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February 27 2017

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A photograph of a bare-chested young man kneeling with his eyes lowered while an older man with long dark hair, a full beard and a pink-and-white flower garland places his right hand on the young man's forehead, a ritual blessing. The young man wears a thin sacred thread and a small rudraksha-style bead pendant, and has a red thread on his wrist. The blessing man wears a long dark braid, a rudraksha-bead necklace and a garland of pink flowers, with a white tilak mark on his forehead. The background shows red drapes and a wall with a golden railing.2017-02-27May 28 20172017-05-28A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A bare-chested young boy with short dark hair and a red-orange pendant on a cord sits looking forward while a man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the boy's forehead. Behind them, a shirtless youth in white dhoti and sacred thread stands, with more people in white clothing and a red-clad figure blurred in the background.2017-05-04A shirtless man with short grey-streaked hair and a rudraksha mala stands with both arms raised while a long-haired man in a maroon-and-saffron shawl places his hand on his forehead in a blessing. The blessing man has long dreadlocked hair, a beard, and a gold necklace; the blessed man wears a gold-shell chest ornament. Behind them, two men in white with saffron shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A red curtain and a brass lamp stand appear in the background.2017-08-08 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20122012-09-05May 28 20172017-05-28May 28 20172017-05-28A man in a white collared shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with eyes closed and one hand raised, while a bare-chested figure in an orange-saffron cloth and a gold chain presses a palm to his forehead in a blessing gesture. The blessing figure has long hair in a bun and a vibhuti marking, and a gold bangle is visible on the wrist. Behind them stand a bald older man in a striped sweater with a lanyard and a younger figure in orange. A deep red velvet backdrop hangs behind the group, indicating a satsang darshan setting.2012-08-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in warm red-orange light. A woman in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace and gold earrings holds her hands on the head of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge on his chest. He has his eyes closed and hands raised near his head. Behind them, another man in white watches, and a red curtain hangs at right. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are a priestess-like giver and a devotee receiving blessing.2012-07-20A long-haired, dreadlocked figure in a red-brown shawl and beaded rudraksha malas places a hand on the forehead of a bowing, bare-chested man with white ash marks and a gold chain. Behind them, a row of onlookers in white and yellow clothing watches, and a brass ritual lamp stands at the right edge. Red curtains form the backdrop.2018-05-06A photo of a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta with an orange-and-brown patterned shawl and wooden beads touching his forehead, his palms raised in a receiving gesture. Opposite him, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, presses his hand to the devotee's forehead in a blessing. Behind them, a few people in white and saffron clothing stand against a maroon curtain and a striped rug, with a red-cushioned wooden ledge in the foreground. The long-haired man with garland and bare-chested adornment is an appearance-based a person as the officiant, while the devotee receives initiation.2017-04-23May 28 20132013-05-28