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A seated figure with a bare upper body wrapped in a tiger-striped saffron-and-black cloth, wearing a long rudraksha mala with ornate beads, places a hand on the head of a young man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard. The seated figure has hair tied in a bun and holds a folded white paper in the other hand. A silver trident stands in the background near a golden vessel. a person: the seated figure has a bare upper body with a rudraksha mala and tiger-striped cloth, and is performing a blessing on a devotee, with an attendant or devotee standing nearby in white.

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December 18 20132013-12-18A seated figure with long dark hair tied in a bun wears a tiger-striped gold and black garment and a red-brown rudraksha-style mala. He places one hand on the forehead of a man in a plain white T-shirt with a beaded necklace, who has his eyes closed and head bowed. The seated figure holds a small folded white card in the other hand. Behind them stands a silver trident-shaped ritual staff, and a woman in white sits nearby.2013-12-15A photograph of a ritual exchange indoors. A woman in a yellow and black striped top with a rudraksha-style bead necklace reaches toward a man's forehead with her right hand while holding a folded white cloth or paper in her left. The man, wearing a white kurta, a dark rudraksha mala and a red bracelet, raises his palm in a blessing gesture. Behind them stands a long metal rod or spear and a small hanging brass bell. Another person in white with a mala watches in the background.2013-12-18December 19 20132013-12-19A woman in a tiger-striped sleeveless top with a dark hair bun and red-brown beaded mala presses her palm to the forehead of a short-haired man in a white t-shirt with a thin necklace, his palms pressed together before his chest. She holds a folded white paper in her other hand. A tall brass ritual stand with a hanging bell is behind them, and a woman in white and a partly visible man sit in the background of a wood-paneled hall.2013-12-18A photo of a bare-shouldered figure in a striped tiger-print wrap and long rudraksha beads placing a hand on the forehead of a short-haired, grey-haired man in a white t-shirt with a red lanyard and rudraksha mala. The man's palms are raised in front of him as he bows his head. A silver trident stands in the background beside a wooden lectern and a row of green-topped items. The figure's features and hair are not clear enough to confirm identity, so the appearance is uncertain and the role is given as a person giving a blessing.2013-12-15December 18 20132013-12-18December 15 20132013-12-15December 19 20132013-12-19December 19 20132013-12-19December 19 20132013-12-19December 19 20132013-12-19