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March 14 2017

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A photograph of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl printed with dark Sanskrit-style script, eyes closed and palms raised in reverence, receiving a blessing as a performer dressed as Lord Shiva places her hand on his forehead. The performer wears a crescent moon crown with rudraksha beads in her dark hair, gold earrings, a pink and white floral garland, and a gold cloth at the edge of the frame. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing stand in a hall, and a man in white with an orange scarf is partly visible. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment inside an ashram hall.2017-03-14March 14 20172017-03-14March 14 20172017-03-14May 09 20172017-05-09A photo of a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta with an orange-and-brown patterned shawl and wooden beads touching his forehead, his palms raised in a receiving gesture. Opposite him, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, presses his hand to the devotee's forehead in a blessing. Behind them, a few people in white and saffron clothing stand against a maroon curtain and a striped rug, with a red-cushioned wooden ledge in the foreground. The long-haired man with garland and bare-chested adornment is an appearance-based a person as the officiant, while the devotee receives initiation.2017-04-23March 26th 20142014-03-26A photograph of a ritual blessing in warm red-orange light. A woman in an orange-red sari with a beaded necklace and gold earrings holds her hands on the head of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a name badge on his chest. He has his eyes closed and hands raised near his head. Behind them, another man in white watches, and a red curtain hangs at right. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are a priestess-like giver and a devotee receiving blessing.2012-07-20May 05 20172017-05-05March 14 20172017-03-14Photograph of a energy darshan moment: a bare-chested, long-haired figure with dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and an orange-brown shawl places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and white kurta, who wears a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl and raises his left hand in a blessing gesture. A deep red curtain stands behind them and blurred people in white and orange are visible at the top right edge. a person is the bare-chested figure with dreadlocks and rudraksha mala, performing the darshan blessing.2017-04-24 +1 copiesA bearded man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl inscribed with text stands with both arms raised while another man rests his palm on his forehead. The second man, seen from behind, has long dark hair, wears a pink and white lotus garland across his shoulders and a rudraksha mala, and appears bare-shouldered. Behind them, other people in white and orange shawls stand in a hall with red curtains and a pink wall.2017-04-23A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A bald man in white clothes with an orange sash and a rudraksha mala raises one hand while a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a pink and white flower garland presses his fingers to the first man's forehead, which shows a yellow tilak. Several other people in white and orange robes stand behind them, and a red-curtained backdrop with a blurred crowd appears at the left edge.2017-05-04