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A photograph of a ceremonial initiation on a stage. A seated man in red robes with long swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala raises a silver trident-like staff with his right hand and gestures with his left, sitting on an ornate gilded throne with carved golden panels. A shaven-headed man in white clothes with orange borders and white body markings kneels before him, bowing with his head near a folded red cloth. Behind them, a woman in white with a red border sits beside a man in red with a mala who writes on a clipboard, while a cameraman in white with a camera on his shoulder films, and two shaven-headed men in white stand in the background. Five people are visible.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A photograph of a seated figure in a red saffron-toned robe and a red shawl wrapped over the shoulders, with long dark hair, touching a silver trident (trishul) to the shaved head of a kneeling initiate in a white dhoti with gold edging. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and microphone nearby. Behind them, a robed man in white with a rudraksha mala and shaved head watches, and a woman in white with a shawl sits beside a cameraman filming with a handheld camera. A kneeling woman in a red top and rudraksha mala holds a microphone toward the initiate and a clipboard lies on the floor. The setting is a dim hall with draped dark fabric.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A seated man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears red and holds up a silver trident while a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels before him. He sits on an ornate gold throne with a microphone stand nearby. Behind them, a kneeling man in red with a dark turban and a bare-chested man with tilak stand in an outdoor tent setting, and a cameraman is visible at left.2016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A photograph of a ceremonial initiation scene. A seated man in red and maroon robes with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair holds a silver trident aloft, smiling, seated on an ornate gold throne with a microphone in front. Before him a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha bracelet. Other saffron-robed ascetics sit in the background, one with matted hair. Red folded cloth rests on the throne arm.2016-04-22May 21 20162016-05-21A photograph of a stage ceremony with red draped backdrop and bright stage lights. A seated figure in a maroon-red cloth with long dark dreadlocked hair, gold armbands, bangles and a long gold necklace places a hand on the head of a bald, shaved-headed initiate in white cloth. The seated figure holds a tall silver staff with a round top, and a gold-carved throne stands at right. Behind them, several white-robed men wear red-orange shawls and a pink decorated pillar is visible. A woman in a white garment with orange shawl stands beside the initiate, and another woman sits at lower right.2016-05-21A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a carved golden backrest holds up a silver trident while a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border kneels before him, hands cupped. The seated man wears a red robe with gold-edged cloth, a brown-beaded shawl and long dark hair swept back; he appears to be a person, depicted in a ceremonial initiation-style exchange. Behind them a red-robed woman with a rudraksha mala writes on a notepad, a cameraman films with a handheld camera on the left, and other white-clad men sit on red carpet. A red cloth bundle rests on the seated man's lap and the setting has red carpeting and golden decorations.2016-04-22