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A photograph of a ritual blessing. In the left foreground, a man with dark hair tied in a bun and an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl holds a gold trident-shaped staff, touching it to the forehead of a kneeling older man in a white shirt whose hands are pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style pendant stands beside a standing figure in a sari, with a silver vessel on a yellow-draped table in the background.

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A photograph of a ritual in progress. A seated sannyasi in saffron robe with hair tied in a topknot holds a golden trident-shaped ritual staff against the forehead of a kneeling older man in white shirt and white trousers, who presses his palms together in devotion. Behind them stand several women in saffron shawls and white or cream saris, a woman in a red and cream sari with a red bindi, and a woman in a white top with a white cloth over her shoulder. A tray of bananas sits in the lower right foreground on an orange cloth, with a red carpet at the right edge. The setting is a tiled hall with a white counter and a folding table in the background.2010-07-19July 19 20102010-07-19A photograph of a devotional ritual indoors. In the foreground, an elderly man with grey hair and a white collared shirt, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala with a small orange pendant, holds a gold trident-shaped object. Opposite him, a man with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and gazes down, his hand extended toward the trident. Behind them, a bald man in a white garment with an orange shawl stands with a red tilak on his forehead. Other people are partly visible at the left edge, and a faint logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-07-29July 20 20102010-07-20February 14 20072007-02-14July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a shaved-headed... no, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, reaching his right hand onto the head of a seated older man in white clothing with a red tilak mark on his forehead. The seated man has his eyes closed and a smile. Behind them a young woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands, and another person in a light sari is partly visible, with a red-and-white painted wall and an orange cloth in the background. The scene reads as a blessing given through touch on the head.2010-07-19May 01 20142014-05-01July 08 20092009-07-08June 29 20102010-06-29July 20 20102010-07-20A seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, with long dark curly hair, reaches forward with an outstretched arm to touch a white-shirted man who holds a small golden object. Beside him stands an older bald man with glasses, wearing a white shirt and an orange shawl. On the left a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a red bindi watches, and on the right an orange-robed person stands at the edge of the frame. Brass items and a red cloth lie on a low table in the foreground.2009-12-25