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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple setting. A man with long dark swept-back hair, white forehead marking, rudraksha bracelets and a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulders, and wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, places his right palm on the crown of a shaved-headed, bare-chested devotee who bows his head forward. The devotee wears rudraksha beads and white ash on his forehead. Behind them a priest in white clothes with a rudraksha mala stands, and orange and yellow drapery and a silver-toned decorative item fill the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated blessing figure shows long swept-back hair, rudraksha bracelets, a gold ceremonial necklace and a rust-red shawl.

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October 01 20172017-10-01A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a short beard, bare-shouldered and wrapped in a rust-red cloth, with gold ornaments, gold necklace, gold earring and red-orange rudraksha bracelets, placing his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. The seated man has his palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them stands a gold deity murti with a crown.2017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03A photo of a ceremonial blessing in a temple-like interior. A seated man in a deep red-maroon dhoti and shawl, with long dreadlocked hair, a gold necklace with a large pendant, gold-beaded necklaces, and red beaded bracelets, places both hands on the head of a bare-chested man who is bowed forward, wearing a white dhoti. A second man in orange and white robes with long beaded necklaces and a white forehead mark stands behind, holding a small white paper or cloth. Golden decorations and an orange-clad figure appear in the background, and a carved stone lion sits in the foreground. The seated figure is a person by appearance, with dreadlocked hair, gold ornaments and red-saffron clothing.2017-10-01A photograph of a ritual initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a dark red turban decorated with gold ornaments, a gold ceremonial necklace, multiple rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala, and a beard stands in profile, cupping the head of a seated man with short dark hair. The seated man wears a saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha bracelet and has white markings on his forehead. A blurred golden structure and an orange-clad figure appear in the background. The dreadlocked man's appearance and distinctive ceremonial adornments are consistent with a person, giving a blessing to the devotee in a darshan setting.2017-06-27A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a long gold chain with rudraksha malas on his arm and neck, placing his hand on the forehead of a bald, older man in a saffron-orange shawl with rudraksha beads. The long-haired figure has a white tilak on his forehead and gold earrings. Behind them, a gold deity murti and a gold-trimmed pillar are visible, along with a tripod and other people in white. Another person's hand rests near a golden figure in the lower foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment in a temple setting.2017-07-07October 01 20172017-10-01September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested man in a deep red-maroon wrap-cloth with a gold-trimmed red turban, long dreadlocked hair and gold ear ornaments and a gold necklace, placing his right hand on the head of a seated devotee in an orange-red cloth with a rudraksha mala and printed script. The devotee kneels with raised left arm and head tilted back toward the giver, holding a folded white paper. Behind them, gold pillars and blurred attendees in white and yellow-striped dhotis and devotees complete a temple-hall initiation scene. Rudraksha bracelets are visible on both arms.2017-06-27 +1 copiesOctober 15 20172017-10-15A nighttime photograph of a ritual initiation. A figure with long matted dreadlocks, a horned crown-like topknot, a leopard-print headwrap, large gold hoop earring, beaded bracelets and a rust-red shawl stands behind and touches the forehead of a bare-chested young man with white ash marks on his forehead and chest. The young man wears a white thread and a rudraksha-style pendant. Other bare-chested men with white markings stand in the background, and a brass plate with flower garlands is visible at the lower edge. Colourful bokeh lights fill the background.2017-08-22A photograph of a seated man with long swept-back hair, a crown-less sannyasi-style figure in a deep maroon/rust wrap, wearing a heavy gold necklace with large ornate pendant and rudraksha malas, smiling and raising his right hand in blessing toward the bowed, bare-chested head of a kneeling devotee in white dhoti with white sacred ash markings. To the left a standing priest in white dhoti with rudraksha malas holds a folded paper, and behind them are several people in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha necklaces, one wearing an orange turban. The scene shows a blessing or initiation gesture in a ritual setting.2017-09-17