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A close photograph of a golden metal deity face or murti being touched by a hand adorned with a red and gold beaded bracelet, the hand extending in from the right. Behind the golden head, a man with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark dot between the brows smiles toward the camera, his face blurred in soft focus. In the background, a figure in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands against dark drapery. The golden head wears a tall ornate crown and has carved curls and an expressive face.

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A photograph of a long-haired man with long dreadlocked hair and a reddish-brown cloth draped over his shoulder reaches out to touch the forehead of a clean-shaven devotee with a black rudraksha-style mala, who smiles with eyes closed. Behind them stand other devotees in pale yellow and white. In the foreground is a small polished brass deity murti with a crown and necklace, and a red-beaded bracelet is visible on the man's wrist. The setting suggests a blessing or anointing moment in a ritual setting.2017-07-07May 28 20172017-05-28January 08 20122012-01-08Photo of a kneeling devotee, bare-chested with a cream dhoti-style cloth and a red thread on his wrist, receiving a touch on the forehead from a long-haired sadhu in a red-maroon wrap. The sadhu, with long dreadlocked hair, holds a folded paper or sacred cloth in one hand near the devotee's head. Behind them, a second robed figure in saffron-orange holds a small object, and a gold deity murti with a crown and necklace is in the foreground beside a gold ornament. A gold pillar and pale wall fill the background. Two physical people are clearly visible in the foreground, with further partial figures behind.2017-07-14 +1 copiesMarch 04 20182018-03-04 +1 copiesMay 22 20172017-05-22A 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.2017-05-05July 07 20172017-07-07March 14 20172017-03-14July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07