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A young boy in a brown and beige striped shirt stands at left, looking down while holding a small red-and-white item in his hands. A bare-chested man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, with a hair bun and gold bracelets on his arms and gold necklaces, extends his arm to press a red-marked offering or sacred thread onto the boy's wrist. Behind them, two women in saris sit before a bright red draped curtain, one in a white blouse. Red threads or bands are visible on the boy's wrist, with a gold armlet on the man. The setting appears to be an indoor ritual or blessing gathering.

A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare upper torso and a white vibhuti line on his forehead rests his hand on the head of a young boy in a brown-and-beige striped shirt with star print. The man wears gold bangles and a gold necklace and has hair tied back in a bun. Behind them a red draped curtain hangs, and a woman in a red-bordered sari and a woman in white stand among the onlookers. A small red thread is tied on the boy's wrist, and an adult's hand holds his arm. The man appears to be giving a blessing. a person is shown in the role of the robed man giving the blessing, appearing in person.

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A photograph of a temple-style blessing. A person with long hair pulled back, wearing a tiger-striped gold-and-black garment, a large rudraksha mala necklace and a dense rudraksha girdle, places one hand on the head of a young boy in a red-and-orange shawl, while raising another hand that holds a silver bell-ringing rod with hanging bells. Behind them a standing man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala watches. Red velvet drapes and colourful garlanded deity murti decorations fill the background. A devotee's head is visible in the lower foreground. Activity appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style ritual.

A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-brown wrap with long dark hair tied back and a long rudraksha mala with large beads, handing a small wrapped sweet to a young blond boy in a white t-shirt. Behind them stands a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, smiling. Other children and a red curtain are visible in the background, with a colourful floral garland at the left edge.

September 08 2012

A photograph of a seated man in a red and gold striped shawl and gold bead necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair in a bun, pressing his right palm onto the bald head of a man in a yellow kurta and rudraksha mala who has his hands pressed together. A woman in a light blue sari kneels beside them, and another woman in white stands behind with a hand raised to her ear. Two women in saris and a woman in a pink top stand in the background near a window and red curtain. Five people are visible.

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A photograph of young devotees in orange robes at an evening gathering. In the foreground a smiling boy with white forehead paste and a rudraksha mala tugs at a red-and-orange thread tied around his wrist as a girl in an orange saree with a long rudraksha mala and white forehead marking smiles toward the camera. Behind them an older woman in an orange garment with a beaded mala ties a similar thread on another child's wrist, while more children in orange and a man in white dhoti stand in the crowded background. The scene suggests a Raksha Bandhan thread-tying among gurubhais.