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A close photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested man in a white dhoti being marked on the forehead with a red tilak by another man in an orange-brown garment. The seated man wears a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a pendant on a chain, a small ear stud, and a yellow flower garland tucked at his chest. His right palm is raised in blessing while the other man's hand rests on his brow. The second man wears a rudraksha bracelet and gold earrings. The background is a plain cream wall.

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A bald, bare-chested man with a white sacred thread (yajnopavita) across his chest stands during a ritual while a person in a rust-coloured garment applies a mark to his forehead with fingers. He wears several layers of brown rudraksha mala beads and a pendant on a chain. His palms are raised beside him, and yellow flowers are visible at the lower edge. Another person's bangled wrist, wearing rudraksha bracelets, is in the foreground. a person identity is not established from appearance alone, so no probable label is applied.2017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27Photo of a bare-chested devotee with a rudraksha mala and white sacred thread, standing with one palm raised while a priest with long dark dreadlocks, wearing a rust-orange shawl, rudraksha bracelets and gold ornaments, presses his fingers to the devotee's forehead. A yellow flower is tucked at the devotee's chest. A golden deity murti stands behind them. The priest is in a plain role rather than a confident identification, so a person's presence is uncertain.2017-09-27A bare-chested man with a grey-flecked crop, moustache and rudraksha necklace stands with a white sacred thread across his chest and a yellow flower tucked at his waist, raising one palm as another person presses a tilak onto his forehead. The second person, a long-haired man with a flowing braid and beard, wears a rust-red shawl, rudraksha bracelets and gold earrings, and a gilded statue stands in the background beside marigold flowers.2017-09-27August 03 20172017-08-03March 27 20182018-03-27February 08 20122012-02-08August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesMarch 24 20182018-03-24 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20122012-09-05May 28 20172017-05-28