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A photograph of a bare-backed, shaved-scalp devotee seen from behind, his hands raised to the sides of his head as he receives a blessing. Beside him a figure with a tall black turban topped by a gold crescent ornament wears a red-and-pink flower garland, a gold chest pendant and a gold necklace, and places hands near the devotee's head. Warm red lighting and dark background suggest an indoor ceremony.

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March 06 20162016-03-06March 06 20162016-03-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair swept up and a gold crescent ornament at the crown, wearing a rudraksha-style dark mala and layered gold chain, a brown-red garment, and a multi-coloured floral garland across his shoulders. His forehead bears white and red markings. Beside him, a shirtless man with his back to the camera raises both hands in a blessing or ritual gesture, and another devotee's arm is raised behind him, lit by warm orange light against a dark setting. Two sets of hands are raised toward the seated figure in what appears to be a ritual blessing.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesPhotograph of a bare-chested priest in white sacred markings and an orange-red dhoti, his back to the camera, touching the forehead of a seated man with long dark braided hair, a beard, a tilak and ceremonial gold necklaces, dressed in a deep red-brown robe. The seated man sits before a large ornate gold throne-like seat. Behind them a woman in a red-brown sari with a rudraksha mala and a man in a light garment stand in the dim background. The priest's raised palm rests near the seated man's cheek in a blessing gesture. The seated man is in the foreground with ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, and the scene reads as a blessing or abhishekam-style ceremony at night.2016-09-09A photograph of a Shaktipada initiation during the Sadashivoham event. A bare-chested man with a grey crew cut kneels with a red cloth band over his eyes while a robed priest presses his fingers to the man's forehead. The priest has white vibhuti lines, a dark rudraksha mala and gold bangles. On the right, a bearded figure in maroon robes wears a garland of pink and white flowers and gold armlets, and beside him stands a seated attendant in a red-and-gold shawl. Other people in red and white garments are blurred in the background.2016-12-02A bare-chested older man with grey hair, white forehead marking and a rudraksha mala with a red-and-white shawl stands with arms raised while a long-haired bearded man with a dark red-orange wrap presses his fingers to the first man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and red shawl with a mala stands in a warmly lit room with maroon curtains and a brass railing, a traditional spiritual transmission scene.2017-08-08 +1 copies