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A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a pink blouse leans forward and touches the forehead of a seated older woman with grey hair, holding a long rudraksha mala that hangs down her front. Around them, seated participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit on the floor, and a bare-chested man with a red shawl sits at left. Another person in a red-orange sari stands in the background among banners in red, blue and white. The setting is an indoor hall with bright lights and colourful decor.

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A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a pink blouse bends forward and touches the forehead of a seated elderly woman, who wears a white garment and a rudraksha mala. The woman standing wears a long rudraksha mala and bangles and has her hair pulled back. Around them, seated devotees in white clothes with saffron-orange shawls sit in a large hall; a man with bare torso and saffron wrap sits at left, and a standing figure in an orange-brown robe moves at back. Bright striped hangings and banners decorate the background.2017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17A woman with long dark hair, a white tilak on her forehead, a long rudraksha mala and a cream sari with an orange border leans forward to touch the forehead of a seated participant with dark hair. She holds a small brass vessel. Around her, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls fill a hall, and a figure in an orange-red sari stands in the background. Blurred oil lamps and warm lights appear behind them.2017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated initiation session in a hall. In the foreground, a woman in a cream saffron-bordered sari with a pink blouse and a long rudraksha mala leans forward to touch the forehead of a seated woman in white with an orange shawl. Nearby, other seated participants in white clothes and orange shawls wait, one with a purple head covering. Behind them, more participants sit in white and orange, and a man in a white shirt stands near the back. No one visible is identified as a person.2017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17March 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group in a hall during a Mandala initiation session. A woman in a cream sari with a pink blouse leans forward and reaches toward a seated devotee's forehead. Seated participants wear white clothes with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas; one woman wears a yellow and white sari. Others wear orange-red head coverings. Water bottles, small lamps and a tray of offerings sit on the floor. A man standing in the background wears a white kurta with rudraksha beads.2017-03-17A seated meditation session in a hall, with participants dressed in white. A woman in a pink blouse and cream sari stands and touches the forehead of a seated older woman in a white head covering and white clothes, wearing a rudraksha mala. Other participants in white, some with rudraksha malas and orange shawls, sit in chairs around them. The setting appears to be a Sadashivoham session with Inner Awakening initiation activity, possibly a mandala process or energy centre work.2017-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20172017-03-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a group initiation or puja session in a hall, with participants seated on the floor in white clothes and orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas. A woman in a cream sari with gold border and pink blouse leans forward, touching the forehead of a seated woman in white while holding a small object. A seated woman in a red headscarf and white clothes, a man in white with orange shawl, and others with white headbands sit around a tray with brass items, small triangular objects, candles and a water bottle. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this scene.2017-03-17