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A bare-chested man with short dark hair and closed eyes stands with his head bowed while a robed figure with long dreadlocked hair in a bun and a beard presses a hand to his forehead in blessing. The man wears a rudraksha mala and a red thread on his wrist; the blessing figure wears an orange-brown cloth and a pink and white flower garland. Behind them, a man with raised hands, a gold ceremonial headpiece and white-clothed onlookers are visible. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall.

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Close photo of a shirtless man with short dark hair, a red thread around his neck, receiving a blessing as a robed figure with long matted hair and a pink-and-white flower garland places a hand on his forehead. The blessing figure wears saffron-orange cloth and has a braided, dreadlocked hairstyle; a gold ritual vessel and gold-toned objects appear behind them, with a blurred figure in light clothing in the background. Two people are visible.2017-05-22A photograph of a darshan blessing in a hall with deep red curtains and gold-coloured ritual items in the foreground. A bare-chested man with a sandalwood-pasted forehead kneels with folded hands and receives a blessing. A standing figure in saffron-orange cloth with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband and a pink-and-white flower garland places his palm on the kneeling devotee's forehead. Other devotees stand behind, one bare-chested wearing a rudraksha mala and gold chain, another in white with a red tilak. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a Nithya Kriya Yoga energy darshan.2017-08-23A photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha bracelets, gold earrings and a gold necklace, touching the crown of a kneeling devotee's head with his right hand. The devotee, wearing a rudraksha mala and bowing with palms raised, has his eyes closed. Behind them stands a golden deity murti and blurred figures in white dhotis and orange cloth. The ritual appears to be a blessing or pada puja. a person is the man giving blessing, identified by long swept-back dreadlocks, rudraksha bracelets and ornate gold jewellery.2017-07-07 +1 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22A photograph of a diksha-style initiation. A young man with long dreadlocks and eyes closed wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and has a rudraksha mala at his neck and wrists. A second man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his right hand on the young man's forehead. Behind them, a golden kalasha-like brass vessel and other people in white ritual clothes with gold borders stand nearby. A small purple bird logo appears at the top left.2017-05-30May 28 20172017-05-28May 28 20172017-05-28August 22 20172017-08-22May 28 20172017-05-28A photograph of a darshan in progress. A man with long dreadlocks, a leopard-print headband, a pink-and-white flower garland and a gold armlet sits on the left, saffron-red garments visible, extending his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated devotee with white vibhuti markings and rudraksha beads. The devotee raises his palm in blessing reception. Behind them stand several people in red, white and cream clothes with white forehead markings, and a woman in a rust-coloured sari with a mala. Gold ornate ritual objects and a yellow-and-red decorated banner are in the foreground and background. Other people are partially visible in the crowd.2017-08-23A photograph of a sannyasi with long dark matted hair and a red-and-white flower garland performing a blessing on a bare-chested male devotee who has a vertical tilak on his forehead. The sannyasi's right palm presses onto the devotee's head while his left hand supports the devotee's arm. Behind them, several bare-chested men stand in white and orange dhotis wearing sacred threads, one holding a paper, and a figure with long hair and beaded necklaces sits near a large ornate golden vessel and a brass pedestal. Golden ornaments are visible at the left edge of the frame.2017-05-28August 22 20172017-08-22