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March 03 2018

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March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesJune 24 20172017-06-24A photo of a ceremonial initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wrapped in a tall reddish-orange braided turban and a saffron-orange shawl touches the forehead of a devotee with his right hand. The devotee, a man with short greying hair in a cream kurta with a small pattern, wears a rudraksha mala and stands with eyes closed. Behind them, another saffron-clad figure wearing dark beaded malas and a man in a brown-grey turban are visible, with a metal railing and dark backdrop. The gesture resembles a blessing or diksha.2018-04-30A 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.2018-05-06July 19 20122012-07-19April 24 20172017-04-24March 28 20182018-03-28 +2 copiesA bare-chested young man with short dark hair and white sacred ash streaks on his shoulders and chest sits in a dim, warm-lit setting while a long-haired sadhu in a rudraksha mala presses his palm to the man's forehead. Behind them, several standing sadhus in saffron/orange robes wear layered rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial necklaces, and one wears a white dhoti. The scene suggests a sacred initiation or blessing ritual, with a visible tilak-like mark and orange clothing dominating the frame.2018-03-12March 24 20182018-03-24 +1 copiesA bearded man in a long-haired orange-robed sannyasi kneels with eyes closed and hands pressed in namaste, while a dreadlocked, bearded man in saffron cloth places his right palm on the kneeling man's forehead in a blessing. The kneeling devotee wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and bangles on his wrist. Behind them, other saffron-clad sadhus with rudraksha and bead malas stand or sit, and a few rudraksha-wearing devotees are partly visible at the edges. The blessing figure has long dreadlocks and a thick beard and wears saffron cloth; whether he is the a person cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2018-03-28 +1 copies