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Photograph of a ritual blessing at an ashram. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered shawl over his shoulder with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, touches the forehead of a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha beads, who places his palm to his own face. Standing devotees in white dhotis, orange and red shawls and rudraksha malas watch behind them, and a woman with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces sits in the foreground. A golden wall forms the backdrop. a person is the bare-chested figure with dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and gold-bordered shawl, performing the blessing as the presiding figure. Pictured setting suggests a padapuja-style blessing; the visible scene shows a forehead touch.

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August 09 20172017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09A photograph of a ritual exchange in a golden-walled hall. On the right, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, wearing a rust-brown shawl, touches the forehead of a younger man on the left, who wears an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets and has his palms raised in reverence. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand, and a woman in white with a gold necklace sits to the lower centre. Tied to the image's described activity, the tall man's dreadlocks and adornments mark him as a person performing a blessing, and the figure receiving it is a devotee.2017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing at an indoor temple setting. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala with ornate gold pendant and a red-and-gold sash stands at right, placing his hand on the forehead of a smiling man with short curly hair at left, who wears rudraksha beads, a white cloth and a red shawl. a person: the standing figure has long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and a saffron-gold sash, matching the page's stated presence. Behind them, a seated man in white with a white forehead mark and gold necklaces, and other attendees in white and orange robes, are visible, with gold-patterned walls behind.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +2 copies