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Close side profile of a young man with short dark hair and a trimmed beard, eyes closed in stillness. A hand with a red thread bracelet presses the centre of his forehead. He wears an orange garment printed with white script along the neck. Blurred hands folded in prayer and a white card appear in the background. No one is identified as a person in this frame; the person is an unnamed devotee receiving a blessing.

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March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesMarch 27 20182018-03-27Close-up photograph of a bearded man with eyes closed receiving a blessing as another person's hand rests on his forehead. The man wears an orange shawl printed with black script and a white garment beneath. The hand, which wears a red thread bracelet, belongs to an unseen person in the background. The setting is a blurred temple interior with an orange cloth and pillar behind.2018-03-28Close side-profile photo of a bearded young man with eyes closed, receiving blessing as a hand with a red-and-white thread bracelet and scarred forearm presses on his forehead. He wears an orange shawl with printed script along the neck. Other hands with folded fingers appear softly blurred in the background beside a white card.2018-03-28A photograph of a seated young man with closed eyes receiving a blessing as a long-haired sadhu in dreadlocks and an orange cloth places his right hand on the devotee's forehead. The devotee wears a white dhoti, an orange shawl printed with repeated Sanskrit-style characters, and a rudraksha mala, and holds his left palm open. Behind them stand two more orange-clad sadhus with rudraksha malas, one with a gold necklace, and a faint white tilak mark on the upper arm. Warm indoor light falls on the scene.2018-03-28 +2 copiesApril 19 20182018-04-19January 22 20182018-01-22 +2 copiesClose profile photo of a bearded young man with short dark hair and eyes closed, his face calm and turned to the right. A hand with a red thread bracelet on the wrist rests on his forehead, fingers pressed at the brow. The pink background is blurred, and another person's head is faintly visible behind him. The man wears no visible saffron robes or ornaments, and no a person candidate is visible, so the person is described by role only.2018-04-23A close photograph of a young man with eyes closed, hair tied back in a bun, palms raised open at shoulder height in a blessing or receiving posture. Behind him, a bearded man in orange clothing places his right hand on the young man's forehead, in a transmission or blessing gesture. Partly blurred at right, a second figure in orange wraps stands nearby. The background is dark maroon.2018-03-28 +1 copiesMarch 28 20182018-03-28 +2 copiesMarch 31 20182018-03-31Close side profile photograph of a young man with short dark hair and eyes closed, receiving a blessing. A man's hand, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist, rests on the top of the young man's forehead. The background is blurred with purple and pink stage lighting and bokeh. No other faces are clearly visible, and no one in the frame is confidently identifiable as the a person.2018-04-25 +1 copies