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August 03 2017

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July 06 20172017-07-06A smiling woman with light brown hair pulled back sits in a cream sari with a gold border, wearing a necklace of rudraksha beads and an earring with a round pendant. A hand, with a sacred mark on a finger, presses a white ritual mark onto her forehead. Another raised hand and a blurred white-clad figure appear at the edges; a sheet of paper is held in the foreground, and a red-and-white wall backdrop sits behind. The scene resembles a blessing or tilak ceremony, though the hand and ritual setting are only partially visible.2017-07-30July 26 20172017-07-26A close photograph of a woman with eyes closed and head slightly bowed, receiving a blessing as a hand rests on her forehead at the crown of her head. She wears a white garment and a rudraksha mala necklace, with beaded red and gold bangles and a pale pink-and-purple bangle on her wrist. Her other hand is raised palm-outward in a receptive gesture. The blurred background is warm brown and cream.2017-07-26A woman with her hair pulled back in a low bun, wearing a white garment, eyes closed and face tilted slightly down, receives a touch on the crown of her head from a man's hand reaching in from the right. Her own hands are raised in front of her, palms open, while she wears gold and red bangles, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and small earrings. The man's forearm, bearing reddish marks, extends into the frame. The blurred background shows a warm-toned room with a dark red curtain and a figure in white at a distance.2017-07-26A woman in a white kurta-style top and an orange shawl printed with black Sanskrit-style script stands in front of deep red velvet drapes, raising her right hand, palm facing outward, in a gesture of blessing or greeting. She wears a thin gold chain with a pendant and a red bindi on her forehead. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge of the frame.2017-07-06A photo of a seated man with short grey hair, wearing a white collared shirt and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, receiving a forehead blessing. A hand with a red thread bracelet touches his brow between the eyebrows, while his own hands are raised palm-out in front of him. Behind him, a person in white with an orange-red shawl stands in a dim red-curtained hall. The scene resembles a darshan blessing during an initiation session.2017-08-03A photograph of a blessing moment in a hall with red draped backdrop. A long-haired person in orange-saffron wrap with rudraksha beads on the right side presses a hand on the forehead of a man in white kurta with red shawl and a red lanyard badge, whose eyes are closed and other palm raised. Background devotees in white and orange stand watching.2013-07-11Close photo of a woman in white clothing raising her right hand, palm facing the camera, in front of a deep red curtain. She wears a red-orange shawl printed with black script and symbols, a red bindi on her forehead, and a gold chain with a pendant. A second woman at left, wearing white and glasses and a lanyard, stands partly out of frame. Scene resembles a satsang or group gathering; no ritual objects visible.2017-07-06May 09 20152015-05-09A woman with grey hair pulled back stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali at her chest, a red-orange tilak on her forehead. She wears an orange shawl printed with repeated Sanskrit-style script and a white eyelet blouse, with a red thread and beaded bracelet on her wrist. Behind her, a woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala stands slightly out of focus, and an ornate gold object appears at the lower right. The scene suggests a devotional greeting or darshan.2017-07-30A woman with curly grey hair sits in a seated group setting, eyes closed, touching a small white-grey substance to her forehead with her right hand. She wears a white blouse, a red shawl printed with dark script, a brown rudraksha-style bead mala and a lanyard with orange and purple lettering. Gold bangles and drop earrings are visible. Blurred figures in white shirts with red scarves sit beside and behind her in the room.2016-03-28 +1 copies