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Night-time ritual photograph of a deeksha initiation. On the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a beard, a white-and-orange forehead mark, gold armlets and a gold necklace over a rust-orange shawl holds a long striped sacred cord and touches the forehead of a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala who wears a white dhoti. Behind them are multicoloured fairy lights, a gold ornate canopy edge and a red and yellow fabric draping, with other participants blurred in the background.

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A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation at night under a tent canopy. A long-haired man with a beard, wearing a rust-red shawl over a gold ornate necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a sandalwood tilak, holds a striped ceremonial rod and places his palm on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. A gold-covered throne and a colourful striped canopy frame the scene; a woman in a dark sari and a priest in white are partly visible in the background, with coloured lights behind.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02July 03 20162016-07-03May 02 20172017-05-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual initiation at night. A seated man in a rust-red robe with a leopard-print headband, long dreadlocked hair, a red tilak, layered gold-bead and white-flower garlands and gold armlets sits on a gold-and-red throne and smiles with eyes closed while another man presses his hand to the head of a bare-chested, bearded devotee in a white dhoti with purple flowers and a red-and-white thread. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants with white body markings and rudraksha malas stand near a bright light. A gold peetha backdrop frames the scene. a person is the seated figure in the red robe and gold garlands, shown in a ceremonial seat.2017-08-22May 02 20172017-05-02A photograph of two men in close, intimate contact at an indoor event with a dark red draped backdrop. On the right, a long-haired man in a rust-orange wrap with a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a horizontal yellow-ochre tilak on his forehead and arm is raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a man on the left. That man wears a white shirt, a red-and-orange bordered shawl and a red lanyard badge, and holds his left hand up, palm open. A tall ornate golden staff with bells hangs at the right edge beside them.2016-07-04Outdoor night ceremony photographed in smoky light with string lights and a canopy overhead. A long-haired man in a rust-orange shawl with gold earrings and beaded necklace stands on the right, pressing a hand to the forehead of a bare-chested young man with curly hair, a beard, and a rudraksha mala. The bare-chested man wears a white sacred thread and looks upward. A bundle of yellow and red flowers tied to a stick is held nearby. A crowd of people in the background, some in white, watches the blessing.2017-08-02