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April 15 20182018-04-15April 15 20182018-04-15June 24 20172017-06-24A photograph of a darshan blessing in an indoor hall. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing a red-orange shawl over a bare chest and a dense rudraksha mala, stands at right with one hand extended onto the crown of a seated person's head, whose grey hair is visible at lower centre. At left, a hand holds up a small printed card with a figure drawing toward him. Behind them, several bare-chested men in white dhotis with white and vibhuti-marked foreheads stand with hands clasped in prayer, and a silver ceremonial staff rises at upper right.2018-05-06 +1 copiesApril 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocks, a full beard and a bare upper body wrapped in a red-brown shawl, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace. He holds a short rod or staff in one hand and extends his other arm toward a young woman on the left who holds up a small white printed form. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare torsos stand with hands folded in prayer, and a devotee wearing a rudraksha mala looks on. Ornate silver-and-gold ceremonial staffs stand at the right edge. Faces are marked with white and red ritual paste. The setting appears to be a Shiva Deeksha initiation darshan.2018-05-06July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20112011-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony with a seated bare-chested man with curly hair, eyes closed, receiving a blessing as a robed attendant with a wrapped orange-red cloth, a bead necklace and rudraksha malas stands behind him and places a hand on his shoulder. A shaved-headed figure in orange-red cloth with rudraksha beads in the foreground holds up a small printed card showing a portrait.2018-04-15A night-time photograph of a initiation rite. In the foreground a man kneels bare-chested with his right arm raised, wearing glasses and a black cord around his neck, while a shaved-hair-free priest with long dreadlocks coiled high on his head, a rudraksha mala, and a bare back draped in a rust-red cloth places his right hand on the kneeling man's head. Behind them standing figures wear saffron-orange robes and heavy rudraksha malas with gold pendants, and additional seated devotees in orange are visible at the left edge beside brass vessels and offering plates.2018-03-12A photograph of a ritual initiation scene in warm red light. A bare-chested young man with short hair bends forward while a robed figure in a rust-red shawl with a gold collar necklace and dreadlocked hair wrapped with a rudraksha band places a hand on his head. Beside them stands another man with a red headcloth, red tilak, a rudraksha mala and a white-and-gold dhoti holding a small white paper. Ceremonial silver staffs and a garlanded element are visible at right.2018-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of an initiation moment at an indoor event. A monastic figure in a red-orange wrap and a red braided wrap over long dreadlocks, with a rudraksha bead band across the head, presses both hands onto the head of a seated man in a white top and rudraksha mala. A second monastic figure with a brown matted topknot and red tilak holds up a small pink card with a printed portrait. Behind them, a man in a light blue shirt with a rudraksha mala and other attendees stand in a dim hall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identity is asserted.2018-04-30