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A photograph from a Shiva Deeksha initiation session. A man with long dark hair, a full beard, white ash marks on his forehead and a gold necklace, dressed in maroon and brown cloth with a gold armband, sits on a low seat and holds a brass tray with a lit candle and small offerings. Beside him a gold-framed picture shows a temple tower and a deity. A bald man in a pink shirt kneels in front, reaching toward the tray with cupped hands. Behind them, a man in an orange wrap with white marks on his arms and chest stands near a golden ornamental stand, and a person in white and gold dhoti stands at left. A golden staff with a bird finial and a red curtain are visible in the background.

May 19 2012

A photograph in a bright indoor hall with a gilded wooden canopy throne behind. A man in brown and gold robes with a long rudraksha mala, gold necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and a swept-back hair bun holds a small bundle of papers while smiling, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Beside him a man in a white dhoti with bare upper body and tilak marks watches. A seated devotee in a white shirt and a younger man in a checked shirt with an orange shawl stand around. A man in a white shirt bends forward in the foreground, and an orange cloth is draped on the left.

2013-10-20 +1 copies

October 20 2013

2013-10-20 +1 copies

October 20 2013

2013-10-20 +1 copies

A photograph in an indoor hall with polished beige marble walls and glass display cabinets. A figure in an orange saffron wrap with a bun, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, large gold hoop earring, and white vibhuti marks on the arms and forehead leans over to sign a sheet of white paper held by a man in a pale yellow checked shirt. Two other men stand beside him, one in a pink shirt holding a small black book, another in a plaid shirt. A man in orange robes and beads stands at left, and a gold and orange cushioned chair sits in the background. Framed pictures hang on the wall at right.

2012-05-19 +1 copies

Indoor temple hall with red velvet drapes and a golden shrine backdrop, a deity murti in the upper background. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron garment with heavy gold ceremonial necklaces and gold armlets holds a small white paper and looks down at it, with a red tilak on the forehead and dark hair swept back. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, rudraksha mala and beaded bracelet, watching. On the left, a person in white shirt with palms pressed together in anjali, and a partially visible person at the edge. Microphones on stands and cables on the floor are visible. a person: the orange-robed figure with gold necklaces and swept-back hair matches the expected presentation, but the face cannot be confirmed, so identity is uncertain.

July 01 2013

October 20 2013

A photograph of a formal exchange in an ashram hall with a gold-trimmed shrine in the background. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers, with a mustache and a pen in his pocket, holds out a small cupped handful of rudraksha beads toward a man in a brown and gold garment. The man on the right wears a brown and gold cloth draped over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and a gold earring, and a bun of dark hair; his bare forearm is wrapped in rudraksha bracelets, and he holds a small gold-wrapped packet. Behind them a priest in white dhoti with tripundra markings and a rudraksha mala stands, along with a man in a white shirt, a man in a red-and-white checked shirt with an orange shawl, and a woman in a red sari with glasses. A man's head is partly visible at the left edge. Five or six people are visible.

May 12 2012

Indoor photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a hall with a gold-trimmed wooden throne-like structure in the background. A bare-chested man with a bindi, swept-back hair, a crimson-brown garment with gold border, a long rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace holds out a bundle of cash bills toward a man in a white shirt who is gesturing. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and light trousers stands with a sandalwood-marked forehead, another man wears a red-orange shawl over a checked shirt, and a woman in a maroon garment and glasses holds a folder. Ritual or donation exchange setting, with people standing around.