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A photograph of a ritual scene under warm red stage lighting. In the foreground, an elderly white-bearded man with grey hair bows his head forward, bare-shouldered with a white cord across his chest. A younger bare-chested man in a red-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and a bracelet stands behind the seated figure, with his hand placed on the elder's forehead as in a blessing. Behind them, another man in orange clothing and a beaded mala stands, and at the top left a person in dark clothing has hands folded. A red-beaded headdress tops the blessing figure's dreadlocked hair.

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A photograph of a ritual scene under warm red-tinted stage lighting. A man in a red-orange robe with a tall dreadlocked turban, wrapped in rudraksha beads, reaches to apply orange-yellow paste to the forehead of a seated man with short hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red lanyard badge. Behind them, other men in orange cloth and beaded necklaces stand, and a woman in orange sits at the lower left with her hand raised. Metal stands are visible at the right.2018-04-16A photograph of a ritual scene in red-lit surroundings. On the right, a bearded sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a turban-like coil, adorned with rudraksha malas, sits bare-chested in a red-orange shawl and smiles while raising his hand toward a seated devotee. In the centre, a bare-chested man with short hair, rudraksha beads and a white sacred thread, hands pressed together in anjali, bows toward him. Behind them, another person in orange cloth stands, and a figure in orange clothing is visible at the left edge. a person candidate: the seated sannyasi has distinctive long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and orange attire, but his appearance is not clearly identifiable, so this is an uncertain in-person candidate.2018-04-16A photograph of an indoor ritual blessing. In the foreground, a man in a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap with rudraksha beads and a dark grey turban wound with beads places his right hand on the head of a seated devotee in a brown garment and rudraksha mala, who has his eyes closed and a marking on his forehead. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari and another in a red blouse with white sari stand, one holding a brass lamp or tray with offerings. A statue of a deity stands at left and a blue-lit pillar at right.2018-04-16April 16 20182018-04-16May 06 20182018-05-06A photograph of a ritual initiation. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon turban with gold ornaments, gold necklace, rudraksha malas and a maroon wrap, places his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed kneeling person wearing rudraksha malas and an orange-and-cream wrap. The kneeling person raises a hand in response. Behind them, a few standing men in orange and white garments with rudraksha malas watch, and a silver pole stands at center. a person: the turbaned man with long hair, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments is the central figure performing the blessing. Visible people are about four.2017-06-27 +1 copiesApril 16 20182018-04-16Photograph of a seated initiation moment. On the right, a man with long dark hair wrapped in a red-maroon turban with gold bands, wearing a gold ornate necklace, rudraksha bracelets and a maroon wrap, places his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed man on the left, who wears rudraksha mala beads and an orange-saffron garment and holds his palms up in a receptive gesture. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange shawls and white dhotis stand in a hall with red draperies and a silver pole. Swamiji (probable) on the right, a long-haired figure with turban, gold necklace and rudraksha ornaments performing the touch.2017-06-27 +1 copiesKAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/13/20182018-01-13 +1 copiesMarch 25 20182018-03-25September 18 20172017-09-18 +1 copiesMarch 27 20182018-03-27 +1 copies