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A smiling young boy with bare chest, white vibhuti marks on his forehead and a rudraksha mala across his torso stands facing a figure seen from behind, who has long dreadlocks and an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders. Behind them, a few people in white and orange clothing stand near a red-and-gold curtain and a low platform. Multicoloured striped cloth lies on a table in the foreground, and a woman's bangled wrist is visible at left. The setting suggests an ashram darshan or courtyard gathering.

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A photo of a third-eye initiation at a Nithyanandam Kids Convention in Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing an orange-brown robe and gold earrings, presses his right hand to the forehead of a young boy in a white kurta. The boy has white vibhuti marks and wears a conference lanyard badge and a small pendant. Behind them stands a smiling young man with long matted hair, white ash markings, gold beads and an orange-brown shawl, his hand resting on the boy's arm. Other children and a red curtain are visible in the background.2017-02-13February 17 20172017-02-17A photo from a ritual initiation setting: a seated boy in a white shirt with glasses and a white forehead mark has his head touched by a bearded figure with long braided dreadlocks, bare-shouldered in orange cloth. Behind them a smiling young man with white ash on his forehead and a red bindi wears an orange garment, gold beaded necklace and rudraksha-style pendant. Orange-robed attendants stand in the background beside a red curtain and colourful mat. The bearded figure's presentation is a typical sannyasi appearance, but the face and identity cannot be confirmed from the scene, so this is a priest or devotee performing a third eye initiation blessing.2017-02-13A smiling young boy with a white tilak stripe on his forehead and a sacred thread across his bare chest stands facing a figure seen from behind. The figure has long dark braided hair, a pink and white flower garland around the neck and a brown beaded necklace, and is applying a mark to the boy's forehead with one hand. The boy wears a pendant necklace and has his hands raised to his hair. Another person in a yellow garment stands behind, with a red thread bracelet visible on the figure's wrist. The setting is an indoor temple-like room with warm wooden tones.2017-02-27A young boy in a white kurta with a red pendant sits with eyes lifted upward while a bare-armed man in an orange-red shawl presses his palm to the boy's forehead. A second man in saffron-orange cloth with a gold bead necklace, long hair and white forehead markings stands behind, one hand resting on the boy's shoulder. Red curtains and a pink wall form the backdrop; a blurred figure with dark hair is at left and another person in white stands at upper right. The scene appears to be a third-eye initiation, with the blessing hand placed at the brow.2017-02-13February 27 20172017-02-27February 13 20172017-02-13A young boy in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white ID badge reading NITHYANANDAM stands with his head lowered while an adult in an orange-brown robe with long dreadlocked hair and a beard presses a hand on his forehead, applying a white mark. Behind them a smiling young man in an orange robe wears a gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha mala and holds the boy's shoulder. Other people in white and orange clothing stand in the background of a hall with a colourful patterned mat on the floor. The scene shows a third eye initiation ritual.2017-02-13February 13 20172017-02-13February 13 20172017-02-13February 13 20172017-02-13A young boy in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha-style pendant kneels before a man in saffron-orange robes whose bare forearm shows a scar. The man's right hand rests on the boy's forehead, which bears a white vibhuti mark. Behind the boy, a shirtless young man in orange cloth wears a thick rudraksha mala and gold beads and steadies the boy's shoulder. Another boy in white stands behind them, and a few other people are visible at the edges, in a hall with a wooden railing and a red and green mat.2017-02-13