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A photograph of a young bare-chested man with a white cloth tied over his eyes, head bowed, while a hand rests on his shoulder and another hand, wearing rudraksha bracelets and a red thread, presses on the top of his head. Behind him stands a man with a dark turban, white forehead markings and a red vertical mark, wearing rudraksha beads. A pendant hangs on a white cord around the young man's neck. The setting is a plain muted background.

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February 25 20182018-02-25April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesClose photo of a devotee with short dark hair, bowing forward with a white cloth tied across the forehead and eyes, wearing an orange garment. A hand with a red thread bracelet rests on the top of the devotee's head, and the other hands cup the face. The background is a warm, softly blurred room. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment, with the blessing hand belonging to an unseen person.2018-04-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee kneeling with his head bowed and eyes covered by a white cloth bandage tied around his head. A hand rests on his crown while another hand holds his shoulder from behind. He wears a white cord and a pendant, and a rudraksha mala is visible. Behind him stands a person in orange-saffron clothing wearing a rudraksha mala. To the right is a tall polished silver ceremonial vessel with a fluted body, and a red thread bracelet is visible on the blessing hand. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation moment.2018-04-04 +1 copiesApril 01 20182018-04-01March 28 20182018-03-28 +2 copiesApril 01 20182018-04-01April 19 20182018-04-19March 03 20182018-03-03A close photograph of a shaved-headed young man with closed eyes and a faint smile receiving a blessing. A white sandalwood or vibhuti mark is visible on his forehead. An outstretched hand presses on his crown from the left, and a figure in saffron/orange robes with layered rudraksha beads stands behind. On the right, another person with long matted locks and rudraksha malas is seen from behind, partly in frame. The setting suggests a Shakti initiation-style blessing, with a white card at the left edge. The scene shows two people in orange robes and two devotees present, with the recipient central.2018-04-19A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man with dark wavy hair bows his head forward, eyes closed, while a second man in a rust-red dhoti and cloth stands on the right, marked with white tripundra lines on his forehead and wearing a gold pendant necklace. The standing man's hands rest on the kneeling devotee's head in a blessing gesture. A white sacred thread hangs over the devotee's shoulder, and a rudraksha bracelet is visible on the left wrist. Behind them, white and silver decorative drapery and a dark background suggest a stage or temple setting. Only the two men are visibly present, and the standing man's appearance does not clearly match a person identification.2018-04-04 +1 copiesA close photograph of a man with grey hair kneeling with his head bowed, his forehead wrapped in a white cloth with a yellow-bordered edge. A hand with a rudraksha bracelet is raised over his head in a blessing gesture from the right. Behind them are red drapes and silver-coloured twisted pillars. A partially visible second man in a white dhoti stands at the upper left. Two people are visible, one blessing and one receiving.2018-02-25