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February 15 2016

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A photograph of a seated figure with long black hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a brown rudraksha mala, holding a carved wooden staff with a serpent motif while a bare-chested priest in the foreground bends forward, touching the seated figure's hand. Around them, devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls sit and stand in a room with cream walls and red-cushioned chairs. A man in a grey vest and orange shawl leans in to watch. The scene appears to be a ritual or blessing gathering.2016-02-02February 15 20162016-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 02 20162016-02-02December 09 20152015-12-09December 09 20152015-12-09February 02 20162016-02-02A photograph of a ceremony in which a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a long rudraksha mala, and wearing a head microphone, reaches forward to hand an item across a brown ritual platter to people. Gold paste is marked on the forehead of the figure and of several devotees. Around them stand a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris, red and orange shawls, rudraksha malas, many with orange tilak marks, some with hands folded in prayer and others holding out hands to receive. Several people are also seated in the foreground. The scene looks like an initiation or blessing in a hall.2015-05-24A photograph of a seated man on a brown leather throne-style armchair with carved wooden back, wearing a rust-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala necklace, with a red-brown wrap across his shoulders. He has a red tilak on his forehead and white markings on his face, and his hands rest on his knees as a devotee's hand reaches to touch his feet. Around him, women in white clothes with orange shawls stand and watch, and a woman in a white dress with a dark necklace stands at left. A bare-chested man with rudraksha bracelets is at the right edge, and a brown towel hangs over the chair arm. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2016-02-17May 06 20162016-05-06February 15 20162016-02-15 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a red-draped tent at an initiation event. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing saffron-orange robes and a thick rudraksha-style brown bead garland, sits on a red cushioned seat receiving a yellow cloth and a small object from a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a woman in a red-and-white sari with a red bindi sits watching, and several people in red and orange garments sit on the floor. Green foliage, a gold-patterned hanging and a white cooler stand nearby, with small yellow cloth bundles on the floor.2016-05-06October 10 20152015-10-10