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A photograph of a ceremonial moment in which a bare-chested, long-haired bearded man in an orange-red garment and a pink-and-white flower garland ties an orange-red cloth with printed script around the head of a young man in a white kurta and rudraksha-style beads. A cameraman in white with a gold trim stands behind with a camera on a tripod, and other people in white and orange are visible in the background near a stage with a gold pole. The setting is a hall with a red curtain and a red-carpeted stage.

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April 21 20172017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21A shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with bowed head while a bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, drapes a long orange saffron sash inscribed with black text over his shoulders. A cameraman with a tripod and other people in white clothes stand in the background. A wooden compartmented tray with red interior sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be an initiation or honouring ceremony.2017-04-21A young man in a white kurta with a brown rudraksha mala around his neck stands before a bearded, long-haired figure with dreadlocks who wears a pink and white flower garland and bare upper body. The bearded figure drapes an orange saffron shawl printed with script over the young man's shoulders and chest. Behind them a cameraman in a white dhoti with gold border films on a tripod, and a few people in white stand near a gold pole. In the background at left, figures in red and orange clothing move on a stage under pink lighting.2017-04-21February 28 20172017-02-28A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in white kurta with eyes closed and palms raised, who wears an orange scarf printed with script and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, and a camera operator on a tripod stands at left. A long staff rises at right, with an orange cloth and offerings on a stand beside it. a person: the dreadlocked man with the flower garland is the presiding figure giving the blessing.2017-04-21A photo of a bare-chested man with long dark hair, a full beard and a thick rudraksha mala over his shoulders, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, placing his hand on the forehead of a young boy. The boy, in white clothes with a red-and-orange sacred-thread shawl printed in script, stands with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Behind them are red drapes, a golden pole, a seated man in white and a camera tripod. Swamiji (probable) is the man giving the blessing, identified by long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron wrap; the boy is a devotee receiving blessing.2016-07-14A photograph of a devotional ceremony in a hall with red and gold tones. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in a white kurta wears a long orange shawl printed with repeated text and a dark rudraksha mala, his hands raised and palms open as he bows forward. Facing him on the right, a bearded man with long dreadlocks wears a pink and blue flower garland and bare shoulders, seated beside a gold-trimmed pole. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and gold-bordered dhoti holds a video camera on a tripod, and other white-clad devotees stand with hands folded. A low wooden offering tray with red compartments sits in the lower right.2017-04-21A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dreadlocks and a dense rudraksha mala around his neck and a saffron-orange wrap places his palm on the forehead of a young man in a white kurta. The young man has a saffron scarf with printed text draped around his neck and a lanyard. Behind them, a man in an orange garment, a photographer with a camera, and a red curtain frame a gold-accented setting.2016-06-27A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A man in a white kurta with a red-brown rudraksha mala kneels with his eyes closed, palms raised outward, while a woman in a pink and cream flower-garlanded blouse presses a hand to his forehead. A rust-orange cloth with dark printed script drapes over his shoulders and neck. Behind them, a second person in white with a red thread on the wrist and a gold-trimmed white dhoti stands in the background, and blurred figures appear on the left.2017-02-28A photo of a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta with an orange-and-brown patterned shawl and wooden beads touching his forehead, his palms raised in a receiving gesture. Opposite him, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, presses his hand to the devotee's forehead in a blessing. Behind them, a few people in white and saffron clothing stand against a maroon curtain and a striped rug, with a red-cushioned wooden ledge in the foreground. The long-haired man with garland and bare-chested adornment is an appearance-based a person as the officiant, while the devotee receives initiation.2017-04-23A photograph of a ceremonial moment in which a man in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange robe with a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands over a seated devotee. The standing man, with a red turban and wrap, leans forward and drapes an orange cloth over the head of the kneeling man, who wears white clothes and a red beaded mala and bows his head. A brass gong hangs in the background, and pink flowers sit in the lower foreground. A ceremonial shawl-offering or blessing is taking place.2015-09-14