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September 05 20122012-09-05A man in an orange sleeveless robe with an orange wrap and dark hair tied in a bun stands at left, extending his right hand toward the forehead of a young boy in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck. The boy's eyes are closed and his hands are raised, while the man holds a white folded cloth in his left hand. A silver trident stands at left, and several seated devotees in orange and white are visible in the blurred background. a person appears in the orange robe and bun, performing a blessing on the boy during what appears to be a ritual of forehead touch.2012-04-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and red-brown beaded necklaces, a tilak on his forehead, placing his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling young man in orange and red robes whose palms are pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and two women in orange and red saris stand or sit in a decorated room with potted plants and a gold-toned pillar. The seated man has long swept-back hair and distinctive orange clothing with ornate beaded necklaces, consistent with a person giving a blessing to a devotee. Blessing, devotee, sannyasi, rudraksha, tilak.2015-05-09Photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange cloth and a red-beaded rudraksha mala presses one hand to the forehead of a shaved-headed devotee in orange robes, whose forehead bears a white vibhuti marking. Behind them a white-clad person sits beside a golden drape and a silver-banded ceremonial staff, and a red curtain and a leafy plant frame the scene.2015-05-09A 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.2013-11-05May 09 20152015-05-09July 10 20152015-07-10February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark dreadlocks and a vertical tilak on his forehead, bare-shouldered in a reddish-brown wrap with a tan rudraksha-style mala around his neck, reaches out to touch the shaved head of a bald man in an orange-and-maroon robe with a matching mala. The bald man's palms are raised in front of him. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with gold and beaded necklaces, and another person in orange, watch. A golden ceremonial staff or post stands at the left edge, with a gilded figure partly visible. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment at an outdoor gathering.2016-05-14December 16 20132013-12-16July 17 20152015-07-17May 09 20142014-05-09