneeling man wears white dhoti-style cloth, a rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet, eyes closed and hands folded. Behind them a man in white clothing sits and watches, and another person in white stands at left. A water bottle and red fabric are visible at right.2012-08-27A young boy sits cross-legged at the front of an outdoor ceremony, wearing a white jasmine garland over a maroon shawl edged with gold border. He has white vibhuti lines and a red bindi on his forehead, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant at his neck. Behind him, a second boy in a yellow flower garland and other seated devotees in orange and white stand blurred against orange structures and white stone shrines.2012-04-30