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April 22 2018

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March 27 20182018-03-27 +2 copiesA close photo of a bare-chested man with short dark hair and closed eyes receiving a blessing, as a hand wearing a gold ring and beaded red-and-gold bracelet rests on his forehead. He holds his other palm up in a gesture of reverence. He wears a white sacred thread and red cord around his neck. Behind him, a person in orange robes stands, and a white cup sits at the bottom edge beside a clear glass pillar. The scene suggests a ritual blessing or initiation.2018-04-22A bare-chested man with a short beard and tilak on his forehead kneels with palms pressed together and eyes closed while a person in a rust-orange garment and gold bangles places a hand on his head in blessing. Gold vessels appear at the lower left, and a bright sign or banner is visible in the background. The scene reads as a darshan blessing during a yoga programme. The blessing giver is an unnamed attendant, and no one is identified as a person in this frame.2017-08-23September 17 20122012-09-17December 17 20172017-12-17March 25 20182018-03-25A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple setting. A man with long dark swept-back hair, white forehead marking, rudraksha bracelets and a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulders, and wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, places his right palm on the crown of a shaved-headed, bare-chested devotee who bows his head forward. The devotee wears rudraksha beads and white ash on his forehead. Behind them a priest in white clothes with a rudraksha mala stands, and orange and yellow drapery and a silver-toned decorative item fill the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated blessing figure shows long swept-back hair, rudraksha bracelets, a gold ceremonial necklace and a rust-red shawl.2017-10-01March 27 20182018-03-27 +1 copiesFebruary 28 20172017-02-28A photograph of a short-haired, grey-streaked devotee bowing their head forward while a hand, reaching in from the right in a rust-orange garment, presses on the crown of their head. The devotee is bare-shouldered with white sacred powder on the shoulder, wearing a necklace of rudraksha beads. Behind them is a leopard-print cushion and a soft pink-red stage light.2018-04-03Close photograph of a devotee with short curly dark hair and a white garment being blessed by a priest whose hand rests on the top of his head, while another person's palms are pressed together in namaskar at the right edge. The priest wears several orange and red beaded bracelets and a plain gold ring. The background is soft and blurred with warm red and orange tones. Visible action is a pad-puja style blessing. The image carries a copyright and source caption in the lower right corner.2012-01-08October 12 20162016-10-12