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A photograph of a young boy in a white kurta with a white tilak band across his forehead and a gold-beaded rudraksha mala around his neck, being blessed as a bearded man with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland marks the boy's forehead with his hand. Two more people in white and a bare-chested attendant with a red bead necklace stand in the background. The bearded man in the foreground wears a saffron-brown shawl and is the central figure of the blessing. The scene appears to be a ceremonial blessing or initiation moment.

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February 27 20172017-02-27A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair, a full beard, white vibhuti or tilak marks on the forehead, and a large garland of pink and white flowers around his neck places his right hand on the forehead of a young boy. The boy kneels with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala, and a white paste mark on his forehead. A standing person in a white kurta is partly visible in the background against a dark maroon backdrop. The man in the garland is a person by appearance cues (long swept-back hair, ornate garland, bare-chested with adornments), shown in the act of initiation and blessing.2017-04-04February 27 20172017-02-27A kneeling boy in a white kurta with hands folded in namaste receives a blessing as a man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard places his hand on the boy's forehead. The blessing man wears a garland of pink and white flowers over a bare upper body with a red thread on his wrist. Behind them, a man with a white tilak and other devotees in white garments stand near a wooden structure.2017-05-04April 04 20172017-04-04A photograph of a young boy with closed eyes and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and a white sandal-paste mark on his forehead and throat. An adult in the foreground, seen from behind with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland over bare shoulders, places his right hand with a red thread on the boy's forehead, appearing to bless or initiate him. Another figure stands partly visible at the right edge. Setting appears to be an indoor ashram ritual.2017-02-27February 27 20172017-02-27A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A bare-chested young boy with short dark hair and a red-orange pendant on a cord sits looking forward while a man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the boy's forehead. Behind them, a shirtless youth in white dhoti and sacred thread stands, with more people in white clothing and a red-clad figure blurred in the background.2017-05-04A young boy with long, dark curly hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a gold-bead necklace with a rudraksha bead at the chest. A white vibhuti line and a red kumkum mark sit on his forehead. An adult man with a full dark beard, white forehead marking, and a red thread on his wrist places his right hand on the boy's head, in a blessing or initiation gesture. The man wears a pink and white flower garland. The background is a blurred red and white interior.2017-02-27April 04 20172017-04-04A smiling young boy with a white tilak stripe on his forehead and a sacred thread across his bare chest stands facing a figure seen from behind. The figure has long dark braided hair, a pink and white flower garland around the neck and a brown beaded necklace, and is applying a mark to the boy's forehead with one hand. The boy wears a pendant necklace and has his hands raised to his hair. Another person in a yellow garment stands behind, with a red thread bracelet visible on the figure's wrist. The setting is an indoor temple-like room with warm wooden tones.2017-02-27A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair worn loose, bare-chested and draped in a pink and white floral garland, applying a white paste mark to the forehead of a young boy. The boy, bare-chested and wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a pendant, looks upward with a serious expression. Behind them, several people in orange-saffron clothing with gold necklaces stand, and a microphone is visible at right. Red walls and a gold railing form the backdrop. A small logo appears at upper left and a copyright line at lower right.2017-02-27