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A photograph of a ritual initiation in progress. A bald man in a white kurta, wearing a saffron-orange shawl printed with script and a long rudraksha and gold bead mala, bows with palms open while a person with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland reaches to touch his forehead. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange clothing stand with a silver ceremonial staff and a gold figure visible at right. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment.

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A photograph of a ritual initiation. In the foreground, a clean-shaven man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl printed with black script and a long rudraksha mala with gold bead spacers. He stands with one hand raised palm-outward while another person's hand is pressed to his forehead. Behind him, figures in white and in rust-coloured silk stand with palms joined, and a silver ceremonial staff rises at right beside a gilded deity murti. A pink flower garland is draped on the person in the lower right. The setting is a pink-lit hall.2017-05-09A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at a satsang gathering. A shaved-headed man in a white kurta and orange shawl with printed text, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises his right palm while another man places his hand on his forehead. The blessing man has long dark dreadlocks, a full beard, a bare upper body and a pink and white flower garland. Behind them stand other figures in white and orange, and a blurred audience sits in the background.2017-05-04June 25 20172017-06-25A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A bald man in white clothes with an orange sash and a rudraksha mala raises one hand while a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a pink and white flower garland presses his fingers to the first man's forehead, which shows a yellow tilak. Several other people in white and orange robes stand behind them, and a red-curtained backdrop with a blurred crowd appears at the left edge.2017-05-04A photo of a ceremonial initiation moment. A bearded man with a shaved crown and long braided hair, wearing a white t-shirt, an orange shawl printed with Sanskrit mantra text, and a rudraksha mala, raises one hand palm-out while another hand touches his forehead. Behind him stands a figure in white clothing with gold beaded necklaces, and in the foreground a seated figure with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland is viewed from behind, performing the touch. A golden deity murti face and a silver trident-like object appear at right, with a pink blurred background.2017-05-09A photograph of a blessing moment in a ceremonial hall. A bald man in a white shirt and orange shawl printed with script, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, smiles while a hand rests on his forehead. In the foreground, the back of a long-haired man with a pink floral garland and a golden deity murti with a crown stand near him. Behind them, a large gilded deity murti and warm pink-purple lighting fill the background.2017-05-12May 01 20172017-05-01A photograph of a ritual initiation in a temple-style hall. A man with short greying hair and a white cotton shirt, wearing a gold-bead and rudraksha-style mala with an orange-and-white sash, sits with his palms raised and eyes lowered. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland, touches the forehead of the seated man with his fingers. Behind them a standing figure in rust-brown robes with a gold-edged shawl stands near a silver ritual vessel and a gold deity murti. Two people are visible in the foreground of the scene.2017-05-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A shaved-headed man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl raises his palm while another man, bare-chested with long dreadlocked hair and a pink-and-white flower garland, presses his fingers to the first man's forehead. Several people in white and orange-red stoles stand in the background, and a seated crowd is visible at left. A brass figure and offering objects sit in the foreground. Pale orange tilaka marks the forehead of the blessed man.2017-05-04May 04 20172017-05-04May 05 20172017-05-05A bare-chested man in a rust-orange turban and layered rudraksha malas with a gold-edged orange shawl places both palms on the forehead of a kneeling bearded devotee in white clothes and a black head covering with a dark band. The devotee wears an orange shawl printed with script and a gold bracelet. Behind them, other people in white and orange stand in a hall with red chairs and gold-patterned wallpaper. The turbaned figure has long swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial adornments, consistent with the a person appearance cues, presented as the one giving the blessing.2015-10-21 +1 copies