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A photograph from an initiation setting: a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a braided red-orange cloth crown strung with rudraksha beads, bare-chested and wearing a red-orange shawl, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a short-haired man in a dark jacket with his palms pressed together in prayer. A rudraksha-type red bead necklace is visible on the devotee. Behind them a camera operator in an orange shirt photographs the moment, and a woman in a white sari with gold jewellery stands at the right edge. Dark stage background with a pale curtain. The bearded figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the long hair, braided crown, rudraksha adornment and saffron-red clothing, and the scene suggests an initiation blessing.

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A photograph of an initiation moment. A bearded man in a long-haired braided red cloth headband, rudraksha mala and orange-red shawl, with a bare chest and long dreadlocks, places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a grey-blue kurta who presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them, other people in saffron and orange robes and turbans watch, and a framed picture stands beside them on a red-draped setting. The scene looks like a diksha or blessing given to a devotee.2018-04-30A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocks wrapped in a thick red-orange cloth band and a beaded rudraksha-style headband places his right hand on the head of a young man in a blue shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The priest wears a red-orange shawl over his shoulder and a beaded mala. Behind them, devotees in red and white clothing and a framed picture are visible. The priest's appearance is not clearly that of a specific known individual, so no identity is asserted.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of a sannyasi with a bare chest and an orange-red shawl, long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a red-and-brown crown-like headwrap with rudraksha beads, placing his right palm on the forehead of a young bearded man in a red shirt with rudraksha mala. The young man has closed eyes and a smile. Behind them, framed photographs of a deity murti hang at the side, and several people in white and orange stand watching in a dim hall. The scene looks like an initiation blessing.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of a diksha-style initiation. A kneeling man in white clothes with red rudraksha malas hands pressed together receives a blessing from a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange cloth with a red braided crown-like headwrap, rudraksha beads and dreadlocked hair, who places one hand on the kneeling man's head while holding a small printed card. Another orange-clad sadhu and a man in a dark shirt with a lanyard stand behind, with a long red-and-gold textile to the right.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A man with a shaved head and folded hands, wearing a white embroidered kurta and a rudraksha mala, kneels while a man in a red-orange and maroon robe with a braided red-orange headwrap and long dark hair places his right palm on his head in blessing. Behind them, a third man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and a framed white deity murti sits on a stand in front. Additional people in white and orange stand in the dim background, and a silver ceremonial staff is visible at the right edge.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30