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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A man in a white kurta with a red-brown rudraksha mala kneels with his eyes closed, palms raised outward, while a woman in a pink and cream flower-garlanded blouse presses a hand to his forehead. A rust-orange cloth with dark printed script drapes over his shoulders and neck. Behind them, a second person in white with a red thread on the wrist and a gold-trimmed white dhoti stands in the background, and blurred figures appear on the left.

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February 28 20172017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28April 21 20172017-04-21February 28 20172017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28A photograph of a bald, middle-aged man in a white kurta kneeling with palms raised and eyes closed while a bearded sannyasi with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the man's forehead. The kneeling man wears an orange shawl printed with small black script. Behind them a red curtain and seated devotees in orange clothing are visible at left, and a gold-coloured fabric edge appears at right.2017-02-28May 05 20172017-05-05A seated young man with shoulder-length dark wavy hair and a short beard, eyes closed, wears a white kurta and rudraksha beads. A saffron-orange shawl printed with Tamil script is draped around his neck, and his hands are pressed together in prayer. Behind him, a person in a white robe and red-beaded necklace places a hand on his forehead in blessing, possibly a padapuja or darshan moment at a stage setting. Another partly visible figure in white stands in the background against a dark red curtain.2017-02-28A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. In the foreground a bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow border kneels with palms raised, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl printed with repeated text. A long-haired, bearded man in a pink and white garland-decorated shawl stands behind him, placing one hand on the kneeling man's forehead while the other hand holds the shawl. Behind them, a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and white dhoti stands, and to the left a few people in white and red clothing are blurred in the background. Setting suggests an initiation-type blessing.2017-02-28A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in white kurta with eyes closed and palms raised, who wears an orange scarf printed with script and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, and a camera operator on a tripod stands at left. A long staff rises at right, with an orange cloth and offerings on a stand beside it. a person: the dreadlocked man with the flower garland is the presiding figure giving the blessing.2017-04-21