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A close photo of a shaved-headed devotee with eyes closed and a faint smile, wearing an orange shawl printed with black script and a pendant necklace with rudraksha beads. A hand wearing a rudraksha mala rests on the devotee's forehead while another hand is raised, palm open, in a blessing or ritual gesture against a dark background with warm sunlight. One devotee is clearly visible, receiving a blessing or touch on the forehead.

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A shaved-headed man with closed eyes sits in meditative stillness, a vertical dark tilak mark on his forehead, his palms raised toward a hand extended from the left edge of the frame. He wears an orange shawl printed with script and a rudraksha mala with a pendant. Behind him, people in white clothing stand in a hall, and a small white paper is held in the lower left. The setting suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2017-08-03August 02 20172017-08-02A young man with short dark hair, kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste, receives a blessing as another person's hand rests on his forehead. He wears an orange saffron cloth over his bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, a white thread and a small pendant. A white horizontal vibhuti mark is applied across his brow. Behind him, other people in orange robes are visible, and the person blessing him wears a red wrist thread and a white-and-pink floral garland. Eyes are open, looking upward.2017-02-27A young shaved-headed devotee in an orange saffron shawl and multiple rudraksha malas with gold bead ornaments sits with eyes lowered while a man in the foreground applies white ash marking to his forehead with one hand. The man behind is bearded with long dark hair, wearing a white forehead marking and a pink and white floral garland. Plain red-walled room background, the scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation moment.2017-02-27February 27 20172017-02-27A shaved-headed man with a bare chest sits with eyes closed while another person's hand presses on his forehead near the brow. He wears a long rudraksha mala with multiple strands and a gold pendant chain. His arms are raised with palms open. A reddish-brown background and a red thread bracelet on the wrist are visible. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation with a priest or attendant touching the devotee's forehead.2017-07-30July 16 20142014-07-16May 05 20172017-05-05A shaved-headed man in white kurta with rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl printed with dark script stands with eyes closed and hands raised while another man's hand presses on his forehead in blessing. The blessing hand's owner, shirtless with rudraksha beads and an orange cloth, holds a handwritten card. Behind them, a shirtless bearded man with rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands in a pink hall with framed photographs on the wall. A dark curtain and a blurred figure in red appear at the edges.2017-08-03A photo of a shaved-headed man in orange robes kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling, while a long-haired figure with dreadlocks, wearing a pink and white flower garland, places a hand on his forehead. Behind them, other people in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand in a blurred background. The kneeling man wears rudraksha beads, a gold pendant and earrings. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment.2017-03-25July 25 20172017-07-25A young shaven-headed boy bare-chested with a thin cream cord around his neck kneels with palms raised and eyes looking upward while an adult's hand in an orange-robed sleeve presses a tilak or mark onto his forehead. The adult wears orange saffron cloth and a red thread bracelet on the wrist. A blurred golden object and red-orange drapery fill the background of this ritual blessing moment.2017-07-14