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January 05 20182018-01-05Photograph of a seated ceremonial gathering on a stage. In the centre, a man with short grey-brown hair and white and red tilaka on his forehead wears a white dhoti with gold border, a red-and-gold shawl, and layered rudraksha malas with a pendant; he raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Beside him, a bearded older man in saffron-orange robes sits in a silver-armed chair with a purple cushion. Behind him, another older man in an orange cap sits, and at left a bare-chested priest with white ash markings raises his arm. An ornate carved stone pillar stands at left and a decorated backdrop with red and purple lights fills the background.2018-01-05A photograph of a ceremonial gathering on a raised stage with a golden carved pillar at left. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head and white markings on his torso sits on the floor beside a man with greying hair and a white forehead mark, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, a red-and-white shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and a pendant necklace, hands clasped in his lap. Behind them, an elderly sadhu in orange robes with a white beard sits on a silver chair, and another orange-robed elder sits at right. A small phone and papers lie on the floor in front. The setting resembles a Mahasadashivoham session, and the image shows people seated in devotional posture.2018-01-05Two men sit cross-legged side by side on a stage in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms. Both wear rudraksha mala necklaces and rudraksha armbands. The man on the left, eyes closed, wears a red-and-brown shawl and a red bindi and holds his palms together near his lap; he has a rudraksha mala and a round pendant. The man on the right, wearing a gold earring and a gold-bordered white shawl, looks down with his hands resting on his knee. Behind them stand an ornate silver-framed chair and a carved wooden side table, with a third man in orange at the upper right edge of the frame.2018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05A photo of a ritual blessing indoors. A bare-shouldered man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and gold ornament raises both hands to the head of a smiling man in a white shirt wearing a red printed shawl, touching his forehead. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange sash holds a small paper, and other devotees in white and red shawls sit or stand near a gold-trimmed brass lamp stand and red drapery. Persons: the blessing giver is an appearance-based a person candidate with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ornament; the receiver is a devotee. Visible printed text is only the a person copyright line, which is excluded.2015-05-09September 20 20152015-09-20January 05 20182018-01-05May 01 20142014-05-01A seated figure in a red-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl and a gold chain necklace places one hand on the forehead of a young man kneeling in a white kurta with an orange-printed scarf. The kneeling man's eyes are closed. The seated figure has long hair pinned up with a red flower and holds a small paper in the other hand. Behind them, a woman in an orange-printed scarf and a rudraksha mala watches, with brass lamps and green foliage in the background. a person: the seated figure in saffron-red robes, gold chain necklace and swept-back hair with a flower matches the page's event context, performing a blessing initiation.2015-07-17August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20182018-01-05