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A seated devotee with closed eyes and hands folded in prayer, wearing an orange-and-white inscribed shawl and a plain necklace, receives a hand on his head from a figure seen from behind. That figure wears long dreadlocked hair decorated with pink petals and a large garland of yellow and pink flowers on the head, and an orange cloth. Behind them stand onlookers, one in a blue shirt and another with short dark hair and a tilak mark, while a silver-covered object and a red-clad figure appear at the right edge. Two more people stand at the top left, one in orange robes with a mala.

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February 02 20172017-02-02A young man in saffron-orange cloth with long dreadlocked hair, multiple rudraksha mala strands and a gold-toned necklace with a pendant stands with eyes closed while a bearded man in a pink-and-white flower garland places his hand on the young man's forehead. The garland-wearer's bare shoulders and long hair are visible in the foreground. Behind them, another saffron-clad figure with a gold necklace stands in a hall with dark red curtains and a pale wall. A small purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2017-03-25February 27 20172017-02-27A photograph of a young man with short dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange wrap, standing with a horizontal white ash mark on his forehead. A hand with a red thread on the wrist rests on his head, and a second orange-clad figure with long hair and a pink-and-white flower garland is in the foreground. Gold beaded malas and a rudraksha-style pendant hang on his chest, and gold hoop earrings are visible. The setting suggests a ritual blessing or initiation moment.2017-02-27February 02 20172017-02-02A seated man in a white-and-beige striped shirt with a short beard closes his eyes while a figure in a saffron-orange garment and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala places a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure has long dreadlocked hair decorated with pink flowers and wears a garland of yellow fruits and green leaves. Behind them, other people in white clothing stand in a bright hall.2017-02-02A close photograph of a man in a white shirt with short black hair and a moustache, receiving a blessing as a hand in a saffron-orange sleeve presses on his forehead. Behind him stands a figure in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala, and a second figure with long dark matted hair decorated with pink flower petals and a headdress of green foliage and yellow fruit. A red-and-white patterned garland lies across the lower right. Another orange-clad figure is partly visible at the top, and a hand holds a fruit at the left edge. The setting appears to be a ritual blessing or puja.2017-02-02August 23 20172017-08-23A photograph of a ritual blessing. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange-brown shawl and a red-and-green rudraksha-style bead necklace extends a hand to rest on the head of a young boy in a red-and-black striped shirt. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a yellow-orange border and a bead mala stands bending forward, his hand near the boy's shoulder. Another man in white with a forehead marking sits nearby, and a bald person is at the right edge. Several people in white clothes stand in the blurred background.2013-05-12Close photo of a shirtless man with short dark hair, a red thread around his neck, receiving a blessing as a robed figure with long matted hair and a pink-and-white flower garland places a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure wears saffron-orange cloth and has a braided, dreadlocked hairstyle; a gold ritual vessel and gold-toned objects appear behind them, with a blurred figure in light clothing in the background. Two people are visible.2017-05-22A photograph of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl printed with dark Sanskrit-style script, eyes closed and palms raised in reverence, receiving a blessing as a performer dressed as Lord Shiva places her hand on his forehead. The performer wears a crescent moon crown with rudraksha beads in her dark hair, gold earrings, a pink and white floral garland, and a gold cloth at the edge of the frame. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing stand in a hall, and a man in white with an orange scarf is partly visible. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment inside an ashram hall.2017-03-14February 27 20172017-02-27