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A young boy in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha-style pendant kneels before a man in saffron-orange robes whose bare forearm shows a scar. The man's right hand rests on the boy's forehead, which bears a white vibhuti mark. Behind the boy, a shirtless young man in orange cloth wears a thick rudraksha mala and gold beads and steadies the boy's shoulder. Another boy in white stands behind them, and a few other people are visible at the edges, in a hall with a wooden railing and a red and green mat.

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February 13 20172017-02-13A young boy in a white kurta with a red pendant sits with eyes lifted upward while a bare-armed man in an orange-red shawl presses his palm to the boy's forehead. A second man in saffron-orange cloth with a gold bead necklace, long hair and white forehead markings stands behind, one hand resting on the boy's shoulder. Red curtains and a pink wall form the backdrop; a blurred figure with dark hair is at left and another person in white stands at upper right. The scene appears to be a third-eye initiation, with the blessing hand placed at the brow.2017-02-13February 13 20172017-02-13February 13 20172017-02-13February 13 20172017-02-13A young boy in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white ID badge reading NITHYANANDAM stands with his head lowered while an adult in an orange-brown robe with long dreadlocked hair and a beard presses a hand on his forehead, applying a white mark. Behind them a smiling young man in an orange robe wears a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala and holds the boy's shoulder. Other people in white and orange clothing stand in the background of a hall with a colourful patterned mat on the floor. The scene shows a third eye initiation ritual.2017-02-13February 13 20172017-02-13A young boy in a white shirt with rudraksha beads stands before a monk for a blessing. A monk in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a beard touches the boy's forehead, which bears a white vibhuti mark. Behind them, a second monk in orange, wearing a rudraksha shawl and gold beaded necklaces, rests a hand on the boy's shoulder. Another person in white clothing and a badge stands at the right. The setting appears to be an ashram hall with a red curtain and a gold-railed platform. This resembles a third eye initiation scene, with a child receiving a blessing from orange-robed monks.2017-02-13A young boy in a white kurta with a rudraksha-bead pendant stands with eyes closed while an adult's hand, wearing a red thread bracelet, presses a white paste mark on his forehead during an initiation. Behind him stands a young man with bare shoulders wrapped in an orange cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala with large gold-coloured beads and a small pendant, and bands of rudraksha on his upper arm. Other people in white clothes are blurred in the background, and a second hand reaches into the foreground.2017-02-13February 13 20172017-02-13A young boy in a white kurta with a red-brown rudraksha bead on his chest stands with eyes closed while a sannyasi in orange-saffron robes and long matted hair presses his palm to the boy's forehead, a ritual touch as part of an initiation. Behind them, a young man with a white tilak on his forehead, a saffron shawl, beaded rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands with his hand on the boy's shoulder. Other boys in white with white forehead markings, and a red curtain, fill the background.2017-02-13A photograph of a third-eye initiation at an ashram event. In the foreground, a young boy in white clothes with a lanyard badge stands with eyes lowered while a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-brown cloth and gold earrings, places his hand on the boy's forehead. Behind the boy, a bare-chested young man with a white forehead mark and orange shawl and gold necklaces stands beside another boy in white. Other people in white and orange are visible at the edges, and a red curtain and wooden railing frame the setting.2017-02-13