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Close-up photograph of a young woman with eyes closed and head tilted, receiving a tilak or vibhuti mark on her forehead from a person whose hand and hair are visible at right. She wears a red-orange garment, a rudraksha mala necklace, silver drop earrings and a small silver nose stud, her hair in a bun.

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January 18 20172017-01-18A photograph of a woman with grey-streaked hair in a low bun, eyes closed, receiving a ritual mark on her forehead. She wears a rust-brown robe and a rudraksha mala, with small silver earrings and a white-painted forehead band. A second woman in a rust-brown robe with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala holds her hand to the recipient's brow. Other people in orange and white clothing are blurred in the background, and a person's hair is visible in the lower left foreground.2017-02-09Close-up photograph of a young woman with dark hair pulled back, eyes closed and head tilted, receiving a blessing. A hand with a hand-wrist red and orange beaded bracelet and gold beads rests on her forehead, while another hand is raised near her face in a blessing gesture. She wears a small gold earring and a white garment.2017-07-26April 13 20132013-04-13January 18 20172017-01-18A close photograph of a woman with eyes closed and head slightly bowed, receiving a blessing as a hand rests on her forehead at the crown of her head. She wears a white garment and a rudraksha mala necklace, with beaded red and gold bangles and a pale pink-and-purple bangle on her wrist. Her other hand is raised palm-outward in a receptive gesture. The blurred background is warm brown and cream.2017-07-26Close photo of a young woman in profile wearing an orange sari with gold border, a bun decorated with orange marigold garland, white vertical tilak on forehead, nose stud, hoop earrings and a rudraksha mala. She holds a small gold-framed mirror at lower right while another person in gold-trimmed clothing sits beside her in the background among orange and gold garments. Ceremonial gathering setting.2016-08-04August 24 20142014-08-24Close profile photograph of a woman with her eyes closed, seated in a meditative or devotional posture outdoors in bright sunlight. She wears an orange shawl over orange clothing, a small gold earring, a red bindi on her forehead, and a dark rudraksha mala around her neck. Her dark hair is pulled back. Behind her, slightly blurred, a man in a white shirt with a yellow-green striped shawl and other people in orange garments are visible. No recognizable a person candidate is present.2006-06-04May 24 20152015-05-24May 01 20142014-05-01Close profile photo of a woman with eyes closed in meditative stillness, dark hair pulled back with a hair clip, wearing gold stud earrings, an orange-saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala at her neck. Behind her, blurred figures wear orange and white clothing.2006-06-04