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Indoor photo of a robed man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead band and an orange-and-gold shawl over bare shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala, pressing his hands on the heads of seated devotees. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala sit close, eyes lowered, as hands are placed on their heads. Behind them, a gold-patterned wall and a red curtain. a person by the dreadlocks, shawl and rudraksha cues, performing a blessing or energy transmission; the other two are devotees.

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August 09 20172017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesDecember 21 20162016-12-21July 30 20172017-07-30April 26 20182018-04-26July 17 20132013-07-17A photograph of a ritual exchange indoors before a gilded wall. On the right, a bare-chested figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white forehead mark and a saffron-and-gold wrap stands with one hand raised over the head of a man kneeling on the left. The kneeling man wears a white kurta, an orange-and-gold shawl and wooden rudraksha beads, with his palms pressed together. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl and a man in white with beads stand watching. Their dress is white and orange, with rudraksha malas. The setting has a gold-patterned wall and a white air conditioner unit.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a blessing ceremony in a warmly lit hall with red-tinted light and dark red curtains behind. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocks and a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder places his right hand on the head of a young man with dark hair who bows with his hands raised above his head. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala lowers her gaze, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind. A silver-toned ceremonial staff stands at the left edge. The scene has a reverent, darshan-style blessing atmosphere.2018-05-04A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocks and a short beard, wearing a red sleeveless top and a rust-red shawl, placing his hand on the head of a woman in a cream sari with gold-toned jewellery. Beside her a child in white and a boy bare-chested with a white cord across his chest sit before a gold ceremonial object shaped like a ram's head. Behind them several people in orange and saffron robes move in the hall. Gold ceremonial vessels and a red curtain frame the scene.2017-07-14April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copies