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July 20 20102010-07-20June 04 20062006-06-04 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style clothing standing with eyes upturned as a man with long dark wavy hair and a gold-bordered white garment places his hand on his forehead. The man in white wears a red rudraksha-style bead mala and a small pendant with a portrait. Other hands and white-clad people are visible around them.2006-07-30Close photo of a balding, mustached middle-aged man in a white shirt with eyes closed, his head held between the hands of a young man with a shaved head, white tilak on the forehead, and an orange shawl. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a crowded hall, one holding a small black device and wearing a wristwatch. The young man appears to be giving a blessing or touching the forehead of the devotee.2007-02-24A bare-chested man with grey hair and a white cloth tied across his forehead bows forward, head lowered, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a brown rudraksha mala places a hand on his head. Another person wearing an orange-brown turban, long dark hair, gold earrings and a gold necklace reaches in from the right, and a man on the left holds the devotee's arm. Behind them, several men in white and saffron-orange cloths wear beaded malas and gold garlands, and a gold pole is visible at the upper right. The scene appears to be a shiva deeksha initiation with a devotee receiving blessing from a priest.2017-02-22A bare-chested older man with a white blindfold tied over his eyes and white paste marks on his forehead and shoulders stands with his hands folded at his chest in a ritual initiation. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a red and gold bracelet presses his palm to the man's forehead. Beside them, a man in a white garment and rudraksha mala steadies the initiate's shoulder, and at the right edge a figure in an orange-red turban and gold ornaments is partly visible. Other people in white and saffron stand behind in a crowded hall. A gold pillar is at the top right.2017-02-22August 09 20152015-08-09A photograph of a kneeling figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a white flower garland, wearing an orange saffron shawl over a bare upper body, placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man with white hair and a white beard. The older man kneels in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing a red rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet, with eyes closed in reverence. A standing figure in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands behind them, and women in saris watch from the right. The floor has a pink and green mat. Appearance suggests a person for the kneeling saffron-clad figure with long hair, garland and bare chest, performing blessing on a devotee, consistent with padapuja or energy darshan.2006-12-10A 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.2007-02-24February 24 20132013-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24