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Photograph of a darshan-style exchange in a hall. A young man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits facing a bearded, bare-chested man in rust-red shawl with long dreadlocked hair; both hold palms raised toward each other in a blessing gesture. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas and saffron-edged shawls, stand watching. A brass ritual vessel with a curled golden finial sits in the foreground beside a small brass lamp. Maroon drapes hang behind the group. a person is the bearded man in rust-red shawl with long dreadlocks, shown in the role of initiator; the seated young man is a devotee receiving darshan.

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August 03 20172017-08-03August 03 20172017-08-03August 03 20172017-08-03July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an initiation moment in a hall with red curtains. A bare-chested young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, kneels with eyes closed and palms raised. Another bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard, draped in a dark red-brown cloth, presses his right hand to the younger man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and cream shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand and watch. A gold-toned ritual vessel is partly visible at the lower left, and a small pink-red bangle is on the blessing arm.2017-08-03August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like setting. A man with long dark dreadlocks, wearing an orange saffron shawl, rudraksha bead bracelets on his upper arm and wrist, gold earrings and a gold necklace, reaches to touch the forehead of a bare-chested devotee with white sacred ash markings on his chest and shoulder. The devotee, wearing an orange-and-red shawl, sits with eyes closed and head tilted. Beside them stands a small brass deity murti and a brass lamp. Behind, other people in white and orange garments are partly visible, and green plants frame the scene.2017-07-03 +2 copiesA long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested except for a saffron-orange shawl with gold border and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, stands on the right touching the forehead of a curly-haired young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and red-orange shawl. The recipient's palms are pressed together in front of his face, receiving the blessing. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and red-orange shawls stand, and a seated woman in white with a white tilak is partly visible in the lower centre. Gold-patterned panels form the background. Several people are visible.2017-08-09 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copies