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February 24 20072007-02-24Indoor photograph of an ashram gathering in white ceremonial clothing. In the foreground, a young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands and places his hands on the head of a seated older man with grey hair, who wears a white shirt. Behind them, several men in white and orange or saffron shawls look on, one wearing a gold bangle and another with a gold chain. A white plastic chair and white cloth covers are visible at the edge. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation moment.2007-02-24A photograph of an initiation moment in a seated gathering. A shaved-headed young man in a white shirt sits with eyes closed while an older man in white, with a silver bracelet on his raised wrist, presses his palm on the young man's forehead and supports the back of his head. Other seated men in white clothes are visible behind them, some with hands raised to their own heads. The setting is dim, with white sheets or cloths on the floor. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, and the people shown are devotees in white.2007-02-24A photograph of two men in close contact in a gathering of people dressed in white. An older man with grey hair and a grey moustache, eyes closed and head tilted back, receives a touch on his forehead from a younger man with black hair who wears a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets. Other people in white clothing are visible behind them, and one older man in the background wears a gold chain. The scene suggests a blessing or anointing gesture.2007-02-24A photograph of a seated devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl, whose shaved head is being held by a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a visible tilak on his forehead. The man wears an event badge on a lanyard and cups the seated person's head in both hands, a gesture of blessing or personal greeting. Behind them, other white-clad attendees and orange shawls are visible in a crowded hall during a gathering.2007-02-24December 17 20092009-12-17February 24 20072007-02-24Photograph of two men in a warm, softly lit room. On the right, a man with hair tied in a high bun and wearing a white shawl over a bare torso and silver beaded bracelets and necklace places his fingertips on the forehead of a shaven-headed man in a white shirt, who holds one palm up toward the first man's face. The seated-height composition and warm beige backdrop suggest a blessing or initiation gesture. a person cues are the high bun, white draped shawl and silver beaded jewellery on the man on the right, though the image is not conclusive. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner, and a pedia source credit appears at lower right2012-02-08February 24 20072007-02-24A close photograph of a person in an orange garment with dark, swept-back hair placing one hand on the forehead of an older balding man in a white shirt, who has his eyes closed and head bowed. Behind them, a woman with grey-streaked hair and a man in a white kurta with a pendant necklace stand watching in a dim room.2009-09-13 +1 copiesClose photo of a grey-haired man in white clothes with a dark rudraksha-style bead mala at his neck, eyes lowered, having his head touched by another man's hand. The helper wears a beaded bracelet and white sleeves, and another person in white is partly visible at the top right. Background shows blurred legs of standing people in light trousers.2007-02-24A photograph of a seated man in white clothes with a silver bracelet placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man with white hair, who sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A third man in white with glasses and an ID badge on a lanyard watches nearby, and other seated people in white and a man in orange fabric appear behind them in a hall with red-and-white seating. Visible people number four.2007-02-24