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A photograph of a healing or initiation moment at an outdoor gathering. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a heavy gold necklace and a rust-red wrap stands at right, placing his right palm on the crown of a seated man's head. The seated man wears a white shirt and has his eyes closed while his face tilts upward. In the background, people in white and orange clothing fill the crowd, a gold ornament sits at the lower right, and a black electronic keyboard unit stands on a table. Gold and silver ceremonial poles frame the scene.

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A photograph of an outdoor initiation at the Kumbh Mela. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red shawl, a long ornate gold necklace, and a thick brown rudraksha mala, stands on a raised platform and extends his right hand to rest on the head of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white garment, an orange-and-saffron scarf printed with text, and white ash marks on the forehead, and holds his palms together. A tall silver and gold ceremonial staff stands behind them. Crowds in saffron and white clothing fill the background, and a golden lion-shaped object sits at the lower right. The man is a probable Swamiji by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and red-brown clothing, performing a blessing on the kneeling devotee.2016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16A photograph of a long-haired man in a red-brown saffron-toned garment with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, smiling as he places his right palm on the head of a seated devotee in red. He wears a small orange tilak on his forehead and leans on a gold ornamental armrest. Behind them stand a silver ceremonial post and a crowd of people in white and red clothing. A Yamaha keyboard sits in front of the seated devotee.2016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16July 17 20162016-07-17A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested under a rust-orange shawl, wearing layered gold chains and a gold pendant, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. He smiles while pressing his right hand to the forehead of a kneeling devotee whose hands are raised in reverence. Behind them a bearded man in an orange-brown wrap and a man in a dark tunic stand; the setting is a gold-decorated hall with a golden lion-motif throne and a leopard-skin seat cover.2017-09-04April 20 20132013-04-20A seated man in a silver-and-red ornate throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style wrap draped over his shoulder, a long rudraksha mala with bead strands, a gold ceremonial pendant necklace, and a gold waist belt. He has long dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, and his eyes are closed in a smile. His bare hand rests on the head of a man in the foreground wearing a white dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl, who is bowing toward him. Blurred devotees in white and red are seated behind in a bright hall.2017-08-13 +1 copiesMay 16 20162016-05-16 +1 copiesJuly 21 20142014-07-21