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A 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.

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December 18 20162016-12-18February 24 20072007-02-24May 9t 2017November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesClose-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.2017-01-18May 08 20162016-05-08A seated group of women in a satsang-style gathering, most dressed in saffron-orange saris with long rudraksha malas, while others wear white saris with brown rudraksha malas. Several touch their foreheads, applying white vibhuti or sacred ash, and one woman in a white sari holds a small bowl or cup. A wall shelf with a speaker and small objects sits in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2017-06-10May 9t 2017A woman in a maroon-red salwar kameez with a gold-bordered scarf applies a mark to the forehead of a young woman in a white top with an orange-red shawl. The recipient leans forward with eyes lowered. In the blurred background are gold-toned decorative panels, a colourful hanging, and seated figures in white and orange. A small bottle is held in the lower right foreground. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.A woman in a red, gold and pink silk sari with a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a round pendant stands among a crowd, applying a dot of substance with a small tool to the forehead of a woman in a white top. Other devotees, some in white and red, sit and stand around them under trees beside a red-painted building. The scene appears to be an initiation session at the courtyard.2017-02-09Several women in matching rust-red saris with gold borders gather closely, one offering a small portion of food from her hand to a woman in the centre who has a red bindi, white forehead markings, a long rudraksha mala and a nose stud. Other women hold food portions and wear rudraksha malas and bangles. In the background a man in white dhoti and white head cloth with an orange shawl stands near framed photographs of red-toned ritual scenes on the wall. Context suggests a food offering ritual in an ashram room.2016-02-23Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +2 copies