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A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-red sleeveless wrap with a white forehead mark and a red thread on his wrist, his right palm raised to the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and red patterned shawl. The seated man has his eyes closed and his hands raised in a blessing gesture. Behind them is a carved wooden lattice screen and a red-clad figure in the background. Two physical people are visible.

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A photograph of a darshan or initiation moment. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare shoulder, sits on a leopard-print cushion and presses his right palm to the forehead of a bald, seated devotee in a black-and-white striped top. The devotee has closed eyes and raised hands in a receiving gesture. Behind them is an ornate carved wooden panel with a perforated grille and red-draped figures in the background. The bearded man's appearance matches the page's a person reference with long hair, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described by role.2018-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired, bearded man in a rust-orange shawl and a red wrist thread, seated on a patterned cushion, placing his right hand on the shaved head of a bald devotee kneeling before him. The devotee wears a red rudraksha-style mala and a white cloth draped over one shoulder, and his eyes are closed. Behind them are carved wooden panels, a silver-toned ornate pillar, and a red-clad attendant. The seated man has a white forehead marking and appears to be giving blessing or initiation. a person: the seated man shows long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak, and an orange wrap, consistent with the page's reference to a Shiva Deeksha initiation, with the devotee receiving the blessing.2018-05-18May 18 20182018-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20182018-05-18December 21 20162016-12-21May 17 20182018-05-17 +1 copiesMay 21 20182018-05-21 +1 copiesMay 18 20182018-05-18Photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead and a rust-red shawl draped over his shoulders, placing his right hand on the head of a seated devotee with grey stubble. The devotee wears rudraksha beads and has his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a blurred golden deity murti and a red-clad figure stand in a hall with other devotees seated, some in orange.2018-04-13April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesJuly 11 20172017-07-11April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copies