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Close photo of a bearded, shaved-headed man with eyes closed, bare-chested, applying white paste or vibhuti to his forehead with his right hand. He wears a black band across his head with a large orange-and-red painted eye, a brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a white cord. Other participants in white clothes are blurred at the edges.

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December 02 20162016-12-02May 13 20182018-05-13December 02 20162016-12-02January 02 20162016-01-02A close photograph of a bare-chested man with closed eyes receiving a blessing as a person in an orange-red garment presses a hand to his forehead. He wears a thin pale cord with a small gold pendant around his neck and a red-and-pink thread on the wrist of the blessing hand, which also wears a gold bangle. Behind him a second bare-chested figure stands in soft warm light. Two people are visible.2016-01-02A photograph of a bare-chested man with short grey hair standing in a crowded night setting, his right eye covered by a painted orange and black Third Eye motif. A bearded hand-raised figure in a white dhoti touches his forehead while a long-haired devotee with a flower garland of white and pink blossoms, gold bangles and a red-brown shawl stands in the foreground. Other bare-chested men with white marks on their bodies and a white-clad man with a rudraksha mala stand around, and a black Shiva lingam with flowers appears at the top right. Behind, a large temple-like backdrop with gold roof details is visible.2016-12-02August 23 20172017-08-23July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06A photograph of a Hindu initiation or blessing ritual. A bald, bare-chested older man kneels with his head bowed, eyes covered by a white cloth wrapped around his head. A hand with rudraksha beads on the wrist presses a palm to his forehead. Behind him a younger man wearing a white forehead band and red tilak stands near ornate silver ceremonial staffs or danda with finials. Another person in an orange-red cloth is partly visible at right. Setting appears to be an indoor ritual space with blurred figures in the background. Two people are clearly visible, with a few others partially seen.2018-03-04July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20172017-02-27