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Photograph of a courtyard initiation moment. On the left, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap, has a white stripe and red mark on his forehead and presses his hand to the forehead of a younger man. The younger man, bare-chested with rudraksha beads around his neck, has a red tilak on his brow and dark hair, looks up with a focused expression, and holds his palms together in front of him. Behind them are weathered stone walls and a wooden door with brass studs.

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May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a courtyard initiation. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a red tilak on his forehead, presses one hand to the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, bare-chested with a white sacred thread and rudraksha mala, has white ash marks on his forehead and face and sits with eyes lowered. Other hands holding a rudraksha mala and a small object are visible at the lower right. Behind them is a plastered wall and a carved wooden door with brass studs. The dreadlocked man has long matted hair, a beard and a red tilak, and his distinctive visible cues are a rust-orange shawl and dreadlocks; the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), shown performing the blessing as a priest.2018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 24 20172017-04-24April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair decorated with rudraksha beads, a rudraksha mala and bracelets, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless garment, presses his palm to the forehead of a seated young man with shaved-back hair who has eyes closed and bare shoulders. Behind them, two people in white and yellow dhoti-style garments stand near a golden carved wall. A white tilak marks the standing man's forehead. The scene suggests a ritual blessing, identified only by visible actions.2017-07-11April 24 20172017-04-24April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested devotee receiving a blessing as a long-haired man in a rust-red saffron wrap places one palm on the devotee's forehead and the other hand on his neck. The blessing man has a gold tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads, and gold paint markings on his shoulder; the appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long swept-back hair and saffron-toned clothing, shown as the person giving the blessing. Behind them a man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala and a brass ceremonial pillar glow softly in warm light. Three people are visible in the scene.2016-07-04