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A photograph of a long-haired man with flowing dark hair and a rust-red cloth draped over his bare shoulder, placing his hand on the head of a smiling man in a white kurta with a red patterned shawl. Behind them stands a second man in white with a red shawl, a woman in white with a red shawl holding her hands up in greeting, and a person in green. Ornate gold garlands and a decorated deity murti are visible in the background, with stage lights and microphone stands at right. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation gesture during a ritual.

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December 24 20142014-12-24December 28 20142014-12-28A photograph of a ceremonial blessing outdoors under a white canopy. A man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a maroon-red wrap over bare shoulders, a gold ornament in his hair, and a beaded necklace, raises both hands and presses them toward the head of a older man with grey hair who wears white clothes and a dark rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, seated devotees in white and red clothing and a glowing lamp are visible, with a golden fringed canopy at left. The gesture appears to be a blessing or padapuja-style offering.2013-12-20December 20 20132013-12-20December 28 20142014-12-28March 13 20142014-03-13December 16 20132013-12-16December 28 20142014-12-28Two men in close contact at a red-draped ceremonial setting with brass lamps on the left. A man with long dark hair, a bare chest, an orange-brown shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha-style bead necklace presses his palm to the forehead of a shorter-haired man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard and a beaded neck cord. Behind them stand several women in red, yellow and white saris and shawls, and a white cooler sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a blessing or anointing.2016-04-28A long-haired man in an orange-brown shawl and rudraksha mala stands at left, his right hand raised to touch the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt with an orange lanyard and ID badge who stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together. The standing man has long black hair in a bun and a ceremonial bead necklace; he appears to be a person and is giving blessing or initiation. Behind them, women in orange and green saris watch, and a seated man in white dhoti with a forehead tilak smiles at lower centre. A white wall, a red curtain and a standing fan form the setting.2013-07-20May 04 20142014-05-04September 13 20142014-09-13