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April 11 20182018-04-11April 11 20182018-04-11Close photo of a bald man with glasses and a black wristwatch bowing forward, pressing his forehead to his clasped hands around a tall silver staff topped with a carved serpent or cobra head. He wears rudraksha malas and a white dhoti with yellow border. Behind him a smiling man in a bare-chested ritual dress with rudraksha malas stands partly visible. A hand in a red-brown garment and a dark pillar frame the left side. A purple bird logo appears in the top corner. The setting suggests a vishesha deeksha initiation ritual at an ashram.2018-04-11March 25 20182018-03-25April 11 20182018-04-11April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11A photograph of a devotee in a yellow silk shirt bowing forehead-to-forehead over a silver trident (trishul) held by a bare-shouldered figure in a rust-red garment with a rudraksha mala and gold forehead markings. A dark-haired person with a bun stands at the right, and several onlookers in white and pink clothing are visible in the background, one holding a green object. Their gesture suggests darshan and blessing, possibly in a temple or ashram hall.2014-05-04A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a white sacred thread kneels and bows his head to touch the feet of a seated figure on a silver-covered platform. The seated figure wears an orange-red garment with gold border, and a leopard-print cushion and silver ornamental pedestal are visible behind. A hand rests on the kneeling man's back, and a rudraksha mala is on the wrist. The scene suggests a padapuja or reverence ritual.2018-04-04August 31 20142014-08-31Photograph of a ceremonial initiation moment inside a temple with gold-leaf panelling behind. A bare-chested man with long dreadlock-style hair, a reddish-orange shawl draped over his shoulder, a gold necklace and a white forehead mark smiles while holding a tall silver ceremonial staff upright. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a white forehead band and rudraksha malas kneels with palms pressed together in reverence. A third man with a green cord and bare torso, face lowered, also presses his hands together near the staff. A wall fan and pale patterned wall are visible in the background.2017-11-17