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A photograph of a ritual exchange on a stage. A smiling man in white dhoti with an orange sash inscribed with mantra text, rudraksha beads and heavy gold bead necklaces, raises one hand while another man in a rose-pink flower garland and dark matted hair touches his forehead. A golden deity murti stands at the right edge, and a silver ritual object is visible above. Blurred figures in white and red clothing stand behind on a dark red backdrop.

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A photograph of a ritual initiation moment. A smiling man in a white dhoti with bare chest and an orange-and-red sash inscribed with text wears rudraksha beads, gold bead necklaces and gold bangles, one hand raised. A bearded, long-haired man with dreadlocks and no shirt, wearing a pink and white flower garland, presses his hand to the smiling man's forehead in blessing. Behind them is a golden deity murti and a golden kalasha-like object, with people in white and orange robes in a blurred background. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation rite.2017-05-09May 28 20172017-05-28A photograph of a ceremony in which a long-haired man with a beard, wearing a garland of pink roses and white flowers over a reddish-brown shawl, places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling shaved-headed man in white cloth with an orange border and a rudraksha mala. The smiling man raises his left hand in front. Other men in white dhotis with golden-yellow borders stand behind them, and a brass vessel is visible at lower left. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall. The long-haired man's clothing and garland are distinctive, but his identity is not established from appearance alone.2017-05-28May 06 20172017-05-06July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated devotee in white clothes with rudraksha malas and an orange-brown cloth over one shoulder, receiving a blessing as a man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, presses his palm to the devotee's forehead. Two more people in white robes stand blurred in the background near golden ornaments. The scene suggests a diksha or blessing ceremony.2017-05-01May 12 20172017-05-12July 03 20172017-07-03May 05 20172017-05-05May 28 20172017-05-28July 03 20172017-07-03May 01 20172017-05-01