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March 24 2013

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A seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned garment with an orange-beaded mala and a gold-toned necklace places his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired Western man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. The blessed man wears a lanyard-style badge. Behind them a seated monk in red robes with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style mala waits, and several people in white clothes stand in the background near a window. The white forehead marking on the standing man matches the blessing gesture. Pale pink walls and a red cushioned seat complete the room.2013-03-24March 14 20132013-03-14April 01 20132013-04-01A seated figure in orange and gold-trimmed robes, with long dark hair and a strand of rudraksha beads with gold accents, places a palm on the forehead of a young man in a maroon kurta with a visitor badge. The young man holds his hands out in a gesture of receiving. Behind them, a man with a white shirt, grey hair and moustache presses his palms together in prayer, and a woman in an orange sari with a gold border stands in the background. The setting is a white-walled hall with a red carpet and a maroon cushion in the foreground.2013-07-03A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a long swept-back dark hair, orange beaded shawl and a white forehead mark places one hand on the forehead of a middle-aged man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge, who has his eyes closed and palm raised in greeting. Behind them a younger person in an orange robe and a standing man in a white turban and beard look on in a plain room with a window, a potted plant and a wall-mounted air cooler. The gesture resembles a blessing or initiation moment.2013-03-14July 01 20132013-07-01A seated priest in a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and orange-red beaded necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed man in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala, who has white tilak marks and an earring. Behind them a seated woman in a maroon robe and dark beads watches, and two people in cream and white stand in a room with red curtains. The scene resembles a forehead blessing or initiation during a ritual.2013-11-05March 26th 20142014-03-26March 17 20132013-03-17April 01 20132013-04-01A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a kneeling elderly man in a white shirt and green shawl, who presses his palms together in devotion. a person is the seated figure, with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on the forehead, a gold-accented chair behind him and a red cushion. A young monastic in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits behind them beside a framed picture and an orange cloth. The room has a white wall, a wall-mounted air cooler and an electrical panel.2012-10-13A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and a long orange rudraksha mala with gold bead necklaces places both palms on the head of a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, who bows with hands pressed to his forehead. The seated figure holds a folded paper in one hand. Behind them, a white room has a wall fan and a window; several people in white clothes stand watching, one holding a blue book. The scene looks like a blessing or ritual touching of the head.2013-04-01