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A photograph of a healer's initiation moment. On the left, a smiling man with long dreadlocks, a beard and a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala, places his palm on the forehead of a grey-haired person in the centre who is bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala and hoop earring and has white ash marks on the arms. The recipient raises a hand in blessing gesture. Behind them a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a blurred crowd, including a person in a dark blue sari with gold jewellery, are visible. The background shows white and red decorative stage backdrops.

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April 13 20182018-04-13A seated man with long dreadlocks and a short beard, bare-chested under a rust-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala, smiles with eyes closed while pressing his right palm to the forehead of a grey-haired, bare-shouldered devotee wearing a rudraksha necklace and a hoop earring. The devotee raises a hand in greeting, with white sacred markings on the forehead and shoulder. Behind them a man in a white shirt wears a beaded mala, and a red velvet throne with gilded arms sits at left. Other people and a stage backdrop with white floral decor fill the background. Photo appears to show an initiation or blessing moment at a KAILASA event. a person identification is based on appearance cues only: dreadlocks, rust-orange shawl and rudraksha mala on the seated figure.2018-04-13April 13 20182018-04-13April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 24 20172017-04-24May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesA photo of a ritual scene indoors. In the foreground, a bare-chested sannyasi with long matted dreadlocks, a red-orange braided headband and rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, pressing his hand on the forehead of a grey-haired man in white ritual cloth with rudraksha malas and red bracelets, who has his eyes closed and palms raised. Beside them, another devotee in orange holds a small white card near the first man's head. Around them are other people in orange and red garments, a framed picture sits at lower right, and a blurred background shows more attendees.2018-04-30 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA photo of a healer's initiation at a KAILASA event. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and an orange-brown shawl draped over his shoulder reaches forward and rests his right hand on the forehead of a seated young man with brown hair and a beard, who wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white undershirt with hands pressed together in namaste. The dreadlocked man holds a small printed card bearing a standing figure beside the devotee's head. Behind them a woman in dark clothes with a red bindi and gold bangles holds up a card, and other participants sit in the blurred background.2018-04-13 +1 copies