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A photograph of a ceremonial initiation moment. A man with long dreadlocks decorated with small white flowers, wearing a leopard-print top and rudraksha malas, presses his right hand to the forehead of a smiling bearded young man. The younger man wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a red and gold border, rudraksha beads and a red thread on his wrist, and holds a small framed picture. Beside them is a silver lion-form seat and a small white deity figure on a silver base. A woman in a red top sits behind them, and a figure in white stands at the right edge. The setting is a dark stage backdrop with metal pillars.

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A photograph of a ceremonial moment in a hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair, flower petals in his hair and a bare upper body is seated on a silver lion-shaped throne, reaching out to press his hand on the head of a bowing man in white dhoti and an orange-and-red shawl. The bowing devotee holds a framed picture and a small white figurine on a silver tray. Behind them a woman in a pink sari with a long beaded necklace and other attendees in white and colourful saris stand by. Silver ceremonial staffs and white decorative figures are visible.2018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a red-brown garment, facing away from the camera, being touched on the head by a smiling bare-chested man wearing a leopard-print cloth, multiple rudraksha malas, a white forehead mark and a red bindi-like dot. The smiling man has long hair swept back with a flower ornament and a short beard, and he sits before an ornate silver-embossed throne with silver lion and bird figures. Scattered white flower petals lie in front of them. Another person's arm and face are visible at the lower right edge.2018-01-09A long-haired man with dreadlocks and a white tilak on his forehead rests one hand on the shaved head of a monk in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha malas. A second person in orange-saffron clothing holds a small metal blade or razor near the monk's head. Behind them a woman in a magenta-red saree with gold border watches. Beside the dreadlocked man stands a large silver-toned lion-headed structure.2018-01-09A long-haired man with a beard, wearing yellow and white flowers in his hair and a bare upper body, presses his palm to the bald forehead of a smiling man in white ritual dress with a saffron-orange shawl and layered rudraksha malas. The recipient holds a framed white marble deity murti on a silver tray. Behind them, women in red and magenta saris and dhotis-clad attendants stand near silver lion sculptures, and framed photographs are visible. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation ritual.2018-01-09June 24 20172017-06-24January 09 20182018-01-09A man with long dreadlocks decorated with small white flowers, wearing a horizontal white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, places both hands on the head of a younger man kneeling before him. The younger man wears a white and orange garment and a rudraksha mala, and his eyes are closed in reverence. Beside them a silver ornamental lion-faced throne armrest is visible, and in front a framed portrait of a seated figure sits on an altar. A woman in a magenta sari and a second person in red are partly visible behind, and a person's hand holds a white cloth or flower. The setting is a dark stage with silver pillars.2018-01-09July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copies