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May 13 2015

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A night-time photograph of a bare-chested man with greying hair and beard, his head bowed, wearing a white sacred thread over his shoulder and three horizontal white ash stripes on his upper arm and forehead. Behind him a second man with curly hair, white forehead marks, a brown cord and rudraksha-style beads stands in soft focus against yellow banana leaves and coloured lights. A red flower is held near the lower edge. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the central figure is described by role as a devotee in ritual dress.2016-12-05A photograph of a bare-chested young man kneeling with his eyes lowered while an older man with long dark hair, a full beard and a pink-and-white flower garland places his right hand on the young man's forehead, a ritual blessing. The young man wears a thin sacred thread and a small rudraksha-style bead pendant, and has a red thread on his wrist. The blessing man wears a long dark braid, a rudraksha-bead necklace and a garland of pink flowers, with a white tilak mark on his forehead. The background shows red drapes and a wall with a golden railing.2017-02-27Close photograph of a young man with short dark hair and light stubble, eyes lowered in meditative stillness. He wears white horizontal vibhuti lines across his forehead, a white sacred thread, and a reddish-brown rudraksha mala around his neck. Blurred yellow and blue background with a partially visible person at the left edge.2016-12-05A bare-chested young man with white ash markings on his forehead, arms and chest sits facing an older figure on the left, who wears a rust-red cloth over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala and dark hair wrapped high. The younger man wears a white sacred thread, a rudraksha necklace with a small pendant, and holds his hands together in a receiving gesture. Behind them is a brass lamp with a red-flowered stick and a brass kalasha-like vessel, with a wooden cabinet in the background. The setting suggests a guru-shishya initiation or satsang moment.2018-03-12May 13 20152015-05-13July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02Outdoor photo of a man in a saffron-orange wrap with rudraksha malas and a large gold-toned chain, applying a red and white tilak to the forehead of a shirtless bearded man with a navy lanyard. The clothed man stands in a sunlit courtyard with green trees and a red wall behind. Around them, a white-clad priest holds a green bucket, another shaved-headed man wears a white dhoti with a gold border, and additional devotees stand in the background. The composition centres on the tilak ritual, a daily blessing gesture.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13April 26 20172017-04-26May 13 20152015-05-13April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copies