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A photograph of a shirtless man with closed eyes and head bowed, receiving a blessing as a woman in a red-orange shawl places her hand on his forehead. He wears a dark rudraksha-style mala, a white cord necklace with a small pendant, and a yellow-orange marigold garland bundle at his chest. Behind him, several bare-chested men in white dhotis and a figure in a white dhoti stand in a sunlit outdoor courtyard.

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January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A close photograph of a bare-chested man with closed eyes receiving a blessing as a person in an orange-red garment presses a hand to his forehead. He wears a thin pale cord with a small gold pendant around his neck and a red-and-pink thread on the wrist of the blessing hand, which also wears a gold bangle. Behind him a second bare-chested figure stands in soft warm light. Two people are visible.2016-01-02July 03 20162016-07-03A bare-chested man with short grey-streaked hair and white markings on his arm and ear stands with eyes closed while a long-haired figure in a rust-brown and gold-bordered cloth presses a hand to his forehead, applying a blessing. The recipient wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant on a chain and holds a garland of marigolds and red flowers. Bright lights, a white canopy with pink trim and a blurred crowd of onlookers in the background suggest an outdoor ritual gathering at night.2017-08-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02A seated figure in a maroon and saffron-bordered garment with long braided hair, rudraksha-style beaded ornaments and gold earrings extends a hand to a bare-chested man's forehead while holding a yellow flower garland tied to a striped stick. The bare-chested man, in a white necklace and raised hands, appears to receive a blessing. A second man in white dhoti with gold border stands at the left edge. Bright outdoor setting with a gold-edged throne visible at right. Appearance-based a person cues: long braided hair, saffron-maroon clothing and beaded adornments.2016-01-02A photograph of a ritual initiation. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a short haircut and white paste markings on his chest and shoulders holds a white and red flower garland and wears a red and white beaded neck cord, his eyes lowered. Behind him a seated figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, a red-brown shawl edged with white flowers, gold earrings and gold bangles places a hand on the man's head in blessing. Blurred figures in red and white cloth stand in the background. The seated figure may be a candidate for a person but the appearance is not distinct enough to confirm.2016-07-03A photograph of a ritual blessing. A seated figure in a maroon and gold-bordered shawl, with long braided hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a small bindi, extends a hand toward the forehead of a bare-chested man in white dhoti-style cloth and glasses who has his palms raised. The seated figure holds a yellow flower garland with a white handle in the other hand. Other men in white stand behind, one bare-chested to the right, with a gold-carved chair visible at the right edge. Bright, overexposed outdoor setting.2016-01-02July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copies