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A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dreadlocks and a dense rudraksha mala around his neck and a saffron-orange wrap places his palm on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta. The young man has a saffron scarf with printed text draped around his neck and a lanyard. Behind them, a man in an orange garment, a photographer with a camera, and a red curtain frame a gold-accented setting.

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June 27 20162016-06-27June 27 20162016-06-27June 27 20162016-06-27July 01 20162016-07-01A photo of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder and rudraksha mala around his neck, placing his hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with an orange scarf printed with script draped around his neck. A lanyard hangs from the young man's shirt. Behind them a bearded man in orange clothing holds a white cloth, and a camera on a tripod stands at the top of the frame. The setting appears to be a ceremonial gathering. a person is the man with dreadlocks and rudraksha mala, shown blessing the young devotee.2016-06-27August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesJune 27 20162016-06-27A photograph of a ritual initiation in a hall with saffron-robed attendees behind. On the left, a man with short dark hair wearing a white kurta, an orange shawl printed with Sanskrit script, and a rudraksha mala has his palms pressed together and his eyes closed as another man places his hand on his forehead. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala, and a white forehead mark touches the devotee's head. Blurred figures in orange and white clothing and a seated person in the foreground frame the scene.2017-06-30 +1 copiesA photo of a bare-chested man with long dark hair, a full beard and a thick rudraksha mala over his shoulders, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, placing his hand on the forehead of a young boy. The boy, in white clothes with a red-and-orange sacred-thread shawl printed in script, stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Behind them are red drapes, a golden pole, a seated man in white and a camera tripod. Swamiji (probable) is the man giving the blessing, identified by long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron wrap; the boy is a devotee receiving blessing.2016-07-14July 13 20162016-07-13June 27 20162016-06-27A photograph of a bare-chested figure with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron shawl, placing his right hand on the head of a curly-haired young man in white clothes and an orange-red scarf. The recipient raises his left palm in a receiving gesture. Behind them, saffron-scarved men in white stand and a bald man with white forehead markings sits in the background, with a gold-patterned wall at right. a person is the bare-chested figure with dreadlocks and rudraksha malas, shown blessing the devotee.2017-08-09 +1 copies