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December 20 2018

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A man in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste, head bowed, as a young priest in orange saffron cloth and rudraksha malas places a gold crown-shaped headpiece on his head. The priest has his bare chest exposed and holds a ladle over a small bowl. A second orange-robed priest stands beside them holding a cup. The background shows golden temple pillars, colourful draped fabrics and a deity idol. The setting appears to be a temple blessing ritual.2018-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 24 20112011-12-24October 08 20122012-10-08May 05 20142014-05-05A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. On the right, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, gold earrings and necklaces, rudraksha malas on his wrists and upper arm, and an orange shawl over his shoulder places his right hand on the head of a young man on the left. The young man wears black-framed glasses, a bare chest and a red-and-orange sacred thread cloth over his shoulder. Behind them stands a small golden deity murti, a brass conch-shaped vessel and green plants. Several people in white and orange clothing stand in the background. The figure on the right matches the a person appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, so he is described as a person performing a blessing.2017-07-03A photograph of a ceremonial welcome inside a temple with pale stone walls. An elderly saffron-robed priest wearing an ornate gold crown and a long white flower garland places his hand on the head of a younger man who bows with palms pressed together and wears a gold crown and an orange-red brocade shawl. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants with rudraksha malas and gold ornaments stand near a gold ceremonial pillar, and a man in white with folded hands stands at right beside a camera.2012-04-29A bare-chested man in orange dhoti with long swept-back hair in a bun, wearing gold ceremonial necklaces and a gold bangle, places his right hand on the forehead of a light-skinned man with short brown hair in a white shirt and orange shawl wearing a rudraksha mala. The recipient has eyes closed and head tilted down in receiving blessing. Behind them, a man in orange shawl stands and another with white tilak sits. Candidate cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces, orange clothing; appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable) for the man giving the blessing, acting as initiator.2013-03-03 +1 copiesA seated man bare-chested from the waist up, wearing a saffron-red cloth, a long multi-strand garland of white jasmine and orange-yellow flowers, and rudraksha beads, reaches out to press his palm on the forehead of a younger man in a red-orange kurta and orange shawl who stands with palms raised in front of him. A tall silver staff stands beside them and a golden throne with red cushions sits behind. A gold lion-headed object is in the foreground, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the lower right. A framed painting hangs on the wall behind. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, a vertical white forehead mark and a garland, consistent with the page, and is giving a blessing to the devotee.2014-05-13March 07 20132013-03-07November 29 20112011-11-29 +1 copiesA devotee in white shirt and white dhoti with a black belt kneels with palms pressed together while a robed sannyasi in saffron and maroon garments places his hand on the devotee's head. The officiant wears a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold chains, and holds a paper. Beside him, a monk in orange holds a silver tray of gold-toned bangles and ornaments, and other saffron-clad monks stand nearby. A white curtain with gold patterns and a brass lamp are in the background.2011-02-28A photograph of a ceremonial moment inside a stone-walled hall. In the centre, an elderly man with white hair and white sandalwood marks on his forehead wears a tall gold crown, a white flower garland with red flowers, a gold chain and a saffron cloth, and stands before a bowing figure. That bowing figure wears a golden crown and a saffron-orange brocade shawl, and is leaning forward with the older man's hand near the shawl. Behind them stand several saffron-clad attendants with tilak marks and beaded necklaces, one in a gold-trimmed crown, and a gold ornate panel stands at the left. On the right, a man in white with folded hands watches, and a cameraman is partly visible at the edge.2012-04-29