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June 24 20172017-06-24June 24 20172017-06-24June 24 20172017-06-24June 24 20172017-06-24A photograph of an initiation ceremony. In the foreground, a short-haired man in a white kurta with an orange-and-red patterned shawl stands with eyes half-closed while another person presses a raised hand onto the crown of his head. The blessing figure, on the right, has long dark hair, a red cord and an orange-brown cloth draped over the shoulder. Behind them, other participants in white clothes and orange shawls raise their hands, and an older man in a gold-and-brown beaded necklace with a rudraksha mala holds a folded paper. The setting appears to be a hall with a crowd of devotees.2017-06-24A photograph of an initiation moment: a long-haired man with a bare upper torso, wearing an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated man in an orange-red shawl with printed script, who has a horizontal sacred ash mark. Behind them, figures in white and red-orange garments stand blurred, and a small gold deity murti sits in the foreground. The setting appears to be a ritual hall.2017-06-24A long-haired, dreadlocked figure in a red-brown shawl and beaded rudraksha malas places a hand on the forehead of a bowing, bare-chested man with white ash marks and a gold chain. Behind them, a row of onlookers in white and yellow clothing watches, and a brass ritual lamp stands at the right edge. Red curtains form the backdrop.2018-05-06A kneeling man in white ceremonial clothing with a red-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala has his head touched by a bare-chested priest with long dreadlocked hair and a rust-coloured cloth at his waist. The priest's hand rests on the man's forehead during an initiation blessing. Behind them stands a woman in a white sari with a brown beaded necklace, holding a folded handwritten note. A small golden deity murti with a crown sits in the foreground beside a brass object, with other white-clad devotees in the background. The setting suggests a diksha initiation rite.2017-06-24June 24 20172017-06-24A photograph of an initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and a rust-orange shawl with rudraksha beads presses both palms onto the head of a young man in a white shirt, who is bowed forward with eyes closed and one hand raised. Another man in white stands behind them, and golden ornamental figures and a red curtain fill the background.2017-06-24April 13 20182018-04-13A seated man in white clothes with an orange-and-white shawl bows his head while a bare-chested bearded figure in saffron-orange cloth and a pink-and-white flower garland presses a hand on his head and holds a small white paper. A devotee behind wears a white robe with an orange-and-gold shawl and a rudraksha mala, and another person in white stands nearby. Red-and-orange clothed figures and a golden object appear in the background.2016-10-11