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Close photo of a shirtless man with short dark hair, a red thread around his neck, receiving a blessing as a robed figure with long matted hair and a pink-and-white flower garland places a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure wears saffron-orange cloth and has a braided, dreadlocked hairstyle; a gold ritual vessel and gold-toned objects appear behind them, with a blurred figure in light clothing in the background. Two people are visible.

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Close photograph of a shaved-headed man in a rust-orange garment with a long dark dreadlocked bun and a pink and white flower garland placing his right palm on the forehead of a man with short black hair and a moustache who has his eyes lowered. The blessing takes place before a golden deity murti or ornate golden shrine element and white-clad attendants. A stripe of white paste is visible on the blessing figure's forehead. Background is warm and softly blurred with gold and cream tones.2017-05-22A photograph of a shaved-headed boy in a light beige shirt bowing his head while a man with long matted dreadlocks bound up on his head, wearing a pink and white flower garland and an orange-brown shawl, places his right hand on the boy's head in a blessing. The man has a white vertical tilak on his forehead and is smiling. Behind them, people in white and cream clothing stand near a gold-coloured ornate ritual object, with a golden deity murti visible on the right. a person figure with distinctive long locks, flower garland and saffron-orange shawl performs a blessing on the boy.2017-05-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-red cloth over bare shoulders and a pink and white flower garland. He leans forward smiling, reaching out with his arms toward someone whose hand is visible at lower left. Behind him stand men in white clothes, one wearing an ID badge, and a gold-coloured ceremonial object appears at the left edge.2017-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20172017-05-22August 23 20172017-08-23A photograph of a sannyasi with long dark matted hair and a red-and-white flower garland performing a blessing on a bare-chested male devotee who has a vertical tilak on his forehead. The sannyasi's right palm presses onto the devotee's head while his left hand supports the devotee's arm. Behind them, several bare-chested men stand in white and orange dhotis wearing sacred threads, one holding a paper, and a figure with long hair and beaded necklaces sits near a large ornate golden vessel and a brass pedestal. Golden ornaments are visible at the left edge of the frame.2017-05-28December 12 20162016-12-12August 23 20172017-08-23May 28 20172017-05-28A bare-chested man with short dark hair and closed eyes stands with his head bowed while a robed figure with long dreadlocked hair in a bun and a beard presses a hand to his forehead in blessing. The man wears a rudraksha mala and a red thread on his wrist; the blessing figure wears an orange-brown cloth and a pink and white flower garland. Behind them, a man with raised hands, a gold ceremonial headpiece and white-clothed onlookers are visible. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall.2017-05-22A photograph of a bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks wearing a rust-red cloth and a garland of pink roses and white flowers with gold beads, extending both palms over the head of an older, bald-tinged man with grey stubble who is bowing and wearing a red thread and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them stands a large gleaming gold statue of a deity with an ornate crown and heavy necklaces, with another devotee in white and a bare-chested attendant partially visible at the edges. Only the two central men and the background figures are physically present; the statue is not a person. No identification is made.2017-05-28May 22 20172017-05-22