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October 07 20162016-10-07October 07 20162016-10-07A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple hall with red drapes and gold-framed backdrops. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an ornate pink floral garland, gold bangles and a rust-coloured garment, places his hand on the head of a younger man in a white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl and a red thread around his neck, who holds a small stick and keeps his eyes closed. Behind them, several people in white and saffron-orange clothes stand and watch, a cameraman films, and a golden deity murti with a trident stands at the right edge. a person: the seated bearded man has long swept-back hair, a flower garland and gold ornaments, and is performing the blessing.2016-10-07A photograph of a devotee kneeling and smiling with arms raised, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, while a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a pink and white flower garland and a gold armband touches the devotee's forehead. Behind them stand several people in white and saffron clothing, a man in a white dhoti and shawl, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod. Red curtains and framed pictures line the hall, with a wooden stick held low in the foreground.2016-10-07A photograph of a shaved-headed elderly man in white clothing, with a long white beard, bending forward with both hands raised to touch the forehead of a seated figure. The seated figure, on the right, wears an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulder, a bare upper torso, a gold necklace and a tied topknot, with a horizontal white forehead marking. Behind them is a deep red draped cloth, and in the background a man in orange-pink clothing and a man in a pink shirt with a lanyard watch. A seated devotee in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles sits at center. The scene suggests a blessing or greeting gesture, but the seated figure's appearance is only partly consistent with the a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2012-08-22 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20162016-09-09A photo of an initiation moment. A man with short grey hair, wearing a white kurta, rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange shawl, kneels with both palms raised. Facing him, a bearded figure with long dark dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the kneeling man's forehead in blessing. Behind them stand people in rust-orange robes and a gold deity murti is visible at the right edge. The setting appears to be a ritual hall with a pink-toned backdrop and brass fittings.2017-05-09February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph of a blessing moment indoors at a hall with draped pink curtains. A man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard and an ID badge stands with eyes closed and arms outstretched while a person in orange robes and a pink-and-white flower garland presses a raised palm to his forehead. The robed figure wears a rudraksha bracelet. Other people in white and orange clothing are seated or standing in the background, and a woman in white sits at the lower edge.2012-12-10March 30 20122012-03-30A long-haired man in an orange-and-saffron garment and a dark beaded rudraksha mala sits on a raised orange cushioned seat, his back to the camera, and places his hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl who bends forward with hands joined. Behind them stage lights, a red curtain, golden deity murti and framed pictures decorate a hall, with a large seated audience in white and orange visible on the right. A golden pole and colourful silk fabrics frame the left edge.2016-09-09December 10 20122012-12-10