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A photo from a seated gathering where a long-haired person in a rust-red and gold-bordered wrap places a hand on the forehead of a smiling man in white with a red scarf and a lanyard badge. Behind them, many people in white clothes with red scarves stand and sit. In the lower right, a cardboard cutout of a smiling man in an orange turban and kumkum on the forehead is visible. A bead mala hangs on a seated person in a red wrap. The scene is a blessing or initiation moment at an indoor event.

July 09 2015

July 09 2015

A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A woman seated on the left, with long dark hair and an orange-gold sari, places her hand on the head of a young man kneeling in front of her. He wears a white shirt and an orange-red scarf printed with text, with a lanyard around his neck, and holds one hand raised with eyes closed. Behind them, a seated woman in a red sari holds a paper and rosary beads, and more people in white shirts and red scarves stand in the background. On the lower right, a printed cutout of a smiling man in a red turban and orange garments is held beside the young man.

A photograph of a Kailasa Inner Awakening session. A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border, seated at left, reaches out to touch the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl and a conference lanyard. He raises a palm toward her. Behind them, seated and standing participants wear white kurtas and orange-red shawls. At lower right, a large cardboard cutout of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange-red robe with a dotted forehead mark stands among the crowd, and a red and white banner is visible at top. The scene is a mandala-style energy session.

A photograph of a devotee kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste while a woman with long dark hair, wearing a deep red sari with a gold border, places her hand on his forehead in blessing. The devotee wears a white kurta and a red shawl printed with dark script, and a cutout standee of a smiling figure in a red and gold turban and jewelled headpiece is in front of him. Behind them, people in white and red-orange robes and red shawls stand in a hall, and a screen shows a red-clad figure. A woman in a red-orange sari sits beside them holding a folded paper. The setting suggests a satsang or initiation gathering.

A photograph of a seated woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border placing her right hand on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta with a red-and-gold shawl and a conference lanyard. Behind them, people in white and red robes stand and sit in a hall. The scene resembles a blessing or initiation moment during a group session.

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Photograph of a ceremonial initiation. A long-haired figure in rust-orange robes, wearing gold earrings, a gold chain and orange bangles, sits on the left and presses his right palm to the forehead of a bare-chested man in an orange cloth, holding a rudraksha mala and gesturing with raised palms. A brass oil lamp and a gold-colored conch-shaped vessel sit nearby, with handwritten papers in the officiant's hand. Behind them, a large printed portrait of a bearded figure wearing an orange turban is flanked by women in white and orange shawls. Several people are visible, including partially seen figures at the edges.

A seated figure in orange robes wears a red flower garland with gold-toned beads and gold bangles, and presses a fingertip-level blessing to the forehead of a man in a white polo shirt with a red-and-blue collar stripe and a beaded mala. The seated figure holds papers in the other hand; a folded orange towel rests on the red chair. Behind them, several women in white and orange sashes sit and stand in a bright room with a wall air-conditioner and a fan.

A seated figure in long swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange draped garment with gold border, and layered orange and gold beaded necklaces places a hand on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt wearing an orange-red beaded mala. The seated figure's dress and ornaments are the qualifying cues for a person. Behind them, a seated man in white holds his hands together, and two standing people in white with orange lanyards watch, one on the right and one at the top. Indoors, with a potted plant, a window and a red chair.