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A man with long dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, reaches out to touch the forehead of a bald, seated man in white clothing who wears a rudraksha necklace and bows with hands folded. Another bearded person in orange and a blurred crowd sit in the background against a white and red stage backdrop. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment during a ritual gathering.

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April 13 20182018-04-13April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of an initiation moment. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper torso, draped in a rust-orange shawl and wearing rudraksha mala beads, sits on an ornate red velvet throne with gilded carved armrest and raises his right hand to touch the head of a bare-chested, bearded devotee with a rudraksha necklace. Two other seated people in white and light clothing watch in the background, and a blurred stage backdrop with white and maroon panels fills the setting. a person (dreadlocks, rudraksha malas, orange shawl and a throne); presented in the role of initiator giving a blessing or healer's initiation touch.2018-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange shawl and rudraksha mala, with a white tilak on his forehead, seated on an ornate red-cushioned chair. He extends his right hand in a blessing gesture toward a bare-chested young man with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his chest, who bows his head forward. Behind them, blurred devotees and a golden backdrop suggest a ritual setting.2018-04-13 +1 copiesMay 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a red-draped hall. A man with long dark dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and a rust-orange wrap leans forward and presses his palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a red lanyard, who has his hands raised in reverence. Behind them a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala watches, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at the top left. A brass rail and a gold cloth edge the lower right. The scene resembles a darshan or blessing moment. a person is the central figure based on the long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala and orange wrap.2016-07-14April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copies