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A photograph of an indoor ritual moment. A woman in a rust-orange wrap with a leopard-print undergarment and a necklace of brown rudraksha beads sits on the left, smiling, and presses her palm to the forehead of a bald older man in a white shirt with an orange shawl. He tilts his head back and raises his hand. Behind them a seated man in orange and a standing woman in white are partly visible, and a white fan stands at the right edge of the room.

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March 08 20132013-03-08March 08 20132013-03-08March 08 20132013-03-08 +1 copiesPhotograph of an indoor blessing moment. A man with hair tied in a bun, wearing an orange-red saffron-toned dhoti and a long rudraksha mala with a leopard-print shawl, reaches to touch the forehead of a man in a green and white plaid shirt with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder. The blessed man holds his palms together in a respectful gesture. Behind them a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits and watches, and two more people look on through a window in the background. A green light glows at the right edge.2013-03-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange wrap with a leopard-print cloth at his waist and a long necklace of white shells, touching the forehead of a short-haired, smiling man in a white shirt with an orange and rudraksha mala. The standing man in orange wears a white sandalwood-style mark on his forehead and gold bangles. Behind them, a seated man in white with a white forehead mark, potted plants, and onlookers stand in a bright room. a person: the long-haired figure in rust-orange with the shell necklace and swept-back hair is the teacher performing the forehead blessing.2013-03-13 +1 copiesMarch 19 20132013-03-19 +1 copiesMarch 08 20132013-03-08March 19 20132013-03-19 +1 copiesMarch 21 20132013-03-21March 13 20132013-03-13 +1 copiesMarch 13 20132013-03-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of a blessing in a plain pale-pink room. A man with a shaved head and grey moustache, wearing a white shirt and an orange shawl, has his head held by a standing man with slicked-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a leopard-print sleeveless top and a long rudraksha mala with a silver pendant. The standing man has both hands on the older man's head. a person: the standing figure wears a rudraksha mala and ceremonial pendant and has distinctive ascetic styling, though his appearance is only partly visible.2013-03-06