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A seated man in a white-and-beige striped shirt with a black hair and full beard keeps his eyes closed while a hand rests on his forehead. The hand belongs to a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala. Behind, another robed figure in white and gold stands. In the foreground, lemons and a pink-and-white patterned cloth, with pink flower petals in the hair of the other participant, suggest a blessing ritual. The hand on the forehead has a red thread bracelet.

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February 02 20172017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02A seated man with short black hair, a trimmed beard and a striped collared shirt closes his eyes while a hand rests on his forehead. Behind him stands a figure in orange robes with a long dark rudraksha mala, whose arm reaches forward. In front, a seated person with long braided hair has pink flower petals in the hair and a garland of yellow lemons and pink-and-white flowers. A handwritten paper is held nearby. The setting appears to be a devotional blessing or initiation moment.2017-02-02A seated man in a white-and-beige striped shirt with a short beard closes his eyes while a figure in a saffron-orange garment and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala places a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure has long dreadlocked hair decorated with pink flowers and wears a garland of yellow fruits and green leaves. Behind them, other people in white clothing stand in a bright hall.2017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02Close photo of a bald man in a white collared shirt with a small red thread bracelet, seated and looking to the side while a hand in saffron-coloured sleeve reaches to press the palm onto his forehead. Behind him, a standing figure in orange-saffron robe wears a rudraksha mala, and at right a woman with long braided hair and a green-and-pink floral garland receives the blessing. Pink petals are scattered in her hair.2017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02A close photograph of a man in a white shirt with short black hair and a moustache, receiving a blessing as a hand in a saffron-orange sleeve presses on his forehead. Behind him stands a figure in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala, and a second figure with long dark matted hair decorated with pink flower petals and a headdress of green foliage and yellow fruit. A red-and-white patterned garland lies across the lower right. Another orange-clad figure is partly visible at the top, and a hand holds a fruit at the left edge. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing or puja.2017-02-02Photo 11710100February 02 20172017-02-02A seated devotee with closed eyes and hands folded in prayer, wearing an orange-and-white inscribed shawl and a plain necklace, receives a hand on his head from a figure seen from behind. That figure wears long dreadlocked hair decorated with pink petals and a large garland of yellow and pink flowers on the head, and an orange cloth. Behind them stand onlookers, one in a blue shirt and another with short dark hair and a tilak mark, while a silver-covered object and a red-clad figure appear at the right edge. Two more people stand at the top left, one in orange robes with a mala.2017-02-02A close photograph of a man in a peach-coloured collared shirt with blue-and-white trim, eyes closed, receiving a blessing as another hand presses on his forehead. He holds a small orange fruit in his raised left hand and wears a red thread on his wrist. In the foreground, a person with long dark braided hair wears a red-and-orange garland of flowers and green leaves over a dark red garment. Behind them, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands in the background. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing or puja.2017-02-02