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A seated man with long dark hair piled high and adorned with small orange beads, wearing a rust-red robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a gold earring, places his hand on the head of a young girl with a bare upper body and a white cord. The girl stands before him with eyes lowered. Behind them, men in white and gold-bordered dhotis with rudraksha malas stand near a gold ornate throne with a red curtain and colorful striped floor mat. A person in a gold-bordered purple garment sits to the side holding a brass vessel, and a bronze lamp stands nearby. A small portrait of a bearded figure appears on a gold backdrop.

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A photograph of a ceremonial scene inside a temple-like hall with gold-framed pillars and a red curtain. A man with long dark dreadlocked hair decorated with rudraksha beads sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, wearing a rust-red sleeveless robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and drop earrings, and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm. He rests his right hand on the head of a young girl with a bare upper body who kneels before him. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand and sit, one holding a silver-handled staff. A small golden deity murti and a figure seated in a golden niche appear in the background, with colourful striped mats on the floor. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair with rudraksha, rust-red robe, multiple malas and a gold necklace, seated in a ceremonial role.2017-07-11July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJuly 11 20172017-07-11A photograph of a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with a saffron-orange and gold-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, extending his right hand to touch the head of a young girl with curly hair in white clothes. Behind them a gold-decorated throne-like backdrop is visible, and a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches. Standing in the background are a woman in white with an orange-and-red shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and ID badge. Swamiji appears as a probable in-person candidate, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and saffron-gold shawl.2017-08-09July 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed boy in white kurta with an orange shawl receiving a blessing as a long-haired man in a maroon-red wrap, multiple rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlet and gold ceremonial necklace places his palm on the boy's head. The boy raises his left palm in a gesture of reception. Behind them, robed attendants in white dhotis and saffron shawls stand, and a golden deity murti with a bowl and a golden peacock-shaped vessel sit in the foreground beside green leaves. A purple curtain and gold pillar frame the scene, indicating a ritual setting like shaktipada or diksha initiation. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, gold necklace) is the blessing giver.2017-07-02 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a man in a rust-red sleeveless robe and dense rudraksha mala necklaces standing before a young boy, who kneels or bows with palms pressed together in namaste. The standing man, with long dreadlocked hair bound up with rudraksha beads, bends toward the boy and touches the top of his head with his right hand, a blessing gesture. He wears a gold chain, rudraksha armbands and a white tilak on his forehead. The boy is bare-chested with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder. Behind them hang deep red curtains, a golden ornamental lamp stand sits at left, and a leopard-print cloth covers the seat.2017-07-11 +1 copiesJuly 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copiesJuly 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copiesJuly 11 20172017-07-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a seated bearded man in a rust-orange robe, long dreadlocked hair with a rudraksha band, multiple beaded rudraksha malas and gold-toned necklaces, bare-shouldered, holding a long staff topped with a pink flower while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling young boy with curly hair, hands in anjali, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings. Behind him is an ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushion. Other people in white or orange sit in the background, including a man with ash markings and a saffron shawl near a stone pillar. A candidate for a person is shown seated on the throne giving blessing, consistent with an initiation or blessing ritual.2018-06-04A standing man in a rust-red sleeveless robe with long dark hair swept up in a topknot and rudraksha beads in his hair, wears layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain with a pendant, and rudraksha armbands. He presses his hand to the forehead of a kneeling young devotee in an orange cloth with folded hands. A golden deity statue holding a bowl stands at left, a gold ornate sculpture at lower right, and a red curtain and blue-lit backdrop behind. a person is shown in this scene performing a blessing as the man giving the blessing, with cues of swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold necklace and saffron-toned clothing.2017-07-11 +1 copies