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July 26 2017

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A 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.2017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26Close-up photograph of a young woman with dark hair pulled back, eyes closed and head tilted, receiving a blessing. A hand with a hand-wrist red and orange beaded bracelet and gold beads rests on her forehead, while another hand is raised near her face in a blessing gesture. She wears a small gold earring and a white garment.2017-07-26Close photo of a young woman with light brown hair pulled back, eyes closed, wearing a white top and an orange shawl printed with dark script. A man with a dark beard and a patterned pink-and-white garment places his hand on her forehead while his other hand is raised near her face, as in a blessing or energy transmission. White paste marks her forehead. The background is blurred with white and red tones.2017-03-03Photograph of a young man with short dark hair in a white shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with dark script, wearing a small dark bead pendant on a gold chain. His eyes are lowered and he has an expression of calm. A person's hand wearing gold and red bangles rests on his forehead in a blessing gesture, while in the right foreground a blurred figure with a dark bead-adorned headpiece and gold earring and necklace appears to be a deity murti or the officiant. The background is a warm, softly blurred indoor hall with a hanging orange lamp.2017-03-14March 27 20182018-03-27 +2 copiesNovember 26 20112011-11-26Close photograph of a man in a white collared shirt with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, eyes closed and smiling, receiving a blessing as a hand presses on his forehead from the left while his own right hand is raised palm-outward. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background against dark red drapery.2011-12-03A photograph of a Nayana Deeksha style blessing: a man with long hair swept into a bun and a saffron-orange and gold shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and gold bangles, leans forward and places his hand on the forehead of a woman in a white top with a lanyard badge. Both hold their hands raised in a gesture of reception. A gold ceremonial object sits in the lower foreground, and a seated woman in white is visible behind.2014-01-05July 26 20172017-07-26March 31 20122012-03-31