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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white t-shirt kneeling before a standing man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shoulder, whose hair is tied in a high bun and who wears a white forehead mark. The robed man rests his right palm on the seated man's head while holding a silver-wrapped staff or rod in his other hand, in what appears to be a blessing or initiation gesture in a plain peach-walled room.

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December 09 20112011-12-09December 09 20112011-12-09December 25 20112011-12-25December 06 20112011-12-06September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered shawl and a dark rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and hair tied back, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white collared shirt with a pink wristband. The robed figure holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. The background is a plain cream wall with a dark maroon curtain on the right. Presented as a blessing or forehead-touching moment, possibly a darshan. a person is the robed man, identified by his orange robe, rudraksha mala, and forehead markings.2011-12-25September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of two men in a hall with a red curtain behind them. On the left, a man with hair tied in a bun wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a thin dark cord around his neck, and he presses his right palm on the forehead of a second man. That second man wears a white kurta, stands with one arm raised overhead and eyes closed, and the first man holds a long white and orange-striped rod in his left hand. Another person in white is partly visible at the back.2011-12-09A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man in orange saffron robes wearing a long ornate gold necklace with large gold beads and a red tilak on his forehead places his palm on the head of a younger man in a white shirt, who stands with his eyes closed and hands raised. The seated figure in orange holds a small white paper in his other hand. Behind them, a garlanded altar displays yellow and orange flower garlands and a golden decorated backdrop.2011-12-17A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead, a short topknot, gold beaded necklaces and a gold bangle, stands at right placing his right hand on the head of a shaven-headed man in a white shirt at left, whose hands are pressed together in a gesture of receiving. A deep maroon curtain hangs behind them and a gold-coloured vessel is visible at lower centre. Their faces suggest a devotee receiving blessing from a priest.2012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09