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July 28 2017

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Close-up photograph of a bare forearm and wrist wearing a dense bracelet of brown rudraksha beads interspersed with gold-coloured beads, with a thin white thread wound through it. The wearer's upper arm is draped in a brown-orange cloth with a gold sheen. The background is shallow-focus, showing blurred warm tones and a golden object at lower left.2017-07-28A close photograph of a devotee with short dark hair and a red-and-white tilak on the forehead receiving a blessing. A pair of hands rests on his head and another on his shoulder, while a thin white thread or cord passes over his head. Rudraksha beads hang around his neck and bracelets of rudraksha and red thread are on the wrist of the hand on his head. Behind him a second man with long dark hair and a tilak watches. The background is a red curtain and warm wall.2017-07-28A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked black hair, a full black beard, gold earrings, a rudraksha bead bracelet and a wooden bead armlet sits on a low seat, holding a white thread across the head of a shaved-headed kneeling initiate who wears a red-brown cloth. The initiate bows with a tilak on his forehead and a wooden bead necklace, while the seated figure, who wears a brown-orange shawl and a gold necklace, pulls the thread taut. Behind them, a woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in an orange cloth, and a wooden box with red compartments lies in the foreground. The a person cues are the long swept hair, beard and rudraksha adornment of the seated initiator, who is performing the initiation.2017-04-26October 01 20172017-10-01A photograph of a ritual initiation with a bare-chested man in white dhoti and saffron cloth at center, his face marked with white tilak lines and a sandalwood spot, receiving a bead bracelet from a long-haired figure in a rust-red shawl and a gold-beaded neck garland with a gold earring. The initiator, wearing a leopard-print garment, is holding rudraksha beads. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand around, one with his hands raised to his face, and a red curtain and a small framed picture appear in the background.2017-07-28October 12 20162016-10-12August 18 20162016-08-18A photograph of a ceremony on a stage in front of a large silver-embossed backdrop. In the foreground, a shirtless man with long dark hair, seen from behind, has his hair being tied or gathered with a white cord by a second person whose arm shows white body markings and rudraksha beads. To the right, a man with long dark hair, a white tripundra marking and red bindi, a trimmed beard and a gold chain sits in a red-orange saffron garment and smiles with eyes closed. Strands of rudraksha malas are visible on the wrists. Two people are visible, plus a partly visible figure at the left edge.2018-04-04Photograph of a ritual scene showing two bare-chested men. On the left, a man with short hair and a beard wears multiple dark bead malas and a white dhoti with a striped border; he holds a bundle of white cotton threads knotted at the ends. On the right, a bearded man with grey hair and glasses, wearing gold bangles and rings, holds more white threads hanging down. The background is blurred with yellow and green floral elements.2016-12-02A bare-chested, shaved-headed devotee sits before a man with long dreadlocks, a beard, gold hoop earring and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-brown shawl and gold-and-bead ornaments on his arms. The man with dreadlocks gently threads or adjusts a thin white cord near the devotee's ear and nose, while the devotee smiles, a rudraksha mala hangs on his chest, and a red wooden table edge is visible in the foreground. a person figure, matching long swept-back dreadlocks, saffron-orange shawl and gold bead ornaments, is performing the initiation as the officiant. Background shows red and orange drapery and a window.2017-04-26April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22