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A nighttime photograph of a ritual initiation. A figure with long matted dreadlocks, a horned crown-like topknot, a leopard-print headwrap, large gold hoop earring, beaded bracelets and a rust-red shawl stands behind and touches the forehead of a bare-chested young man with white ash marks on his forehead and chest. The young man wears a white thread and a rudraksha-style pendant. Other bare-chested men with white markings stand in the background, and a brass plate with flower garlands is visible at the lower edge. Colourful bokeh lights fill the background.

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August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22Close photograph of a ritual initiation during a Mandala Process. In the right foreground a figure with long dreadlocked hair wound into a high bun, a leopard-print cloth tied around the head, a small crown-like ornament, large gold hoop earring, rudraksha-style beaded bracelets and gold necklace, and a saffron-orange garment, places his right hand on the head of a bare-chested man with white and red marks on his forehead and a gold-and-red pendant necklace. That man stands with eyes closed and his left palm raised. Another devotee with white forehead markings is blurred behind them under warm stage lights. a person: the dreadlocked figure with crown ornament and saffron clothing is the officiating initiator, giving blessing through touch. Vishesha Deeksha initiation scene.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22Night-time ritual initiation scene with blurred coloured lights in the background. A long-haired figure in a rust-red shawl, wearing gold hoop earrings, a leopard-print headband, rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace, places a palm on the head of a bare-chested man with a beard, who has white ash on his forehead and body and a garland with a name badge around his neck. Other participants stand behind with raised hands.2017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22August 22 20172017-08-22A night-time photograph of a ritual initiation. A bare-chested man with a white ash mark and red bindi on his forehead, eyes closed, a flower garland and an ID badge on his chest, has his head touched by a robed figure with long matted dreadlocks, a leopard-print headband and a gold hoop earring. The robed figure wears a rust-red garment with gold border and many red-brown beaded bracelets. Other participants stand behind, some with raised palms, under colourful bokeh string lights.2017-08-22