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April 11 2018

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A photo of a ritual initiation at an ashram hall. A young boy in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands centre, holding hands with a woman in a cream and gold-bordered saree and a gold necklace, who leans in to guide him. Another woman in a white and gold saree touches his shoulder from the left, and a woman in white with gold border holds a ceremonial staff at right. Behind them a seated man in a rust-red robe wears a long rudraksha mala and sits before an ornate gold-and-red throne. Several people in orange garments sit near the throne. A small oil lamp burns at the lower left on a patterned carpet.2018-04-11April 11 20182018-04-11A photograph of an energy darshan during an Inner Awakening session. A seated boy in a white dhoti-style cloth and a pendant necklace, eyes closed, receives a blessing as a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a white garland of pink and white flowers and a bracelet of red thread, presses his hand to the boy's forehead. Around them, participants in white kurtas and white clothing stand and sit, with a crowd further back. The boy holds a small card or booklet in his hand.2017-05-04A photograph of a young boy with closed eyes and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and a white sandal-paste mark on his forehead and throat. An adult in the foreground, seen from behind with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland over bare shoulders, places his right hand with a red thread on the boy's forehead, appearing to bless or initiate him. Another figure stands partly visible at the right edge. Setting appears to be an indoor ashram ritual.2017-02-27July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesPhoto of a shaktipada-style initiation in an ashram hall. A young boy in an orange-red wrap kneels with his palms raised while a bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulder places his right hand on the boy's head. Behind them stands a man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders, and another devotee wears white with a white-painted arm. In the foreground sit a golden deity murti and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a lamp. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man with rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklace is the initiator performing the touch on the boy's head.2017-07-02August 25 20122012-08-25February 27 20172017-02-27A photograph of a ceremonial initiation at a golden throne. A seated man in a maroon-red sannyasi robe with a black turban-style headdress, white tripundra markings and several layered rudraksha malas smiles toward a young boy in a white dhoti with gold border who stands before him. A woman in a cream-and-gold sari with a white shoulder cloth and silver-bead necklaces leans in to steady the boy. Behind them, women in orange-red saris wear rudraksha malas. A woman on the right holds a thin pink-and-white ceremonial stick. The throne is ornately carved and gilded, with a red cushion and a leopard-print mat on the floor.2018-04-11July 02 20172017-07-02July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual preparation scene in a hall with red drapes. Several young male participants stand bare-chested wearing white dhotis, their torsos and arms marked with white ash or paste lines. A boy in the centre wears a white dhoti and a beaded necklace while touching his chest. A woman in a white blouse and white sari with a coral shoulder bag gestures and speaks to them. Other men in cream dhotis with gold borders stand nearby, one wearing a name badge. Attendees stand in the background.2017-04-03