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November 20th 2016

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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a room with pink walls and maroon curtains. In the foreground at right, a seated figure wears a wrapped maroon turban, a white and red flower garland with green leaves, and a rudraksha-style necklace, and holds a small object forward. Beside a gilded throne-like seat, a golden trident and brass oil lamps stand nearby. Several men stand to the left, including a bare-chested man with a saffron-and-yellow waist cloth and a beard, and an older bearded man in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads. Men in white dhotis and wrapped white cloths stand in the background, and a seated man in white with a beaded necklace is near the centre. Lighting is bright and a camera tripod is visible at right.2016-11-20November 20 20162016-11-20A photo of a temple-style ritual inside a room with a golden carved shrine backdrop and a brass trident on the right. A man seated in profile at right wears a rust-red turban, a garland of white flowers, yellow and red blooms and green leaves, and a dark dreadlocked hairstyle; he holds a sheet of paper and receives it near a red cushioned seat. Several men stand around him: one at left with a rudraksha mala and bare chest with white body markings, one in orange cloth with a long white beard and a hair bun, one in orange clothing bowing with a bead mala, and a younger man in white dhoti and yellow cloth holding papers. Two others stand in the background in white and orange garments. The setting suggests a devotional or ritual gathering.2016-11-20November 20th 20162016-11-20A photograph of a Shiva deeksha ceremony in a hall before an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion and a silver lion-form armrest. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a flower garland stands at the throne-side holding a silver trident and placing his hand on the head of a kneeling bare-chested devotee in white dhoti with gold borders. Nearby men wear white dhotis with gold borders, white tripundra markings, rudraksha malas and saffron cloth, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right. A red curtain and a microphone stand are visible, with a distinctive long-haired figure in dark dreadlocks behind them. The central figure matches the presentation of a person through his dreadlocks, garlands and ritual role.2018-06-03 +1 copiesNovember 20th 20162016-11-20Ritual scene in an indoor hall during a Shaktipata-style initiation. A seated figure on a throne-like seat with a golden trident behind him, wearing a pink-and-white beaded garland and long dreadlocked hair, is facing a row of kneeling and standing male devotees bare-chested with white dhoti-style cloth and gold-and-rudraksha necklaces. A devotee in the center leans forward holding small ritual items, while another devotee in a yellow garment sits in the foreground with her back to the camera. Ornate gold ritual objects and a leopard-print cloth lie in the foreground. Several other white-clad people stand in the background, and a red cloth hangs behind them.2017-02-24November 20 20162016-11-20July 28 20172017-07-28February 24 20172017-02-24A photograph of a ceremonial gathering indoors beside an ornate gold throne with a trident and carved pillars. A man with long dreadlocks wearing a rust-red turban, a garland of white and yellow flowers with red blossoms, and a rust-red cloth on his bare upper body sits at right, holding a small green-and-white paper leaflet that another man in a red-orange cloth and rudraksha mala bends forward to receive. Other men in white dhotis, mala-adorned devotees and saffron-clad attendees stand around them. A red cushioned seat is visible at right. The person with dreadlocks in a rust-red turban and garland is a sannyasi-appearing figure whose identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, and the people are shown in a ritual or satsang setting.2016-11-20A photograph of an indoor room with a gold-backed red throne-like seat at right. An older man with a long white beard and an orange turban and orange shawl stands at left, holding a folded white paper. A man with a shaved head in orange and red robes and beaded necklaces stands centre-right, holding orange cloth. A woman in a red turban with pearl necklaces sits at right, holding a golden object and orange cloth. Other devotees in orange and white stand in the background near a large portrait of a man in a red turban. Ceiling lights and an electric fan are visible.2014-03-22