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Night-time photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested devotee kneels forward while a figure in rust-red robes with long swept-back dreadlocked hair, a beaded mala and layered gold-and-bead necklaces, and gold hoop earrings places a hand on his head. Behind them stands a man in white dhoti with a white forehead band and beaded necklaces, and on the left two saffron-clad attendants in orange cloth stand watching. A white-and-silver ornate throne-like seat and a yellow pole are visible at right. The lighting is dim.

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A night-time blessing scene on a raised platform. A man in a red-brown dhoti with a long beaded mala and gold ornaments stands with his palm on the head of a bare-chested devotee bowing forward, whose white sacred ash shows on his forehead. A silver-ornate chair with red cushion sits behind them. A figure in white with rudraksha beads and an orange-clad attendant stand at the left edge. Gesture is a touch of blessing, a darshan moment. a person candidate has long swept-back hair, beaded malas and gold ornaments, but appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so role is given as blessing giver.2017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple-style setting. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace, a gold pendant, gold earrings and a sandalwood-coloured shawl over a maroon garment holds his palm on the head of a kneeling bare-chested devotee who bows forward. On the left, a priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha beads holds a folded white paper near the devotee's head. Behind them, several men in orange-saffron garments and rudraksha malas stand watching.2017-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an ashram. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a dark red-brown robe, multiple gold bead necklaces and a large ornate gold pendant places his palm on the head of a kneeling bare-chested devotee with white markings on his shoulders. On the left, a standing attendant in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a folded paper. Behind them, saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings stand in the background. Swamiji (probable): the right figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and a red-brown robe, and is performing the blessing as the central officiant.2017-09-17August 22 20172017-08-22April 14 20182018-04-14September 17 20172017-09-17October 15 20172017-10-15A photograph of a seated man with long swept-back hair, a crown-less sannyasi-style figure in a deep maroon/rust wrap, wearing a heavy gold necklace with large ornate pendant and rudraksha malas, smiling and raising his right hand in blessing toward the bowed, bare-chested head of a kneeling devotee in white dhoti with white sacred ash markings. To the left a standing priest in white dhoti with rudraksha malas holds a folded paper, and behind them are several people in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha necklaces, one wearing an orange turban. The scene shows a blessing or initiation gesture in a ritual setting.2017-09-17A ritual initiation scene indoors. In the foreground, a bare-chested, long-haired figure with a brown-orange shawl, gold armlets and a gold necklace places a hand on the head of a kneeling young man in white dhoti whose head is bandaged with white cloth. Beside them, a standing priest in orange-saffron dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and gold pendant, and another person in white is visible at the right. Gold-tipped rods and a red curtain frame the background. a person candidate with long dreadlocked hair, gold ornaments and shawl is seated as the officiant. Blessing or initiation rite with laying of hands.2017-02-15September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03