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November 04 2013

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A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange turban with a silver emblem and a saffron-orange silk garment with gold trim, wearing layered rudraksha-style brown beads and a large gold ceremonial pendant, placing his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in white kurta with an orange shawl printed with script. Behind them, several seated attendees in white and orange robes, some wearing black blindfold-style eye covers, sit in a hall with a white and blue patterned banner. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment. a person: the seated figure in the orange turban and gold-and-bead adornments is an appearance-based candidate giving a blessing, identified only from visible cues.2015-10-21 +1 copiesNovember 04 20132013-11-04November 06 20132013-11-06May 24 20132013-05-24May 09 20142014-05-09November 04 20132013-11-04A seated man in a rust-brown turban with a gold trim and gold-tipped ornament, wearing a gold necklace and layered beaded malas, gold bangles and a cream shawl, reaches out to press his palm on the forehead of a man in a navy polo shirt. Behind them a shorter priest in white dhoti sits with a white forehead mark and beaded necklace, and onlookers stand near a white wall with a fan and a red curtain. A gold deity murti is in the lower left corner. The a person cue is a turban with ornate gold adornments and layered malas, so the seated man is an appearance-based a person receiving the devotee's forehead blessing.2013-11-02A photograph of a person in a rust-brown and gold-bordered robe with a matching brown turban and a rudraksha-style bead necklace placing a hand on the forehead of a man in a white t-shirt with black stripes at the sleeves, who has his palms raised and eyes closed. The robed figure, leaning forward, holds a white cloth in the other hand. Behind them, several people in white shirts and a woman in a cream sari stand watching in an indoor hall with a white wall, a red curtain and an air conditioning unit. The scene appears to be a blessing given during a gathering. The white-shirted man wears a name badge on his shirt.2013-11-03May 05 20142014-05-05June 21 20152015-06-21A seated figure in a rust-orange wrap and matching rust-orange turban with a gold band presses his right palm to the forehead of a curly-haired man in a white kurta and a white ID badge. The seated figure has a rust-orange shawl over a bare shoulder, a brown rudraksha-style mala and a gold ornament near the left edge. Behind them a white-clad devotee with folded hands and other white-clothed people stand near a red curtain and a floor fan. Gold ritual objects sit in the foreground, and a wall-mounted air conditioner is at left.2013-11-04June 21 20152015-06-21