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A photograph of a blessing ritual indoors. A person with dark hair tied in a bun and bare upper torso, wrapped in an orange-saffron cloth, wears a rudraksha mala and places one hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with an orange-saffron shawl and an orange wristband. The blessed man stands with eyes closed and hands raised in reverent posture. In the foreground a golden cobra-hooded ornament and a silver trident stand beside the pair, with a gold-embellished throne and a red-draped seat behind them. The blessing giver holds a small paper in the other hand.

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A photograph of a ceremonial initiation in a hall with golden ornamental fixtures. A shirtless man in red-saffron cloth with a white tilak on his forehead, a red thread on his wrist and white-and-orange flower garlands places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white t-shirt and red-orange shawl. The young man holds his palms together in front of him near a tall silver staff. The officiant holds a sheet of paper in his left hand. Golden lion-head ornaments and a golden throne-like chair appear in the background. The officiant's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described only by role.2014-05-13May 10 20142014-05-10A seated figure with swept-back dark hair, wearing a pink and white flower garland and an orange-red cloth, places his hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and orange shawl. The recipient stands with eyes closed and palm raised. A tall silver trident rises beside them, and a gold ceremonial object and a peacock-feather fan sit in the foreground. A small white paper slip is held in the seated figure's other hand. The setting is an indoor hall with a framed painting behind. A candidate in the seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person claim, showing long swept-back hair, a flower garland and orange-red cloth, so this is a person performing a blessing in person, while the standing young man in white and orange receives it. Another person in a yellow dhoti is partly visible at the right.2014-05-10May 01 20142014-05-01A photograph of a seated man in a red-orange wrap and a red patterned headband, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest, placing his right palm on the forehead of a young man with short light-brown hair. The young man wears a white t-shirt and a red-orange scarf and has his hands folded near a small clear bowl. Behind them stands a tall silver staff or trident, a green peacock-feather fan, and gold lion-shaped figures. A framed patterned textile hangs on the wall. The gesture appears to be a blessing or initiation during a ritual.2014-05-05May 05 20142014-05-05May 09 20142014-05-09September 14 20142014-09-14May 05 20142014-05-05A photograph of a diksha-style ceremony indoors. A bare-chested man with a swept-back dark hairstyle and red-orange cloth wrapped at his waist sits on the left, wearing a pink and white floral garland and a green leaf garland, and presses a red tilak mark to the forehead of a young man on the right. The young man wears a white kurta with an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala, and holds his right palm raised. The seated man holds a folded white paper in his left hand. A silver ceremonial staff and large gold-coloured lion-form seats stand beside them, with other people in white and orange robes behind. Several seated devotees are visible in the background. Tilak and garland details suggest a sacred initiation. Identity uncertain from appearance.2014-05-11A seated man bare-chested from the waist up, wearing a saffron-red cloth, a long multi-strand garland of white jasmine and orange-yellow flowers, and rudraksha beads, reaches out to press his palm on the forehead of a younger man in a red-orange kurta and orange shawl who stands with palms raised in front of him. A tall silver staff stands beside them and a golden throne with red cushions sits behind. A gold lion-headed object is in the foreground, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the lower right. A framed painting hangs on the wall behind. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, a vertical white forehead mark and a garland, consistent with the page, and is giving a blessing to the devotee.2014-05-13May 09 20142014-05-09