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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.2017-02-28Close side profile of a man with short dark hair bowing with palms pressed together in namaskar, while another person's hand rests on top of his head in a blessing gesture. He wears a white kurta with a red-and-brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. The background is dark and plain.2009-12-08February 28 20172017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28July 30 20172017-07-30March 27 20182018-03-27 +2 copiesA ritual blessing in a decorated hall. A bare-shouldered man in an orange-red turban and saffron-orange wrap, with a beaded brown necklace, raises his arm and places a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a red shawl. The young man presses his palms together in reverence. Behind them, several people in white and red-saffron shawls and garlands sit and stand, and a gold ceremonial staff rises at the left edge, with a red rose and white cloth at lower left.2015-09-14March 27 20182018-03-27 +1 copiesClose photograph of a young man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl printed with dark script, bowing forward with eyes closed and hands pressed to his chest. Another person's hand, wearing red and black bangles, rests on his head in a blessing gesture. A blurred video camera on a tripod and a red curtain sit in the background, and the foreground shows an out-of-focus orange fabric.2016-09-29May 04 20182018-05-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing. A bald man with closed eyes and a white zip-up jacket over a white shirt, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red cloth, has a red mark applied to his forehead. A figure in an orange saffron robe stands behind him, one hand on the crown of his head and the other applying the mark between his brows. A second person stands blurred in the background.2009-12-08A photograph of a ritual blessing in warm red-orange light. A woman in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace and gold earrings holds her hands on the head of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge on his chest. He has his eyes closed and hands raised near his head. Behind them, another man in white watches, and a red curtain hangs at right. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are a priestess-like giver and a devotee receiving blessing.2012-07-20