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Indoor photograph of a ceremonial gathering. A central figure with long dark hair wrapped in a thick red braided headband, wearing a red-orange shawl over a bare chest with ornate beaded adornments, gestures with an open hand while smiling. Beside him a man in a red-orange wrap with rudraksha beads sits with a kneeling devotee in a white t-shirt with red beads and a tilak mark. Behind them, a man in a light blue shirt with a red beaded necklace and a man in white stand watching. To the right, ornate silver ceremonial staffs and a silver vessel are visible.

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April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30Photograph of a ceremony where a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, a thick red-maroon braided headband with gold ornaments and rudraksha beads, and an orange-red shawl, smiling, extends his hand toward the head of a seated man in a teal-blue kurta with rudraksha malas. Behind them a man in white dhoti holds a red cloth-covered tray or box, another man with a dreadlocked turban and red tilak wears an orange robe with rudraksha mala, and figures in white dhoti stand in the background. The man in red and orange with dreadlocks and gold-accented headband is a person by appearance cues: long dreadlocks, ornate headband, and orange-red shawl with rudraksha malas.2018-04-30A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocks wrapped in a thick red-orange cloth band and a beaded rudraksha-style headband places his right hand on the head of a young man in a blue shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The priest wears a red-orange shawl over his shoulder and a beaded mala. Behind them, devotees in red and white clothing and a framed picture are visible. The priest's appearance is not clearly that of a specific known individual, so no identity is asserted.2018-04-30A photograph of an initiation moment in a dim hall. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair bound by a red-orange braided headband and wearing an orange-red shawl with rudraksha beads stands facing left and reaches out to bless a kneeling man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas, who has his hands joined in namaskar and head bowed. Behind them, other sadhus with matted hair and orange clothing, one with a red tilak on the forehead, watch closely. A framed photograph and a silver-coloured pillar appear at the right edge, with a person in white standing in the background. The scene suggests a devotee receiving blessing or initiation.2018-04-30July 12 20162016-07-12April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange-red robe, with long dark hair, large gold earrings, a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bangles, extending his hand toward a bowed man in a light blue shirt with a red thread at the left edge. Behind him a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border, wearing rudraksha beads and a sandalwood-marked forehead, sits attentively. A brass oil lamp and standing figures in orange clothing and a camera on a tripod fill the background. The man in the turban is a probable Swamiji, identified by his distinctive orange turban, flowing hair, ornate jewellery and rudraksha beads, seated in a ceremonial setting.2016-07-12April 30 20182018-04-30May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copies