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A photograph of a ritual initiation in an indoor hall with red velvet drapes. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak and a red bindi, wearing red and gold garments and a coral-beaded necklace, sits on a gold-trimmed seat and places his right hand on the forehead of a young man in an orange shawl and black t-shirt with eyes closed and palm raised. Behind them a man in a white shirt with an orange scarf stands, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and white tilak sits. A bald man in a maroon shirt with an orange scarf and event lanyard stands at right. Gold cloth and a rope lie in the foreground.

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A photograph of a diksha-style blessing during an indoor event. A bare-chested man in a red-maroon dhoti with gold trim and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a black t-shirt and orange-red shawl, who has his palm raised. The blessing giver has white vibhuti lines and a red tilak, and wears copper-coloured bangles. Behind them a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and white vibhuti watches, a man in white shirt and red stole stands in the background, and a shaved-headed man in a maroon top and orange stole is at the right edge. A gold-coloured vessel sits in the lower left foreground, and red curtains hang behind.2013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20A photograph of a diksha-style blessing. A long-haired figure in a rust-red garment with a gold-trimmed edge, multiple red beaded necklaces and a coral bangle raises one hand toward a young man in black shirt and saffron-orange shawl who holds his palms up in response. A white-robed attendant with a tilak and rudraksha mala sits behind, a man in white with a red scarf stands in the background, and a bald man in a maroon shirt with an orange shawl and a lanyard watches at right. A gold-decorated object and a braided white cord lie in the foreground.2013-11-20August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesAugust 26 20122012-08-26November 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesIndoor photograph at an ashram event. A long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange top reaches forward with his right hand to touch the head of a seated devotee with a shaved head and red tilak on his forehead; a bowl of fruit sits beside him. Behind them a young man in an orange shawl with red trim stands, and a man in a red shirt and glasses looks on. Several people in white clothes and a seated man in white kneel nearby, with a red curtain and a fan in the background. a person: the long-haired man in saffron-orange clothing performing the head-blessing is distinctively presented with swept-back long hair and saffron attire, matching the page's event.2008-03-23A photograph of a darshan moment. On the right, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on the forehead, hair tied in a high bun, places his palm on the forehead of a kneeling man. The devotee wears a white shirt, an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, with eyes closed and hands folded. A gold-toned ritual object sits in the foreground, and a red curtain and a few other people in white and orange appear behind. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with the appearance cues described for the page's subject, but identity cannot be confirmed from the image.2012-08-29November 19 20132013-11-19August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesAugust 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesAugust 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copies