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February 20 2016

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February 20 20162016-02-20October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesSeveral children in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on a red mat during a ritual. A boy in the foreground holds a silver plate with ash or powder, dipping his fingers into it while a red shawl printed with repeated a person script hangs beside a standing figure in white dhoti on the right. Other seated participants, some with wrist threads, sit behind them in a meditative group setting.2016-02-20 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesApril 26 20172017-04-26A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation session. In the foreground, a shaved-headed devotee with white sacred markings on his bare back and shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white cloth, reaches toward a silver plate of dark seeds held by a standing priest. The priest wears a white dhoti with purple borders, a yellow shawl with embroidered patterns, and a heavy gold necklace. Behind them, other initiates sit on a colourful striped mat in white garments. A wooden stool sits beside the devotee. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in the frame.2017-04-26April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesMarch 15 20172017-03-15 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02February 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesA shaved-headed man seen from behind, bare-chested with a white cloth draped over one shoulder and rudraksha beads around his neck, reaches into a shallow silver plate heaped with dark seeds or beads held by a standing attendant. The attendant wears a white dhoti with purple border, a yellow shawl with green patterned border, and a gold necklace with a large gold pendant. Other participants sit on striped colourful rugs with white smears on their skin.2017-04-26A photograph of a priest's torso and arms during a ritual. He is bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with multicolored striped borders and a yellow cloth draped over one shoulder, and wears a silver bangle. He holds a round silver plate filled with dark granular material. Behind him, a blurred deity murti sits on a red-draped seat with gold ornaments and a golden halo, with garlands visible. Soft golden light fills the background.2017-09-27 +1 copies