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A photo of a ritual blessing. A man with short dark hair and a white cloth tied over his eyes bows his head, while a hand with a red ring and red thread on the wrist presses against his forehead. He wears a rudraksha mala and a white shawl. Beside him stands an ornate metal ceremonial staff with a trident-like finial, and a woman in red clothing with long dreadlocked hair stands at right. The background is dark with warm pinkish light.

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April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesApril 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesClose side view of a shirtless young man with a white and gold-bordered cloth tied across his eyes, bowing his head as a person's hand presses on his forehead. A silver trident stands behind him and a silver kalasha-like vessel is at the right edge, with rudraksha beads on the wrist of the hand touching him, against a deep maroon curtain. The scene suggests an initiation or blessing rite, but the figure giving the blessing is only partly visible and cannot be identified.2018-03-09April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesClose photograph of a shaved-headed man with his head bowed and hands folded in anjali, wearing a white cloth tied around his forehead and head, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and bare upper body. A hand with a ring and a red sacred thread on the wrist rests on his head in blessing. The background is dark with a soft red and warm light.2018-04-01A close photo of a bare-chested man with a white cloth tied over his eyes, kneeling as a woman in an orange sari touches his forehead with her right hand. Her wrist is wrapped in rudraksha beads and a gold bangle. He wears a thin white thread necklace, and a tear is visible on his cheek. Another person in white stands at the right edge, and a blurred figure in white is behind. The setting appears to be an indoor ritual, consistent with an initiation or blessing moment. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2018-03-25A photograph of a Hindu initiation or blessing ritual. A bald, bare-chested older man kneels with his head bowed, eyes covered by a white cloth wrapped around his head. A hand with rudraksha beads on the wrist presses a palm to his forehead. Behind him a younger man wearing a white forehead band and red tilak stands near ornate silver ceremonial staffs or danda with finials. Another person in an orange-red cloth is partly visible at right. Setting appears to be an indoor ritual space with blurred figures in the background. Two people are clearly visible, with a few others partially seen.2018-03-04April 22 20182018-04-22April 03 20182018-04-03Close photograph of a devotee kneeling with bowed head and palms pressed together while another person's hand, wearing a gold ring and a red-thread bracelet, rests on the crown of his head in a blessing gesture. The kneeling devotee is bare-chested and wears a white cloth wrap draped over his shoulders and across his head. Blurred background of muted warm tones.2018-04-01April 03 20182018-04-03March 25 20182018-03-25