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April 26 2017

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March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesJune 24 20172017-06-24March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial initiation or blessing. A man with long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala around his neck and bracelets, and wearing a dark red sleeveless garment, places both hands on the head of a young boy who wears an orange cloth and a white thread. The man's dreadlocks are adorned with rudraksha beads. Behind them stand people in orange and white robes, one holding a silver staff, and a golden deity murti is partly visible. The man has a sacred mark on his forehead and appears to be bestowing a blessing.2017-07-11 +1 copiesMay 06 20182018-05-06A photograph of a darshan in a temple-style hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a leopard-print headband, a pink and white flower garland and an orange-red shawl stands at right, placing his hand on the forehead of a seated man with short hair, moustache, a rudraksha mala and a name badge. Behind them is a large gold deity murti, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a lanyard and a saffron-clad man stand in the background. Gold ritual vessels sit in the foreground. a person is shown giving darshan to a devotee.2017-08-23April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA long-haired, dreadlocked figure in a red-brown shawl and beaded rudraksha malas places a hand on the forehead of a bowing, bare-chested man with white ash marks and a gold chain. Behind them, a row of onlookers in white and yellow clothing watches, and a brass ritual lamp stands at the right edge. Red curtains form the backdrop.2018-05-06A bearded man in a long-haired orange-robed sannyasi kneels with eyes closed and hands pressed in namaste, while a dreadlocked, bearded man in saffron cloth places his right palm on the kneeling man's forehead in a blessing. The kneeling devotee wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and bangles on his wrist. Behind them, other saffron-clad sadhus with rudraksha and bead malas stand or sit, and a few rudraksha-wearing devotees are partly visible at the edges. The blessing figure has long dreadlocks and a thick beard and wears saffron cloth; whether he is the a person cannot be determined from appearance, so he is described by role only.2018-03-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a saffron-orange robe, red-orange beaded bracelets, gold earrings and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a smiling young man with short curly dark hair and a beard, who is bare-chested with an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind them a golden deity murti holds a brass oil lamp. Several onlookers in white dhotis and shawls, one with a brown and white beaded mala, and a woman in white with a camera stand nearby, with a red-and-white bindi visible. Probable Swamiji (probable) gives the blessing, identified by long swept-back hair, orange robe, gold ornaments and red-orange beads, while the recipient is a devotee receiving padapuja-style blessing.2017-07-07A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and gold earrings presses both hands to the forehead of a seated, eyes-closed devotee in a white top with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked brow. A third hand holds a white strip of cloth above them. Behind, two women in white with orange-red shawls stand in a red-curtained hall, and a golden ceremonial vessel with ornate gold decoration sits in the lower foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or ritual anointing.2017-09-21 +1 copiesDecember 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copies