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A photograph of a ritual blessing. A shirtless boy with a close-cropped haircut and a white sacred thread bows his head while a man with long dreadlocked hair, a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulder and a gold necklace places his hand on the boy's crown. Behind them a person in a white and gold-bordered dhoti with a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold pendant stands with hands at their sides. A gilded deity murti with a crown is in the lower foreground, and several other people in the background wear bare-chested or saffron-toned attire. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram gathering.

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A photograph of a temple blessing. In the foreground, a long-haired man with a bare torso and a red shawl, wearing a gold necklace and a white forehead mark, holds his palms together in prayer. Beside him, a young boy with bare shoulders presses his hands together as another person in white and gold clothing, wearing a large rudraksha mala, places a hand on the boy's head. A small bronze deity murti with a crown stands in the lower centre. Other people, including a woman in a mustard top and a boy in the background, are partly visible.2017-06-18A photograph of a long-haired man in a dark red shawl, bare-chested with a gold necklace, touching the forehead of a younger man with short dark hair. Behind them a priest in a white and gold-bordered dhoti holds a rudraksha mala and wears a gold-framed medallion. In the foreground a small brass deity murti or figure is visible, and several other people in the background are partly visible. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing or darshan.2017-06-18A photograph of an ornate indoor ritual setting. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, a bare chest, a rust-red cloth wrap, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold chain stands at right and places his right hand on the head of a young boy with short dark hair. The boy wears a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads and raises one hand. Behind them a man with a white forehead mark, long beaded necklaces and white-and-gold clothing watches. A golden goddess figure with a tall crown and a golden kalasha-style vessel stand in the foreground. Other men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis stand in the background, and a red cushioned seat with gold trim is visible at right.2017-06-18A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-brown shawl and layered gold necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with rudraksha mala beads, who has his eyes closed and smiles. Behind them, several men in white kurtas wear rudraksha malas and stand in a line. In the foreground a brass deity murti with a crown and ornate necklace stands beside a small brass figure. A man with long hair and beads at the right edge looks on, and a seated figure in orange robes appears at the far left. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall. The bare-chested figure shows swept-back long hair, a shawl and layered gold necklaces, consistent with a person performing a blessing.2017-06-18June 18 20172017-06-18A photograph of a ritual initiation in an indoor temple-style room. A bare-chested man with short dark hair, wearing rudraksha malas and a white shawl with a gold border, sits with eyes closed while a long-haired figure in a rust-red cloth presses a hand on his forehead and holds a folded paper with written text. A brass deity murti with a crown and necklaces stands in the foreground beside a kalasha. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti with gold border stands near a red curtain. The setting suggests a diksha or blessing ritual.2017-06-18May 05 20172017-05-05June 18 20172017-06-18June 18 20172017-06-18A photo of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a shawl of rust-red cloth, and heavy gold necklaces places his hand on the forehead of a smiling man in a white shirt. Behind them stand men in white dhotis and a bare-chested man with a red shawl. A brass deity murti and a kalasha-style brass pot sit on the lower left. Appearance cues of long hair, rust-red shawl and gold ornaments are consistent with Swamiji (probable) giving the blessing.2017-06-18A photograph of a ritual blessing in an ashram setting. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a short beard and a dark red-brown cloth draped over his shoulder wears layered gold necklaces, and presses his palm to the forehead of a seated man on the left, who wears a white shawl, a rudraksha mala and has his eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas stand watching, one wearing a yellow-bordered white cloth. A golden deity murti with an ornate crown sits in the lower right foreground, and a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak peers from behind it.2017-06-18Close photo of a ritual scene in a temple setting. A young boy on the left, bare-chested with a small pendant, holds a red cloth beneath a brass Ganesha murti while an adult in a cream and gold-bordered dhoti with a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace reaches toward it. On the right, a long-haired man with a red-orange shawl and gold chain, bare-shouldered and with a healing scar on his arm, extends his hands to the murti. Brass lamps and a red cloth fill the foreground, and a second devotee in an orange garment stands behind. No clearly identifiable a person cues are visible to confirm an individual's identity, so the figures are described by role only.2017-06-18