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A photograph of a sannyas-style initiation moment in an indoor hall with cream walls, a wall-mounted fan and red curtains. On the left, a person with swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead, orange-gold ceremonial garment and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments presses one hand on the forehead of a young man seated on the right. The young man wears a white shirt under an orange shawl with white lettering, his eyes closed and both hands raised beside his head. a person is the person on the left, given the saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold necklace cues; the blessing gesture is a sannyas or deeksha moment.

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A seated teacher in a saffron-and-gold shawl with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking places his right palm on the forehead of a young man kneeling before him. The young man wears a white top with an orange shawl printed with lettering and holds his hands in anjali. Red cushions and curtains, a fan and a doorway with a figure in white are in the background. a person (appearance with saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and forehead marking), shown in an initiation-style blessing.2013-11-19November 19 20132013-11-19August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesAugust 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesNovember 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesApril 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a darshan moment. On the right, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on the forehead, hair tied in a high bun, places his palm on the forehead of a kneeling man. The devotee wears a white shirt, an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, with eyes closed and hands folded. A gold-toned ritual object sits in the foreground, and a red curtain and a few other people in white and orange appear behind. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with the appearance cues described for the page's subject, but identity cannot be confirmed from the image.2012-08-29August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a diksha-style blessing during an indoor event. A bare-chested man in a red-maroon dhoti with gold trim and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a young man in a black t-shirt and orange-red shawl, who has his palm raised. The blessing giver has white vibhuti lines and a red tilak, and wears copper-coloured bangles. Behind them a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and white vibhuti watches, a man in white shirt and red stole stands in the background, and a shaved-headed man in a maroon top and orange stole is at the right edge. A gold-coloured vessel sits in the lower left foreground, and red curtains hang behind.2013-11-20August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesA darshan moment in which a man in orange-and-gold embroidered kurta and a red-orange shawl kneels with eyes closed and palm raised, while a figure in an orange robe with a white forehead mark and hair in a bun rests a hand on his forehead and holds a folded white paper with handwritten text. Behind them, several people in white and orange-red shawls stand near a red drape.2012-08-29April 19 20122012-04-19