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August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall with red drapery behind. A bare-chested figure with long dark hair in a bun wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, a multi-strand pearl-style necklace and gold hoop earrings, and places both hands on the forehead and head of a bald, fair-skinned man in an orange top. The recipient sits and looks down, eyes closed. Behind them, orange-clad attendants stand, and a man in white kurta with an orange shawl sits at left, while another man in a light pink shirt stands at the far left edge.2012-07-20August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A bald, bare-chested man with glasses kneels before a seated figure in an orange cloth, while the seated figure places both hands on his head in an initiation-style blessing. The seated figure has long, dark, curly hair and wears an orange dhoti-style garment, with a rudraksha-type necklace visible on the kneeling man. Behind them, several bald men in orange cloth stand in a row, and a gilded ritual setting with a red flower and brass vessels is at right. a person (long curly hair, orange cloth, bare-chested, seated in the blessing role) is performing the initiation.2006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22A seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in orange saffron cloth places his right hand on the shaved head of a kneeling monk who has his palms pressed together in anjali and eyes closed. The kneeling monk wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several shaved-headed monks in orange robes sit in a row, and a silver deity murti or ceremonial metal figure with red flower offerings stands beside the seated figure. The scene resembles an initiation blessing.2006-08-22July 16 20142014-07-16A photograph of a ceremonial initiation or blessing. A man with long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala around his neck and bracelets, and wearing a dark red sleeveless garment, places both hands on the head of a young boy who wears an orange cloth and a white thread. The man's dreadlocks are adorned with rudraksha beads. Behind them stand people in orange and white robes, one holding a silver staff, and a golden deity murti is partly visible. The man has a sacred mark on his forehead and appears to be bestowing a blessing.2017-07-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual head-shaving scene. A man with a bare, shaved head and white tilak marks on his forehead sits in the lower left, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a beaded orange-brown mala and gold-toned bead necklaces, eyes lowered. Behind and beside him, a shaven-headed man in an orange cloth with a red bindi and a beaded mala holds an electric shaver overhead, while another man in orange, half-visible on the left, watches. On the right, a long-haired person in orange cloth with gold ornaments, orange bead necklaces, gold armlets and a small microphone headset leans in, touching the seated man's head with white paste and holding scissors near his scalp. The background shows an ornate silver-gold metal surface and a fan at the edge. This appears to depict a ceremonial tonsure within an ashram setting.2013-03-10September 21 20142014-09-21September 21 20142014-09-21