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A photograph of a ritual blessing beside a silver trident. A man in orange-and-white ritual clothing, with his hands raised, stands bowing his head toward the trident. A figure in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark places one hand on his head, holding a sheet of paper in the other. A third person in white and orange stands behind them, and a green-lit hall is visible in the background.

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A photograph of a ceremony in which a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with white vertical tilak on his forehead and hair tied in a bun, places his hand on the head of a smiling older man with white hair and a grey moustache. The older man wears a white shirt and an orange shawl. The man in orange holds a folded paper in his other hand and stands beside a silver trident-topped staff. Behind them, a seated person in orange is partly visible, and an air conditioner sits at the right edge.2013-03-04A photograph of an indoor ritual in which a man in orange robes with a leopard-print shawl, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold necklace presses his palm to the forehead of a seated man with closed eyes. The recipient wears a white t-shirt under an orange sash with partly visible lettering. White and red sacred ash marks are on the officiant's forehead. A silver trident stands in the background and another figure is partially visible. The officiant's hair is tied back in a bun.2013-03-04March 04 20132013-03-04A man in an orange saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala around his neck places his right palm on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. The orange-clad man has hair tied back in a bun and a red-tinted tilak on his forehead, appearing to give a blessing. The white-clad man has his hand raised in a gesture of receiving it. Behind them are wooden shelves with a brass lamp and a plant against a pale wall, with a dark red curtain at left. A woman is partly visible at the far right edge.2011-11-26May 01 20142014-05-01April 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesMay 01 20142014-05-01A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A man with hair tied in a bun, bare-shouldered and wrapped in a saffron-orange cloth with a yellow border, extends his right arm to touch the forehead of an older man in a white shirt draped with an orange shawl, who raises his right arm. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands watching, and a person in orange holds something blue in the background.2013-02-26A photograph of a ritual blessing in a plain indoor hall. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl, rudraksha-style orange beads and ornate gold-toned beads, reaches to touch the forehead of an older grey-haired man in a white t-shirt with a red-orange rudraksha mala and an orange wristband. The older man places his palm up near his face. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak sits, a man in a blue shirt stands near the window, and two pedestal coolers stand against the wall.2013-04-01A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shoulder, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, his face marked with white tilak, placing his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears an orange shawl over a white t-shirt and has his palms pressed together in namaskar. A silver staff or rod stands between them. Behind them an older man in white with a white shawl and rudraksha beads watches, and a figure in an orange sash stands further back in a dim hall.2013-03-04July 18 20122012-07-18July 20 20112011-07-20