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February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19May 02 20172017-05-02A photograph of a young boy, shirtless with a white cord necklace and a rudraksha bead pendant with a small gold medallion, eyes closed in meditative stillness as an adult's hand, wearing rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle, rests on his forehead. A woman in an orange-brown sari is partly visible at right. Coloured bokeh lights and smoke fill the blurred background.2017-05-02February 19 20172017-02-19Close photograph of a seated man with eyes closed and head slightly raised, receiving a white ash or sandalwood paste mark across his forehead and neck. A second person in an orange garment reaches in from the right and presses fingers to his brow, during what appears to be a blessing or anointing. The man wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck. Behind them are white and orange fabric surfaces. Two people are visible.2010-07-28July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11February 19 20172017-02-19A young boy with short dark hair sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, bare-chested except for a white dhoti with a gold border and a white-and-gold shawl draped over his shoulder. He wears a rudraksha mala and a small pendant on a cord, and a white vertical mark (vibhuti) is applied on his forehead. An adult's hand, wearing a red thread bracelet, is placed on the boy's head in blessing. Behind him stands a person in an orange-brown robe, and at the right edge a figure wears a pink-and-white floral garland. The setting suggests an initiation or blessing ritual, possibly Bautika Brahmacharya initiation.2017-05-09