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A photograph of a bald, bare-chested man with white vibhuti smeared across his forehead, wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder and multiple rudraksha malas with gold bead ornaments. His eyes are closed and he smiles while another person's hand rests on his forehead, a blessing gesture. Behind him, a man with a white vibhuti band on his forehead looks on, and at the right foreground a person with long dark hair wears a garland of pink and white flowers. A blurred figure in white stands in the background, with orange fabric at the left edge.

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A photograph of a young man with short dark hair, eyes closed, receiving a blessing as a person's hand is placed on his forehead. He wears a saffron-orange garment over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala of brown beads, and a long gold bead necklace, with a white vibhuti line on his forehead. In the foreground, a person with long dark braided hair wears a garland of pink and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and is partly turned toward the camera. Behind them, other people in orange robes with gold bead necklaces stand in a room with red drapes and a gold-railed staircase. The scene looks like an initiation or blessing ritual.2017-02-27A young man with shoulder-length dark curly hair, eyes closed, stands with a hand pressed to his forehead by a person in the foreground whose braided hair and pink-and-white flower garland are visible. He wears an orange draped cloth over bare shoulders, a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads interspersed with gold beads, a small pendant with a framed picture, and a white horizontal line of paste across his brow with a red mark at the centre. Behind him are other people in orange and white clothing with similar white forehead markings. The foreground figure's hand presses the forehead in a blessing gesture.2017-02-27February 27 20172017-02-27A photograph of a smiling shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange cloth, bare-chested, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a silver pendant necklace, having white vibhuti marks applied to his forehead and temples. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland and a saffron wrap, presses a hand to the young man's brow, performing the marking. In the background, other people in orange garments stand near a gold-toned fixture. Two people are in the left distance. Visible people total about 5.2017-02-27February 27 20172017-02-27May 21 20122012-05-21September 21 20122012-09-21A 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.2017-03-25A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala smiles with eyes lowered while another man in a reddish-brown robe and rudraksha bracelets touches his head. The man on the right has white sacred ash horizontal lines across his forehead, and the other man shows white ash markings on his arm. The setting is dimly lit with red drapery in the background.2015-07-09A photograph inside a hall with red curtains and hanging ceiling fans. A central figure with a white tilak on the forehead, a dark hair bun, a white and red flower garland, gold armbands and an orange-red garment blesses a man by placing his palm on the man's head, the man with hands folded in namaste. Beside them a red box holds small items. Another bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands at the right, and a man in white shirt with folded hands stands behind, plus several other people in orange and white. a person is the central figure, shown blessing a devotee, with the orange robes and garlanded ornamentation as appearance cues.2012-09-12A photograph of a ritual blessing. A young man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron wrap, stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed. A figure seen from behind, with long black hair and a pink flower garland around the neck, places a hand on his forehead, where a white paste mark is applied. The man wears a silver pendant necklace, a gold earring and a beaded bracelet. Red curtains and an orange-robed attendant appear in the background.2017-02-27A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a hall with white walls and a ceiling fan. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a rudraksha-style wrist band and a lanyard, stands with palms pressed together while a saffron-robed figure places a hand on his forehead. The robed figure wears a white garland of flowers, layered rudraksha and gold necklaces, bangles and a white tilak, and holds a folded paper. Beside him, another saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala gestures toward a brass vessel on an orange cloth. Onlookers in white and orange stand behind, and a young boy in an orange shirt watches. The robed figure has distinctive garland and necklace cues, so he is a person.2012-09-12