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February 02 20172017-02-02Indoor photograph of a seated group of devotees during a meditation or ritual session. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocks and a dark beard wears a red silk kurta, a dense rudraksha mala and a wrist mala, and holds a small glass vial to his forehead. Beside him, a figure in white dhoti with an orange border and a black headband, wearing a red-brown rudraksha mala, also holds a small object at the brow. Behind them, many participants sit in rows, several with red blindfolds, some in pink and white clothes. A pale wall, a wooden door and a hanging yellow-and-gold ornament are visible in the background.2017-02-02Seated devotees in a hall perform a ritual with small glass objects held to their foreheads. In the foreground, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard wears a red kurta and layered rudraksha malas, holding a small clear glass piece to his brow with eyes closed. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with orange-gold border and a red-beaded mala holds a similar object to his forehead, with white markings on his arm. Behind them, participants wear red and pink kurtas and red blindfolds, seated on the floor. Several people are visible, and a yellow-lit altar area appears at left.2017-02-02December 21 20162016-12-21Photo 11710094A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange saffron wrap placing his right hand on the head of a younger man with short dark hair and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace during a blessing. Behind them, several people in white and pink ceremonial clothes, some with red tilak marks and beaded malas, stand in a dimly lit hall with a gold-toned deity figure and a silver ritual staff visible at upper right. The older man in orange has dreadlocked hair and a beard, and smiles with eyes closed.2018-04-14April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment with gold border touches the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a saffron shawl and rudraksha beads, who raises his palm in response. Behind them, other men in white with orange shawls stand, and a seated man in white with a white forehead mark looks on. A gold-toned wall forms the background.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a courtyard initiation. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a red tilak on his forehead, presses one hand to the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, bare-chested with a white sacred thread and rudraksha mala, has white ash marks on his forehead and face and sits with eyes lowered. Other hands holding a rudraksha mala and a small object are visible at the lower right. Behind them is a plastered wall and a carved wooden door with brass studs. The dreadlocked man has long matted hair, a beard and a red tilak, and his distinctive visible cues are a rust-orange shawl and dreadlocks; the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), shown performing the blessing as a priest.2018-05-29 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09February 27 20172017-02-27