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January 16 2018

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Street procession scene with several saffron-robed and white-clad devotees walking through a crowded road. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a bare torso wears a thick garland of yellow, white and pink flowers over his shoulder and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm, with petals scattered on him. Around him, a man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala, a bearded man in orange with rudraksha beads, and others with tilak marks and dreadlocks walk together. Hills are visible in the background, and a blue shuttered building lines the street.2018-01-16A dense outdoor crowd at a temple street procession in Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground centre, a young man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vertical tilak with a red dot, and a rust-coloured beaded mala stands beside a flower garland of white and yellow blossoms with red accents, which an arm reaches up to offer. Another young man with curly hair and white forehead markings stands to the left, and an older man with white hair is at the far left edge. Many other people in red and grey clothing press around them, with a stone temple wall and dark doorway behind.2018-01-16A photograph of a sannyas initiation moment. A bare-chested young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread stands with eyes closed as a man with long dreadlocks, wearing a pink and white flower garland and a reddish-brown shawl, presses his palm to the young man's forehead. Behind them, several people in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces stand, and a woman with a red bindi and gold necklace looks on. The dreadlocked man has distinctive long hair, garland and shawl cues, so this is a person appearance, shown as an in-person blessing gesture.2017-05-28A photograph of a ceremony in which a long-haired man with a beard, wearing a garland of pink roses and white flowers over a reddish-brown shawl, places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling shaved-headed man in white cloth with an orange border and a rudraksha mala. The smiling man raises his left hand in front. Other men in white dhotis with golden-yellow borders stand behind them, and a brass vessel is visible at lower left. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall. The long-haired man's clothing and garland are distinctive, but his identity is not established from appearance alone.2017-05-28October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesMay 28 20172017-05-28May 28 20172017-05-28May 28 20172017-05-28A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a thick white jasmine garland, places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling young man with slicked-back hair, hoop earrings and a red beaded necklace. The young man, in white clothing, holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them, other people in white dhotis and bead malas stand in a ceremonial gathering, with a brass bowl or vessel partly visible at the upper right. The man giving the blessing has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and wears a rudraksha mala. This appears to be a blessing or diksha moment during a satsang setting. a person identity is not established from appearance alone.2016-12-21May 06 20182018-05-06March 05 20182018-03-05 +1 copiesMay 06 20182018-05-06