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Close side-profile photograph of a young boy with short dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing a thin white cord with a rudraksha bead at his neck. A hand with a gold ring and stacked gold-and-rudraksha bracelets, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist, is pressed to his forehead in a blessing or initiation gesture. Blurred round bokeh lights in green, red, blue and orange fill the dark background.

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A photograph of a young boy, shirtless with a white cord necklace and a rudraksha bead pendant with a small gold medallion, eyes closed in meditative stillness as an adult's hand, wearing rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle, rests on his forehead. A woman in an orange-brown sari is partly visible at right. Coloured bokeh lights and smoke fill the blurred background.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02February 19 20172017-02-19A bare-chested boy with short dark hair sits with eyes closed and a faint smile, palms pressed together in namaste. A hand with a red thread on the wrist rests on his forehead, blessing him. He wears rudraksha malas and a white sacred thread across his chest. Behind him stands another child with a white thread. A blurred golden lamp and warm lights glow at left, and a garland of yellow and red flowers appears at right. The setting suggests a darshan blessing ritual.2017-02-19A photograph of a bearded man in a dark garment with a gold bangle and red thread on his wrist pressing his right hand to the forehead of a young boy in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind them a woman in a cream and gold sari with gold necklaces watches, and other seated people are blurred in the background against a pale pink wall. The scene suggests a ritual initiation or blessing moment.2017-05-05Close photo of a young man with short black hair and closed eyes, smiling calmly, receiving an energy darshan. A hand with a red thread bracelet and a raised forefinger touches his forehead at the brow, where a white vibhuti line is visible. His palms are pressed together in namaskar at the lower left edge. The background is dark and blurred. A faint logo sits in the upper left corner.2018-03-24March 24 20182018-03-24 +1 copiesClose photograph of a young man with closed eyes receiving a ritual treatment. An adult's hand with a gold wristwatch and a red thread bracelet rests on the man's forehead, while another hand holds a small white cotton or herbal applicator near his nose and cheek. Warm reddish stage lighting and a dark background suggest a session in an indoor hall, consistent with a ritual application of sacred herbs.2018-04-03May 02 20172017-05-02Close-up photograph of a young person with short dark hair, eyes closed and a slight smile, receiving energy darshan. An adult hand with a red thread bracelet rests on the top of the person's forehead, while the person's raised palm is visible at the lower left. The background is dark and softly blurred. No a person candidate is visible, only the hand touching the devotee's head.2018-03-24