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A photograph of two young women indoors in a room with wooden cupboards and a standing fan. The woman on the right wears a white sari with a gold border and an orange shawl, with silver bangles on her wrist, and she is gently holding the head of the seated young woman in front of her. The seated woman, wearing a blue-and-white striped shirt with long dark hair in a ponytail, sits with her face turned toward the other woman. A third woman in a patterned sari stands at the far left edge of the frame.

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Indoor photo of two young women in a close, intimate moment. On the right, a woman in an orange and white sari with gold-bordered edges and a white and red forehead mark places her hand on the head of a younger woman on the left, who wears a white top, a long braid tied with a pink band, a rudraksha-style necklace and gold earrings. Soft light falls across a wooden wall and a white cloth behind them. Two additional partially visible people sit at the left edge.2007-05-04Photograph of two women in an indoor hall. An older woman in a white sari with a gold border and a wrist bangle sits behind a younger girl in a cream top with red embroidery, holding the girl's head while tending her forehead. The girl has a blue and white painted mark on her cheek and closed eyes. Another person in orange sits behind them, with a white cloth at the right edge. A white vertical tilak marks the older woman's forehead. No a person candidate is visible.2007-05-04A photograph of two women in close indoor contact, one seated in front in a white garment and the other, on the right, wearing a white blouse with an orange shawl bordered in gold, a red bindi and gold bangles and earrings. The standing woman rests her right hand on the seated woman's head while her left hand supports the back of her neck. Dim red-and-white interior surroundings and other white-clad people appear at the edges.2007-02-24Photograph of a seated woman in a white and orange saree receiving a blessing as another woman in white with an orange shawl presses her hand onto the forehead of a woman in a pale grey embroidered saree with a white jasmine garland in her hair and a black beaded necklace. Several other women in white and orange sit in the background at a community gathering, eyes closed and heads bowed. A name badge is pinned to the grey saree. Gold bangles and earrings are visible. A watermarked copyright line appears at lower right and is not transcribed.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24A woman in a white sari with a gold border and an orange shawl places her right hand on the crown of another woman's head, while her left hand rests on the back of that woman's neck, in a blessing gesture. The standing woman wears a red bindi, gold bangles, a gold earring and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, with her eyes closed in concentration. The seated woman, in a grey-green patterned top and glasses, has her head bowed. Behind them are white plastic chairs and a red wall. The scene appears to be an intimate initiation or blessing moment during a gathering.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a seated man in a sleeveless saffron-orange top with long dark hair pulled back, touching the forehead of a young man in a striped collared shirt who kneels with eyes closed. A white vibhuti mark is visible on the seated man's forehead. In the background, a woman in white with a yellow border sits on a mat, and other people in white stand near a metal railing and a dark table against an orange wall. The seated man's clothing and long hair are consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the face is not clearly visible, so identity remains uncertain. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan moment on an orange floor mat.2010-07-22July 22 20102010-07-22July 30 20062006-07-30