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A photograph of a ritual blessing at a Hindu temple or ashram setting. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels on the left and reaches out with his right hand to touch the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti and shawl. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in maroon-and-gold dhoti places a hand on the kneeling devotee's head. On the right, a bare-chested man wears gold chains and a gold bracelet and holds a yellow flower garland. In the foreground, a brass tray holds flower petals, a banana, rice-like offerings, green leaves and a small brass vessel. Sunlit walls and a string of fairy lights appear in the background.

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Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red-and-orange bindi, and sits-crouched beside a seated elderly bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces on a red throne. The standing man places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white garments who bows at his feet, where flowers, a brass plate and offerings lie. Behind them a priest with bare chest and sacred ash markings wears a maroon dhoti, and a man in white dhoti and gold chain stands at right. Blue wall, brass plates with offerings and a padapuja-style foot-worship setting.2010-11-22Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +2 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +3 copiesNovember 22 20102010-11-22