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A photograph of a sannyasi with a bare chest and an orange-red shawl, long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a red-and-brown crown-like headwrap with rudraksha beads, placing his right palm on the forehead of a young bearded man in a red shirt with rudraksha mala. The young man has closed eyes and a smile. Behind them, framed photographs of a deity murti hang at the side, and several people in white and orange stand watching in a dim hall. The scene looks like an initiation blessing.

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April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocks wrapped in a thick red-orange cloth band and a beaded rudraksha-style headband places his right hand on the head of a young man in a blue shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The priest wears a red-orange shawl over his shoulder and a beaded mala. Behind them, devotees in red and white clothing and a framed picture are visible. The priest's appearance is not clearly that of a specific known individual, so no identity is asserted.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of an initiation-style blessing at an indoor event. A bare-chested man with long hair wrapped in a thick red-orange turban and rudraksha beads stands at right, placing his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white embroidered kurta with a beaded rudraksha necklace. Behind them, a saffron-robed figure with a brown matted topknot and red forehead marks stands near a framed photograph of a figure in ornate white garments. Other people stand blurred in the background against a dark backdrop with a red panel.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of an initiation moment: a bare-chested sannyasi with a long braided red-orange cloth wrapped on his head and rudraksha malas over his shoulder places his hand on the head of a seated man in a pale pink kurta with a rudraksha mala. Beside them a second ascetic with matted dreadlocks and a red tilak holds up a small printed card bearing a portrait. Another person in a red cloth stands behind. The sannyasi on the right appears to be the central officiant; no candidate for a person's appearance is clearly established from the visible cues, so the identity is uncertain.2018-04-30A photograph of an initiation moment at an indoor event. A monastic figure in a red-orange wrap and a red braided wrap over long dreadlocks, with a rudraksha bead band across the head, presses both hands onto the head of a seated man in a white top and rudraksha mala. A second monastic figure with a brown matted topknot and red tilak holds up a small pink card with a printed portrait. Behind them, a man in a light blue shirt with a rudraksha mala and other attendees stand in a dim hall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identity is asserted.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of a seated, bare-shouldered man in a red-orange wrap, with long hair coiled into a red braided crown, placing his right hand on the head of a young man in a black t-shirt and red-thread neck cord, with another hand offering a thread above. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari with rudraksha beads sits beside a carved ornate peetha with leopard-print cushion, and attendants in white and red stand in a hall. a person: the seated man's long hair, red braided crown, red-orange drape and rudraksha cues match the page's visible-role description, the ritual is a special initiation-style blessing with a sacred thread.2018-04-30