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April 11 20182018-04-11August 22 20172017-08-22March 09 20182018-03-09A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a dark turban, a maroon wrap with gold trim, long rudraksha malas, and gold earrings. He extends his hand toward a bald, bare-chested man kneeling before him, who has white markings on his arms and chest and a sacred thread across his body. Standing behind them are two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas. The kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2016-01-02March 09 20182018-03-09March 09 20182018-03-09Indoor initiation scene at an ashram event. A man with a long dreadlock-style hairknot wrapped in a band of rudraksha beads, with a white tripundra on his forehead, wears a rust-orange shawl and a heavy multi-strand rudraksha mala; he smiles while seated on a gold-patterned throne-like seat at left. In the centre, a bald, bare-backed devotee in a white dhoti kneels with his head bowed, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and holds a silver ornamental staff topped with a serpent-head finial. At right, a smiling bare-chested man with short hair wears a white cloth over his shoulder and rudraksha beads on his neck and wrist. A grey brick wall forms the background.2018-04-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a maroon shawl with gold borders, rudraksha mala beads, earrings and bangles, holding a bundle of straw or grass tied with a cord. A man with long braided hair and a white dhoti stands behind, leaning over, while a bare-chested devotee with long matted locks and white body markings bows low, head near the seated figure's hands. Other white-clad attendants with rudraksha malas stand in the background.2016-01-02December 10 20172017-12-10A seated man on a red-cushioned gold-backed throne raises his right palm in blessing while smiling. He wears a leopard-print yellow-and-black headband, a rust-brown shawl, heavy gold beaded necklaces and wide gold armlets and bangles, with his long hair falling behind. Before him a shaved-headed devotee in a white dhoti with white body marks kneels with palms joined, holding a small book. Behind them a second man with long matted hair, white forehead marks, beaded necklaces and a rust cloth stands, and a woman in a dark red sari stands in the background. This is a shiva deeksha initiation scene at night.2017-08-21A seated man in a dark turban and saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne before carved wooden screens, wearing a gold necklace and a pink-tasselled rod in his hand while touching the head of a bare-chested man in white dhoti kneeling on a red rug. A woman in a white-and-gold sari and orange beaded necklace kneels at left holding a folded paper. A small fire with offerings is visible at the bottom edge.2018-06-04 +1 copiesOctober 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copies