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A seated woman with long dark hair and a rust-red garment with a gold border places her hand on the bald head of an older man in a white polo shirt with an orange lanyard and a badge. Her arm is raised and her face is turned toward him, and an older man in an orange-red shawl sits nearby. Behind them, people in white and red stand in a hall, and a cardboard cutout of a smiling woman in a red and gold headdress with a jewelled ornament stands at the right edge.

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A photograph of a samaya deeksha initiation at a person Sangha event. A woman in a maroon-and-gold sannyasi-style robe, seen from behind, places her right hand on the forehead of a bald older man in a white kurta wearing an orange-red shawl printed with script. He holds his hands together in front of his chest. She holds a small white paper in her left hand. Behind them, several people in white and maroon garments stand, and a brass oil lamp and a silver staff stand near the front. A devotee in white with a maroon shawl holds prayer beads, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right beside a golden deity murti. The setting is a dim hall with maroon draping.2015-07-17May 28 20132013-05-28February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesA seated figure with long dark hair pulled back wears an orange-brown draped garment, a long red bead garland with gold accents, and bangles, and places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl who has his palms pressed together in respectful greeting. Behind them, several women in orange and white garments and red and gold scarves look on in an indoor hall, with a fan and a wall-mounted unit visible at the left.2013-05-28December 14 20132013-12-14A photo from a seated gathering where a long-haired person in a rust-red and gold-bordered wrap places a hand on the forehead of a smiling man in white with a red scarf and a lanyard badge. Behind them, many people in white clothes with red scarves stand and sit. In the lower right, a cardboard cutout of a smiling man in an orange turban and kumkum on the forehead is visible. A bead mala hangs on a seated person in a red wrap. The scene is a blessing or initiation moment at an indoor event.2015-07-09A seated figure in long swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange draped garment with gold border, and layered orange and gold beaded necklaces places a hand on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt wearing an orange-red beaded mala. The seated figure's dress and ornaments are the qualifying cues for a person. Behind them, a seated man in white holds his hands together, and two standing people in white with orange lanyards watch, one on the right and one at the top. Indoors, with a potted plant, a window and a red chair.2013-03-17February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style blessing at a gold-trimmed throne canopy with orange fringe. A man in a maroon-red robe with a long brown beaded mala and a bare shoulder places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta and red shawl, whose palms are pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, other devotees in white and red clothing sit and stand, and a woman in a red garment appears in the background. The ornate golden throne and the placement of the hand on the head suggest a darshan blessing. Appearance-based candidate: the robed figure with a long hair knot, mala and ceremonial adornment is a person, but the identification is uncertain.2013-12-20March 17 20132013-03-17