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A seated man in an orange-red saffron robe and multiple strands of rudraksha beads sits before a backdrop of red, yellow and purple marigold and rose garlands arranged in curved stripes. He wears a gold necklace, gold earrings, beaded armbands and a gold pendant with an Om symbol on his chest, and has a white vibhuti horizontal mark on his forehead. He raises one hand toward a young shirtless boy whose head is bowed, with a white cloth wrapped around his head, and the boy's head is being touched by another person's hand at the left edge. The setting appears to be a ceremonial initiation or blessing.

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November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26A seated man in an orange-red saffron shawl and multiple rudraksha malas, with a gold necklace and gold OM pendants, places his right hand on the head of a shaved-headed devotee kneeling before him. The devotee is bare-chested with white ash markings on his shoulders and forehead. Behind them stands a dense wall of red, yellow and white flower garlands, and a gold deity murti is partly visible at left, with a silver vessel in the foreground.2017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26A seated man in long flowing dark hair, a saffron-orange wrap, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold pendant and ornate gold necklace places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee with bare shoulders and white ash markings. The background is a dense arrangement of yellow, red, white and purple flowers with green leaves, and a woman with a small paper card stands at left beside a gold-and-silver decorated seat. The scene resembles a blessing or initiation moment, with the seated man's cues matching a person and his role as the one bestowing the blessing.2017-11-26November 26 20172017-11-26December 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesNovember 26 20172017-11-26April 13 20182018-04-13November 26 20172017-11-26