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Photograph of a ritual moment at a temple-like setting. A man with long dark hair, a goatee, gold earrings, a heavy gold necklace and red-brown rudraksha bracelets wears a rust-red cloth and bare chest, and touches his palm to the forehead of an older grey-haired man with a rudraksha necklace and bare upper body. A small gilded metal deity murti with an ornate crown and jewellery stands in front in the foreground.

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July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a short beard, bare-shouldered and wrapped in a rust-red cloth, with gold ornaments, gold necklace, gold earring and red-orange rudraksha bracelets, placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. The seated man has his palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them stands a gold deity murti with a crown.2017-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha bracelets, gold earrings and a gold necklace, touching the crown of a kneeling devotee's head with his right hand. The devotee, wearing a rudraksha mala and bowing with palms raised, has his eyes closed. Behind them stands a golden deity murti and blurred figures in white dhotis and orange cloth. The ritual appears to be a blessing or pada puja. a person is the man giving blessing, identified by long swept-back dreadlocks, rudraksha bracelets and ornate gold jewellery.2017-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired, bare-chested man with a gold ceremonial necklace, red-orange clothing and coral bracelets pressing his hand on the forehead of a seated devotee in an orange shawl with folded hands. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala touches the devotee's head. A brass deity murti with a crown sits in the foreground beside a metal vessel. Other devotees in white and saffron stand in the background of a temple hall.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20172017-07-07July 03 20172017-07-03July 07 20172017-07-07A photo of a seated bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, rudraksha bead bracelets and ornate gold necklace, placing his hand on the forehead of a man in an orange patterned shirt who has his palms pressed together. Both sit beside a small golden deity murti of a seated figure, a conch-like brass object, and green leaves. Behind them stand other people in white and saffron ritual clothes. a person (appearance cues: long dreadlocked hair, saffron cloth, rudraksha malas and gold necklace) is performing a blessing on a devotee.2017-07-03July 07 20172017-07-07A long-haired man in a rust-orange sleeveless garment, with rudraksha beads in his hair, a rudraksha mala necklace and a rudraksha bracelet and armlet, places his right hand on the forehead of a bald, bare-chested older man with a white moustache who raises his arms in devotion. Behind them, a bare-chested man and another in white dhoti stand near a blue-handled ritual staff. A golden deity murti with an ornate crown and a brass oil lamp sit in the foreground beside a conch-shaped vessel. Red drapes and a golden railing form the backdrop.2017-07-11