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A photograph of a diksha-style initiation in a hall with warm lighting. A bearded man with curly hair and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala and an ornate bracelet, stands centre-frame while a second man in a rust-red wrap places his hand on the head of a kneeling, bare-chested man whose head is wrapped in white cloth. Other bare-chested participants in white dhotis are blurred in the background. The seated man is receiving a blessing or initiation. The bearded man's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues required for identification, so no identity is asserted.

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Photograph of a ritual initiation at an ashram hall. In the foreground a bare-chested devotee with a white cloth tied over his eyes, wearing a small pendant on a cord, bows his head while a long-haired figure in a rust-orange wrap and gold bangles places a hand on his head. Beside them stands a bearded man with a red bindi, bare-chested and wearing a brown rudraksha-style mala, watching. Other men stand softly blurred in the background. Warm, low-light setting, consistent with a shiva deeksha blessing. a person candidate: the long-haired figure in orange-rust wrap, gold bangles and braided hair shows several cues but the face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2017-05-10A photograph of a devotee kneeling with his bare back and head bowed, a white cloth tied around his head, as a robed sannyasi in a rust-red shawl with rudraksha beads and gold ornaments places a hand on his head in blessing. A second bearded man stands behind, partly visible, and an out-of-focus figure appears in the background at what seems to be a Tamil Nadu gathering. The scene suggests an initiation or blessing ritual.2017-05-10A photograph of a Shaktipada initiation during the Sadashivoham event. A bare-chested man with a grey crew cut kneels with a red cloth band over his eyes while a robed priest presses his fingers to the man's forehead. The priest has white vibhuti lines, a dark rudraksha mala and gold bangles. On the right, a bearded figure in maroon robes wears a garland of pink and white flowers and gold armlets, and beside him stands a seated attendant in a red-and-gold shawl. Other people in red and white garments are blurred in the background.2016-12-02Photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A bare-chested devotee with a red blindfold bends forward while a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border and a rudraksha mala places a hand on his head and back. On the right, a bearded figure with long, dreadlocked hair, gold earrings and a gold necklace, wearing an orange-red wrap, presses a hand to the devotee's head. On the left, an older man in white with a red-brown rudraksha mala steadies the devotee's arm. Other blindfolded men in white stand behind, and red curtains hang in the background. The visible cues on the figure at right, including the long hair, gold ornaments and orange wrap, are consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is the appearance-based Swamiji (probable) in the role of the blessing giver.2016-10-16March 15 20172017-03-15A photograph of a shirtless male devotee bowing forward with his head lowered and a white cloth tied across his forehead, while a priest in an orange-brown shawl and a rudraksha mala presses a hand on his head. Other shirtless participants in white dhotis and gold-bead necklaces stand around, one with a gold armlet and gold bangles on the wrist of the priest. The setting appears to be an indoor initiation ritual, with bodies smeared with white ash. A figure at the right wears an orange-brown head covering and gold ornaments. The scene appears to be a deeksha initiation with the head blessing.2017-02-22October 15 20172017-10-15October 15 20172017-10-15February 15 20172017-02-15Night-time ritual initiation scene with blurred coloured lights in the background. A long-haired figure in a rust-red shawl, wearing gold hoop earrings, a leopard-print headband, rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace, places a palm on the head of a bare-chested man with a beard, who has white ash on his forehead and body and a garland with a name badge around his neck. Other participants stand behind with raised hands.2017-08-22October 15 20172017-10-15A night-time blessing scene on a raised platform. A man in a red-brown dhoti with a long beaded mala and gold ornaments stands with his palm on the head of a bare-chested devotee bowing forward, whose white sacred ash shows on his forehead. A silver-ornate chair with red cushion sits behind them. A figure in white with rudraksha beads and an orange-clad attendant stand at the left edge. Gesture is a touch of blessing, a darshan moment. a person candidate has long swept-back hair, beaded malas and gold ornaments, but appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so role is given as blessing giver.2017-10-15