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A ritual scene in a temple-like hall with gold-toned walls. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a gold ceremonial necklace and red beaded bracelets raises one hand toward a small gold deity murti with a crown. A man with short dark hair, bare-shouldered, leans in near the murti on the left. Behind them a woman wears a gold headpiece, and several men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand with hands folded in the background. The appearance of the central figure is a probable match for a person, based on long swept-back hair, a ceremonial gold necklace and red beads, so he is shown as a probable priest performing the puja. The gold murti and red-beaded wrists suggest an offering or blessing gesture.

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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like setting. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha-style red beaded armbands and a gold necklace, with white tilak on his forehead, places his hand on the head of a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala, who bows forward. Behind them a woman in white and other devotees in saffron and red garments raise their hands. In the foreground a gold deity murti and a brass oil lamp sit on a stand. a person appears to be the dreadlocked figure on the right, performing the blessing as a teacher.2017-07-07July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired, bare-chested man with a gold ceremonial necklace, red-orange clothing and coral bracelets pressing his hand on the forehead of a seated devotee in an orange shawl with folded hands. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala touches the devotee's head. A brass deity murti with a crown sits in the foreground beside a metal vessel. Other devotees in white and saffron stand in the background of a temple hall.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha bracelets, gold earrings and a gold necklace, touching the crown of a kneeling devotee's head with his right hand. The devotee, wearing a rudraksha mala and bowing with palms raised, has his eyes closed. Behind them stands a golden deity murti and blurred figures in white dhotis and orange cloth. The ritual appears to be a blessing or pada puja. a person is the man giving blessing, identified by long swept-back dreadlocks, rudraksha bracelets and ornate gold jewellery.2017-07-07 +1 copiesMay 28 20172017-05-28A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red cloth wrapped at the waist and a gold chain, placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated, grey-haired man in white clothing with an orange shawl, who has his palms pressed together in greeting. A small gold deity murti stands in the foreground, and devotees in white and a woman in a black head covering are behind them, with a folded paper in the seated man's hands. a person cues are the long dreadlocks, bare chest, gold necklace and rust-red garment of the man giving blessing, though appearance is uncertain.2017-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red draped garment, gold ornaments and a gold necklace, sits on the left and lays his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white dhoti and shawl, and his hands are raised near his face. Beside them stands a golden deity murti of a female figure and a brass oil lamp on a golden stand, with bangled wrists and a standing row of women in white and gold-bordered saris and beaded necklaces in the background. The long-haired man is a person by appearance, seated in the role of guru giving the blessing.2017-07-07July 26 20172017-07-26A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple setting. A bare-chested man with long dreadlock-style hair, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace, orange-red rudraksha bracelets on his arms and an ornate gold-bordered orange garment, places his palm on the head of an older bald man in a red-and-orange shawl who smiles and raises one hand. Behind them stands a gold deity murti, a gold kalasha-like vessel sits near the foreground, and other people in white and saffron clothing stand in the background, along with a man holding a camera. Appearance-based label: a person for the man with long hair and ornate gold necklace, who is giving the blessing; the older man receiving it is a devotee.2017-07-07