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Close photo of a bearded man with long hair and a bare chest, eyes closed, being touched on the forehead by another person's hand wearing a gold ring and a red thread bracelet. The bearded man wears multiple strands of dark brown rudraksha malas and a white cord around his neck. Warm pink-red stage lighting. a person in an appearance-based label: long hair, rudraksha malas and distinctive adornments are visible, and the hand applying the touch is another person giving aushada or blessing on the forehead during a sacred healing session.

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April 03 20182018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03March 27 20182018-03-27 +1 copiesApril 03 20182018-04-03A photograph of a ritual moment in which a bare-chested man with long dark locks wrapped in a red-orange turban and an orange-and-gold shawl places his palms near the forehead of a bearded man with long hair, closed eyes and rudraksha beads. The bearded recipient holds his hands in anjali mudra. Another man in a white dhoti stands behind, and a red cloth is held in the background. Rudraksha bracelets and a gold ornament are visible.2018-04-30Close photograph of a bearded man with eyes closed and head tilted back, receiving a touch from an arm and hand at his forehead. The hand wears a gold ring and a thin red wrist thread, and a brown rudraksha mala hangs at the bottom edge near his neck. Warm red and magenta stage lighting against a dark background suggests an indoor session, possibly a yoga or blessing moment. Only the two visible people are shown; the faces are not clearly identifiable.2018-04-03Close-up photograph of a man with dark curly hair, a thin moustache and a rudraksha mala of reddish-brown beads around his neck, eyes closed and head tilted back. A hand with a red thread bracelet presses on his forehead in a blessing or initiation gesture, while his own hands are raised palm-outward beside his face. Pink-red stage lighting and blurred figures in white and orange clothing stand behind him. Appearance cues suggest a person receiving darshan, though identity is not certain from the image alone.2018-05-04 +1 copiesApril 30 20182018-04-30April 04 20182018-04-04April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA bearded man in a long-haired orange-robed sannyasi kneels with eyes closed and hands pressed in namaste, while a dreadlocked, bearded man in saffron cloth places his right palm on the kneeling man's forehead in a blessing. The kneeling devotee wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and bangles on his wrist. Behind them, other saffron-clad sadhus with rudraksha and bead malas stand or sit, and a few rudraksha-wearing devotees are partly visible at the edges. The blessing figure has long dreadlocks and a thick beard and wears saffron cloth; whether he is the a person cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2018-03-28 +1 copiesClose photo of a grey-bearded man with white horizontal sacred ash bands across his forehead, hands raised in front of him, being touched on the head by another person wearing rudraksha beads on the wrist and an orange robe with silver necklaces behind. The setting appears to be a ritual initiation or blessing, with orange and saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala prominent.2018-03-12