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A man in profile with curly, shoulder-length grey-brown hair wears a white collared shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with lettering. He holds a small clear glass or cup raised to his forehead with his right hand, eyes lowered, apparently in a moment of stillness or ritual. A soft blurred hall forms the background. A small purple logo appears in the upper left, and a

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February 23 20162016-02-23July 14 20152015-07-14May 24 20152015-05-24A photograph of participants at a seated initiation event. In the foreground a bearded man with shoulder-length wavy reddish-brown hair, a small hoop earring, a black wristband and a gold bangle, wrapped in a white cloth over his shoulders, keeps his eyes closed while pressing a small silver object to his forehead. Beside him a man with short dark hair and a light beard holds a similar object to his brow, and a white-clad participant appears in the background. White powder marks are visible on the arm of the second man. The setting is a crowded hall with blurred white-clothed attendees. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-03-17 +2 copiesA photograph of a crowded seated gathering with many participants in white and rust-red shawls. In the foreground a young man with curly dark hair wears a white t-shirt, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-black patterned shawl, and presses a finger to his forehead between the eyebrows, eyes closed, in a meditative gesture. Silver bangles are on his wrist. Other participants with shaved or short hair sit around him, eyes lowered. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2015-05-24Close photo of a young man with shoulder-length curly brown hair, eyes closed, applying a small clear glass or crystal vessel to his forehead with his right hand, with white paste and a red mark on his brow. He wears an orange-red shawl printed with small black Sanskrit syllables and a white cloth over his shoulder, and a gold bangle on his wrist. Blurred people in white and gold-bordered clothes sit around him in an indoor hall.2017-11-21 +1 copiesClose photograph of a bald, grey-bearded man in white clothing with a red shawl printed with script, eyes closed, holding a small crystal or glass object against his forehead in a meditative or initiation-style gesture. Behind him, a second man in white holds a similar object to his face. Warm pinkish lighting, blurred background with colourful cloth and a person in the far right.2015-05-24Close side view of a long-haired bearded man in a white shirt with a green lanyard, holding a small clear crystal or glass object to his forehead near the brow, with white vibhuti or marking visible on his brow. Other participants in white clothes sit blurred in the background, one in an orange garment at the top. The setting appears to be a seated gathering.2016-10-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested man seated on the floor, holding a small clear crystal or glass object to his forehead with his eyes closed, wearing a thin sacred cord over one shoulder and a red-and-gold patterned cloth. Behind him, people in white garments sit on red floor cushions in a hall, some with hands raised near their faces, and a plastic water bottle sits on the floor.2016-02-23March 17 20172017-03-17 +2 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in a meditation or initiation session at an indoor event. He has short grey hair and wears a white garment, a rudraksha mala necklace, and an orange-red shawl printed with the text Nithyanandam. He holds a small object near his forehead with one hand, wearing a gold ring and a red wrist thread. Blurred seated participants in white and yellow clothing, and an orange shawl on a man at the right, fill the background.2017-03-17