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January 21 2018

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A large group of men seated on an orange floor mat during a Shiva Deeksha initiation, many bare-chested with white dhotis bordered in gold and white sacred thread sashes across their torsos. Several wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces; some have white ash or tilak marks on their skin and foreheads. Foreground men sit cross-legged, eyes closed, with hands holding small items, one with a yellow card and pen before him. Behind them, rows of people sit on blue-backed chairs in an event hall. Attendees include a man in a white head wrap with a long grey beard in the back row and a bearded man with glasses wearing a lanyard.2018-01-13 +1 copiesFour men sit on a raised stage performing a ritual while wearing white dhotis with gold borders and orange-saffron shawls with printed text. The bald man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala, has white ash marks on his forehead and arm, and holds a small brass vessel with a stick or spoon. The man behind him is bare-chested and wears a gold bracelet and a white garland, while another man on the right holds a small object. A golden ornate throne and gilded backdrop stand behind them, with a standing figure in orange robes and an earpiece visible in the background.2017-03-18October 31 20112011-10-31January 05 20192019-01-05A large group of men seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at night, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, many with white forehead markings, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Several have hands folded in anjali, and one in front holds his hands together while another reads or gestures. Behind them stand more devotees and illuminated ritual decorations, with a golden ornate structure visible at the upper right. No individual is singled out as a person; the attendees appear to be devotees and priests in ritual dress.2017-09-26 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08A large indoor hall filled with seated initiates in deeksha, most bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with yellow or gold borders and sacred threads over the shoulder, many with white ash or marks on their bodies and beaded rudraksha or gold necklaces. A few wear saffron or orange cloth. In the foreground a man with a long reddish beard and tattooed arms and a white head cloth presses his palms together, flanked by seated devotees with hands folded in prayer or meditation. Many people in the rows behind are chanting or sitting in prayer on orange mats, with a few women in white saris at the left. Red cloth covers a table toward the back. The scene is a group initiation ceremony.2018-01-13April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03June 08 20172017-06-08March 12 20182018-03-12November 28 20112011-11-28