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A photograph of a devotional blessing in an indoor shrine room. A man with long dreadlocked dark hair, wearing an orange-red ruffled top, gold earrings, a red and gold beaded bracelet and a dark beaded necklace, places his right hand on the forehead of a woman with long blonde hair who is seated with her eyes closed and hands together in prayer. She wears white clothing and a white beaded bracelet. Behind them stand a gold deity murti and a gold trident on a stand, with blurred white-robed figures and a red curtain in the background. The man appears to be a person in a blessing role, with long dreadlocks, orange clothing and beaded adornments.

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July 26 20172017-07-26A man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, wearing an orange-red ruffled garment, gold bangles, a gold necklace and a gold earring, places his right hand on the head of a woman in white who has her eyes closed and palms pressed together at her forehead. A golden deity murti and a brass vessel sit in the foreground. A woman in a cream sari and an orange-robed figure stand in the background, a trident is visible at left. The man is in a shaped ritual blessing posture.2017-07-26A photograph in a temple-style hall shows a man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a red-orange sleeveless top with ruffled trim, gold earrings, gold bangles and a gold necklace, placing his hand on the forehead of a woman in a white garment with a rudraksha mala. A small gold deity murti and a brass vessel sit in the foreground, with a figure in white and orange in the background and a red curtain behind. The man appears to be the a person by appearance, given the long hair, ornate gold adornments and saffron-toned clothing, but this is uncertain. Two physical people are visible in the foreground, and a few more partially visible figures appear behind them.2017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, gold earrings, a red-orange draped garment, rudraksha beads, gold armlets and bangles is placing his right hand on the forehead of a woman with shoulder-length light hair. She wears a gold-toned sari-style garment and rudraksha necklaces, eyes closed, with her hands raised in front. Behind them stands a golden deity murti, and white-clad people and a standing figure in saffron appear in the background. The scene suggests a ritual or darshan.2017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26A figure with long dreadlocked dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange ruffled sleeveless top, gold earrings, a beaded red-orange bracelet and a rudraksha mala, places one hand on the crown of a woman's head. The woman, wearing a white kurta with pink embroidery and a rudraksha mala, stands with her eyes closed and palms raised in blessing. Blurred figures in orange and white stand in the background of a hall with a brass railing.2017-07-26July 26 20172017-07-26