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November 19 20172017-11-19A photograph of an initiation moment at a Nithya Satsang event. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands in profile, extending his right arm to press his palm onto the forehead of a kneeling man with short dark hair who wears a cream-colored garment and a beaded necklace. The kneeling man raises both hands in a receptive gesture. Behind them, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a long rudraksha-style mala and forehead markings watches, while another woman in a cream and gold sari smiles, and additional devotees stand in the background. A golden ceremonial vessel is visible in the lower foreground.2017-09-04A photograph of a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with a saffron-orange and gold-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, extending his right hand to touch the head of a young girl with curly hair in white clothes. Behind them a gold-decorated throne-like backdrop is visible, and a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches. Standing in the background are a woman in white with an orange-and-red shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and ID badge. Swamiji appears as a probable in-person candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and saffron-gold shawl.2017-08-09A photograph of a sacred initiation scene. In the left foreground, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a turban, wearing a rust-brown silk garment and a rudraksha mala on his arm, reaches out to place his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white and yellow-bordered garment and a white headband, head bowed. Behind them, several women in orange and cream saris and ceremonial gold necklaces stand in a row, and a silver ceremonial staff with ornate finials is visible on the right beside an orange-robed attendant. Stacked dark wooden and silver ritual objects sit at lower left. The bearded man is an appearance-based a person candidate in an initiating role, shown with dreadlocks, a turban, rudraksha malas and rust-brown robes, while the surrounding figures are devotees and attendants.2018-03-25Photograph of a saffron-clad man with long curly dark hair, white and red tilak on his forehead, a red bindi, and layered beaded rudraksha-style malas with a gold pendant, standing in a row of saffron-robed attendants. He extends his arm toward a woman with short light hair who stands with palms pressed together in namaste, while other devotees in saffron and pink saris join their hands. a person (long swept hair, saffron robes and ornate beaded malas with pendant) is shown in person, at the centre-right of the frame. Attendants in orange robes and silver armbands stand behind him, and a woman in a teal top bows at the left edge. The setting is a plain pale wall.2012-09-14July 07 20172017-07-07August 13 20172017-08-13April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee in a red-brown sari bowing forward while receiving a handful of yellow ritual powder or turmeric from a person seated in the foreground. The person giving is shown from behind, with long dark hair tied back, a rudraksha mala around the neck, and a bare shoulder in a red-brown garment. Behind them, people in orange and saffron robes with yellow borders stand and sit, and others in white garments with rudraksha malas are seated near metal bowls and offerings on the floor. Several bystanders are blurred in the background.2013-07-14 +1 copiesOctober 12 20172017-10-12October 12 20172017-10-12April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copies