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Night outdoor photo of a bare-chested devotee with white ash markings on his forehead and shoulder receiving a blessing. A man on the left with long dark hair, gold bangles and a pink-and-white flower garland, wearing a rust-orange cloth, presses his hand to the devotee's head. A third man in the background wears brown rudraksha beads and a gold pendant. The devotee holds a red flower bouquet with a green-and-yellow stem. Yellow leaves and colourful lights fill the background. Three people are visible.

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December 06 20162016-12-06December 05 20162016-12-05December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesA kneeling devotee in an orange-peach shirt with a rudraksha mala and a green-and-beaded pendant has palms pressed together, eyes closed, and a red tilak mark on the forehead. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a thick pink and white flower garland and an orange-red cloth, places his right hand on the devotee's forehead in blessing. Behind them, several people in white and cream clothing stand, and a microphone is visible at left. A thin incense stick is held between the devotee's hands. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing during a puja.2016-12-18October 15 20172017-10-15A night-time photograph of a ritual initiation. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a beard, a red-brown saffron shawl, a long multi-strand gold necklace, a gold pendant and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a bare-chested devotee on the left, who bows forward. The devotee wears a white cloth with a thin white sacred thread, a rudraksha mala and red-and-white wrist threads. Behind them an attendant in white clothing with a vertical sandalwood-coloured mark on his forehead watches, and a silver-trimmed ornate throne stands at the right edge beside a red pillar. The scene is a shiva deeksha initiation.2017-10-05Outdoor night ceremony photographed in smoky light with string lights and a canopy overhead. A long-haired man in a rust-orange shawl with gold earrings and beaded necklace stands on the right, pressing a hand to the forehead of a bare-chested young man with curly hair, a beard, and a rudraksha mala. The bare-chested man wears a white sacred thread and looks upward. A bundle of yellow and red flowers tied to a stick is held nearby. A crowd of people in the background, some in white, watches the blessing.2017-08-02A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and gold earrings presses both hands to the forehead of a seated, eyes-closed devotee in a white top with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked brow. A third hand holds a white strip of cloth above them. Behind, two women in white with orange-red shawls stand in a red-curtained hall, and a golden ceremonial vessel with ornate gold decoration sits in the lower foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or ritual anointing.2017-09-21 +1 copiesJuly 04 20162016-07-04Night outdoor photograph of a ceremonial moment with bright yellow banners and colourful string lights behind. On the left, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard wears a pink and white flower garland, a red-orange cloth, gold bangles and an ornate gold bracelet, his hands holding a gold-toned object near a red and green bundle. Centre, a second man with curly hair, a white forehead band and a brown-beaded rudraksha necklace stands behind. On the right, a bald, bare-chested older man with a white forehead marking and a red rudraksha mala bends forward with his eyes lowered as the bundle is offered to him. Three people are visible.2016-12-05May 06 20182018-05-06October 15 20172017-10-15