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Photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-and-gold draped robe, bare-chested, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, pressing his right hand to the forehead of a smiling man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white sash and rudraksha beads. The man in white has his palms joined near his chest. Behind them a seated attendant in white with a white forehead band and gold necklaces watches, and robed devotees stand in the background before golden panels. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation gesture in a temple-like hall. Appearance cues of the long-haired robed figure are distinctive, so he is described as a person receiving and giving blessing in an ashram setting.

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A photograph of a ritual exchange: a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, wearing a rust-orange shawl with gold border, presses his fingers to the forehead of a kneeling young man in white kurta with an orange shawl. The kneeling man's palms are raised in reverence. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas stand, and a woman in white with a white headband and beaded necklaces watches. A gold-patterned wall forms the backdrop.2017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual exchange in a golden-walled hall. On the right, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, wearing a rust-brown shawl, touches the forehead of a younger man on the left, who wears an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets and has his palms raised in reverence. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand, and a woman in white with a gold necklace sits to the lower centre. Tied to the image's described activity, the tall man's dreadlocks and adornments mark him as a person performing a blessing, and the figure receiving it is a devotee.2017-08-09July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesJuly 07 20172017-07-07A long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested except for a saffron-orange shawl with gold border and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, stands on the right touching the forehead of a curly-haired young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and red-orange shawl. The recipient's palms are pressed together in front of his face, receiving the blessing. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and red-orange shawls stand, and a seated woman in white with a white tilak is partly visible in the lower centre. Gold-patterned panels form the background. Several people are visible.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copies