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February 27 20172017-02-27A young boy in a white dhoti with orange-and-white borders kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, with white vibhuti smeared across his forehead. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a white flower garland is pressing his right hand onto the boy's head in blessing. Two other bare-chested or white-clothed devotees stand behind, and a red thread is tied on the blessing hand. Pink-lit background with gold railings suggests a darshan blessing ritual.2017-02-18March 27 20182018-03-27 +2 copiesMarch 27 20182018-03-27 +1 copiesMarch 27 20182018-03-27 +1 copiesMay 16 20162016-05-16A bare-chested boy with short dark hair sits with eyes closed and a faint smile, palms pressed together in namaste. A hand with a red thread on the wrist rests on his forehead, blessing him. He wears rudraksha malas and a white sacred thread across his chest. Behind him stands another child with a white thread. A blurred golden lamp and warm lights glow at left, and a garland of yellow and red flowers appears at right. The setting suggests a darshan blessing ritual.2017-02-19A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders kneels with palms raised, while another person's hand rests on his forehead in a blessing. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, and a brass or gold ritual object sits blurred in the foreground. An orange-clad person stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a darshan or initiation ritual.2017-08-03February 28 20172017-02-28April 14 20182018-04-14March 04 20172017-03-04February 28 20172017-02-28