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July 25 2017

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A close profile photo of a short-haired, bearded man with bare upper body, wearing a white cloth over his shoulder and a multi-bead rudraksha mala around his neck, raising both palms in front of him while another person's hand, with a red thread bracelet, rests on the top of his head. Behind them, blurred figures in white and orange robes stand in a dim hall, one wearing an orange garment and another with white forehead markings.2017-07-25July 26 20172017-07-26A close photo of a shaved-headed, bearded man with his eyes lowered and a faint smile, bare-shouldered and wearing brown rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold arm band over white cloth. A second person's arm reaches in from the right, placing a dark mark on the man's forehead. Dark red background, and a blurred figure sits behind at right.2017-08-03A shaved-headed man in white kurta with rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl printed with dark script stands with eyes closed and hands raised while another man's hand presses on his forehead in blessing. The blessing hand's owner, shirtless with rudraksha beads and an orange cloth, holds a handwritten card. Behind them, a shirtless bearded man with rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands in a pink hall with framed photographs on the wall. A dark curtain and a blurred figure in red appear at the edges.2017-08-03A shaved-headed man with a bare chest sits with eyes closed while another person's hand presses on his forehead near the brow. He wears a long rudraksha mala with multiple strands and a gold pendant chain. His arms are raised with palms open. A reddish-brown background and a red thread bracelet on the wrist are visible. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation with a priest or attendant touching the devotee's forehead.2017-07-30March 27 20182018-03-27 +2 copiesAugust 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bald man with closed eyes and a white zip-up jacket over a white shirt, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red cloth, has a red mark applied to his forehead. A figure in an orange saffron robe stands behind him, one hand on the crown of his head and the other applying the mark between his brows. A second person stands blurred in the background.2009-12-08A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders kneels with palms raised, while another person's hand rests on his forehead in a blessing. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, and a brass or gold ritual object sits blurred in the foreground. An orange-clad person stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a darshan or initiation ritual.2017-08-03August 03 20172017-08-03Close side-profile photo of a short-haired, greying man with eyes closed, receiving a blessing as another person's hand rests on his forehead, with the palm of his other hand raised in front of his chest. He wears a white garment edged with yellow and a brown rudraksha mala around his neck; the background is a blurred warm-toned crowd. Appearance alone does not establish identity and no name is printed on the person, so a person is unsure.2017-09-21 +1 copiesJuly 26 20172017-07-26