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A man with short grey hair and a white sacred mark on his forehead sits bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, rudraksha mala beads and a pendant necklace, while raising one palm. A long-haired ascetic with dreadlocks, in an orange cloth, presses his fingers to the man's forehead in a blessing. A printed paper sheet is tucked into the man's dhoti. Behind them are a gold-coloured ceremonial vessel, an orange-and-gold cloth draped on a chair, and blurred figures in red and white clothes.

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July 30 20172017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional initiation moment in an ashram hall. A middle-aged man with short greying hair and closed eyes, wearing a white dhoti with saffron-orange border, a shawl-like orange wrap, and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, receives a blessing. A long-haired priest in an orange-and-red cloth touches the man's forehead with his right hand. A second sannyasi with dreadlocks and white vibhuti marks stands behind, and a white-clad man with a rudraksha mala appears at upper right. A handwritten paper is held nearby, and a golden kalasha-like vessel sits at lower left against red curtains.2017-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 30 20172017-07-30August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA shaved-headed, bare-chested man with a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant kneels before a brass object, while a long-haired sannyasi in a rust-orange wrap marks his forehead with white paste held in his fingers. A second devotee with a red bindi and gold necklace sits behind, and a red curtain and additional people are visible in the background. A white paper with printed text is held near the ritual. The setting resembles a diksha or initiation rite in an ashram hall.2017-08-03A bare-chested older man with grey hair, white forehead marking and a rudraksha mala with a red-and-white shawl stands with arms raised while a long-haired bearded man with a dark red-orange wrap presses his fingers to the first man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and red shawl with a mala stands in a warmly lit room with maroon curtains and a brass railing, a traditional spiritual transmission scene.2017-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested, shaved-headed man with eyes closed receiving a forehead blessing from a long-haired, bearded man in a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulder. The blessing man presses his palm to the seated man's forehead while the seated man raises one hand with palm open. The seated man wears multiple rudraksha malas and a pendant necklace, a red thread on his wrist, and holds a sheet of printed paper. A red-clad figure stands blurred in the background against a dark maroon curtain and pink wall.2017-07-30 +1 copiesJuly 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a gold-accented hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a bare upper body, an orange-red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white vertical tilak presses his right hand on the bald head of a shirtless, bearded devotee in a white dhoti with a golden border, who holds his left palm up. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with gold border, a long braid, rudraksha beads and a white tilak holds a folded paper, and several men in white and orange clothing stand in the background. a person appearance cues on the blessing figure: long swept-back dreadlocks, orange shawl and rudraksha mala; identity is inferred from appearance only.2017-08-09 +1 copiesA shirtless man with short grey-streaked hair and a rudraksha mala stands with both arms raised while a long-haired man in a maroon-and-saffron shawl places his hand on his forehead in a blessing. The blessing man has long dreadlocked hair, a beard, and a gold necklace; the blessed man wears a gold-shell chest ornament. Behind them, two men in white with saffron shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A red curtain and a brass lamp stand appear in the background.2017-08-08 +1 copies