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A photograph of a ritual scene at an indoor event. In the centre, a bald, bare-chested older man bows forward with his head lowered and his hands folded, wearing a white dhoti, a red and white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala around his neck; a small white bandage shows on his forehead. Two women with long dark hair, one in a pale pink and white flower garland and an orange garment, the other in purple, sit in the foreground facing him. Behind them a man with a tilak and orange headband wears rudraksha beads and a white cloth. A yellow kalasha-like pillar with yellow flower garlands and red cushions appears in the background, with other people in pink and blue saris seated behind. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation ceremony.

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December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. In the centre, a bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with red and rudraksha malas is seated while a woman in an orange-and-gold sari, wearing a pink and white floral garland and gold bangles, presses her hand to his head. A long, bronze-coloured cloth and a flower garland are visible. A man in the background wears an orange headband and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, yellow marigold garlands drape a golden structure and several devotees in saffron, purple and pink stand in the background. Red flowers and brass offerings lie nearby. The gathering suggests a darshan or initiation blessing; the central figure's appearance does not clearly establish that he is a person.2016-12-05Photograph of a ritual greeting indoors. A bald man in a white kurta kneels on a red carpet, receiving a blessing as a bald priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and bead bangles, holds his hands and leans in. Behind them stands a woman in a cream sari with a red blouse and a red-and-white forehead mark, her long braided hair falling down, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala at the left edge. At the right foreground, a figure with a floral garland of pink and green buds and a gold ornament is partly visible. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a brass railing.2016-10-09January 05 20182018-01-05December 02 20162016-12-02Photograph of a devotional gathering. In the foreground a man in a yellow-and-green striped shirt and white dhoti bows deeply with palms pressed together in namaskar toward a figure seen from behind with long dark dreadlocked hair, a garland of white jasmine and red roses, and a pearl strand; the figure is bare-shouldered with a gold armlet. Around them stand devotees: a young man in white ceremonial dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala, a woman in a blue sari with a gold necklace, a woman in grey, a bald man in green, and a cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera at right.2017-01-01December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesShirtless male devotees wearing white dhotis and orange-and-white sacred bands across their foreheads sit and stand closely around a central figure. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a brown-orange shawl, pale pink and white lotus garland, rudraksha mala and gold bangles and armlets, is seated in front and extends his hands toward a kneeling devotee with a rudraksha mala and white neck cord. Several onlookers in the background, including a man in glasses wearing a white neck cord, watch the proceedings. Ritual abhishekam-style practice is suggested by the white ash markings and gathered devotees in a dimly lit hall.2016-12-02December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a shaktipada-style blessing at an evening event. An older bald, bare-chested devotee with a white beard and an orange-and-white cloth over his eyes bows forward while a man with wet, curly hair and white tilak marks on his forehead presses a hand to his head. Beside them, a bearded man with long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles extends his palm toward the devotee's head, wearing a brown cloth and a white flower garland. Other people with long matted hair and orange robes stand in the background, with a yellow backdrop behind them.2016-12-02December 05 20162016-12-05