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Close photo of a shaved-headed young man in dark-rimmed glasses and a short beard, bare-shouldered with a white cloth draped over one shoulder and multiple rudraksha beads on his chest. A hand with a gold ring and a red-threaded wrist band presses or anoints his forehead while another hand rests near his cheek, with a powdery application on the skin, under warm red and violet stage lighting. Context suggests a ritual anointing session.

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April 03 20182018-04-03Close side view of a bare-shouldered man with short dark hair and wire-rimmed glasses, eyes lowered, as a hand wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle rests on his head. The blurred background shows a hanging cloth and an orange-clad figure at right.2018-03-25March 27 20182018-03-27 +1 copiesMarch 27 20182018-03-27 +2 copiesA close profile photograph of a bearded young man with short dark wavy hair, eyes closed, receiving a forehead blessing. A hand with several red and gold beaded bracelets presses a finger to his brow, while another hand is raised near the left edge. He wears beige clothing and a dark rudraksha mala at his neck. A blurred figure in orange-red robes stands in the background. The man is not clearly identifiable as a person from his appearance, so his identity is left unsure.2017-07-26Close-up photograph of a bare-chested young man with closed eyes receiving a ritual treatment on his forehead and temple. A hand with a gold ring and a red thread bracelet presses a substance onto his brow while another hand supports the side of his head. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck. Purple and pink stage lighting falls across his face, and a dark backdrop surrounds the scene, consistent with an Aushada application during a yoga session.2018-04-03Close-up photo of a young man with short dark hair, eyes closed, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala around his neck, receiving a ritual application. An arm in a white sleeve and a red thread bracelet presses a finger to his forehead, while another hand near his left ear holds a small cotton or herbal application. Warm pinkish stage lighting and a dark backdrop suggest a healing or initiation session. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2018-04-03Close photograph of a young man with closed eyes receiving a ritual treatment. An adult's hand with a gold wristwatch and a red thread bracelet rests on the man's forehead, while another hand holds a small white cotton or herbal applicator near his nose and cheek. Warm reddish stage lighting and a dark background suggest a session in an indoor hall, consistent with a ritual application of sacred herbs.2018-04-03Close photo of a bearded man with long hair and a bare chest, eyes closed, being touched on the forehead by another person's hand wearing a gold ring and a red thread bracelet. The bearded man wears multiple strands of dark brown rudraksha malas and a white cord around his neck. Warm pink-red stage lighting. a person in an appearance-based label: long hair, rudraksha malas and distinctive adornments are visible, and the hand applying the touch is another person giving aushada or blessing on the forehead during a sacred healing session.2018-04-03April 19 20182018-04-19August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesClose photograph of a bearded man with eyes closed and head tilted back, receiving a touch from an arm and hand at his forehead. The hand wears a gold ring and a thin red wrist thread, and a brown rudraksha mala hangs at the bottom edge near his neck. Warm red and magenta stage lighting against a dark background suggests an indoor session, possibly a yoga or blessing moment. Only the two visible people are shown; the faces are not clearly identifiable.2018-04-03