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A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange shawl printed with Tamil script and a rudraksha-style mala. A figure with long dreadlocks, seen from behind, wears a white and pink flower garland and touches the man's forehead with one hand, with a red thread bracelet on the wrist. Behind them, a man in white ritual clothing with an orange shawl and mala stands and holds a small object, and another man in an orange shawl stands at the right edge. The setting is an indoor hall with red curtains and a red illuminated exit sign.

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February 27 20172017-02-27A shaved-headed man in a white kurta and orange shawl printed with script, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands with his right palm raised while another man with long dark hair, a pink and white flower garland and a bare upper body applies a yellow paste or tilak to his forehead. Behind them, several men in white garments and orange shawls stand, and a gold deity murti with a crown is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with reddish lighting, a ritual blessing or darshan.2017-05-11May 01 20172017-05-01April 25 20172017-04-25A man in a plain white t-shirt with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a small pendant stands with eyes closed and right palm raised, receiving a forehead blessing. A person with long dreadlocks, seen from behind, wearing a pink and white flower garland, presses fingers to his forehead, where white vibhuti is visible. Behind them, saffron-robed and white-clad devotees wearing malas stand in a hall, with a red-lit exit sign and a blurred crowd beyond.2017-02-27October 07 20122012-10-07February 28 20172017-02-28May 11 20172017-05-11May 05 20172017-05-05A photograph of a ritual scene in an indoor hall with a red curtain and an orange neon sign in the background. In the foreground, a man with grey hair, a moustache, white kurta and a wooden rudraksha mala is raising his hand toward the forehead of a bare-chested man with long dark hair piled up, wearing a pink and white flower garland, gold ornaments and a rudraksha-bead headdress. The bare-chested man has white markings on his chest and arms. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold necklaces and bangles stands beside a person in a saffron-orange cloth, and several people in white clothing stand in the background. The prominent subject appears to be a blessing or touching gesture during a ritual.2017-03-14April 21 20172017-04-21April 25 20172017-04-25