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A photograph of a young man with closed eyes and a slight smile receiving a ritual marking on his forehead. A bare-chested man on the left wears an orange-red turban, a heavy gold necklace and a gold bracelet, and his raised hand presses a white paste to the devotee's brow. The devotee is bare-chested, wearing a white thread and a small pendant, with a short trimmed beard and studs in his ears. A second younger person stands behind in the dark background. The setting is a nighttime outdoor ritual, consistent with a deeksha or blessing ceremony.

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February 21 20172017-02-21February 21 20172017-02-21February 18 20172017-02-18March 14 20172017-03-14August 23 20172017-08-23Photograph of a bare-chested man with closed eyes and clasped hands at his chest, receiving a white vibhuti mark on his forehead from a priest seen from behind. The man wears a white thread necklace and an orange-red pendant. A young boy in a white thread necklace stands behind him. In the background, several people in white dhotis and white clothing stand near a red curtain and gold-railed platform. The priest has long grey-black hair and wears a white flower garland.2017-02-18March 14 20172017-03-14February 19 20172017-02-19March 25 20182018-03-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a bare-chested man with short dark hair and a short beard receiving a forehead blessing at night. A hand with gold bangles and red-and-gold bracelets presses a finger to his brow, marking a white vibhuti stripe. He wears a red-and-gold rudraksha mala and a white sacred cloth over his shoulder. Behind him, another man with white forehead marking and a beaded necklace bows his head. Green banana leaves, colourful pillars and blurred lights form the background.2016-12-05 +1 copiesMarch 12 20182018-03-12A nighttime photograph of a ritual initiation. A figure with long matted dreadlocks, a horned crown-like topknot, a leopard-print headwrap, large gold hoop earring, beaded bracelets and a rust-red shawl stands behind and touches the forehead of a bare-chested young man with white ash marks on his forehead and chest. The young man wears a white thread and a rudraksha-style pendant. Other bare-chested men with white markings stand in the background, and a brass plate with flower garlands is visible at the lower edge. Colourful bokeh lights fill the background.2017-08-22