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A photograph of a darshan in a temple-style hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a leopard-print headband, a pink and white flower garland and an orange-red shawl stands at right, placing his hand on the forehead of a seated man with short hair, moustache, a rudraksha mala and a name badge. Behind them is a large gold deity murti, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a lanyard and a saffron-clad man stand in the background. Gold ritual vessels sit in the foreground. a person is shown giving darshan to a devotee.

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July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated devotee with shaved head and bare upper body kneeling with palms pressed together while a man with long dreadlocks and a bare chest places his hand on the devotee's forehead in an initiation blessing. The devotee wears a yellow beaded necklace and has a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind them, women in rust-red and cream saris and a child with white tilak stand in a hall. Ornate gold ritual objects with floral and lion-like designs are in the foreground. The dreadlocked man wears a red-brown wrap and a red thread on his wrist, and the surrounding setting suggests a diksha or satsang ceremony.2017-09-04A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a saffron-orange robe, red-orange beaded bracelets, gold earrings and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a smiling young man with short curly dark hair and a beard, who is bare-chested with an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind them a golden deity murti holds a brass oil lamp. Several onlookers in white dhotis and shawls, one with a brown and white beaded mala, and a woman in white with a camera stand nearby, with a red-and-white bindi visible. Probable Swamiji (probable) gives the blessing, identified by long swept-back hair, orange robe, gold ornaments and red-orange beads, while the recipient is a devotee receiving padapuja-style blessing.2017-07-07A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple-like hall. A man with long matted dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red cloth, a heavy gold bead necklace, gold armlets and red beaded bracelets, extends his right arm to press his palm onto the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, bare-chested with a sacred thread and a vertical white mark on his forehead, presses his palms together in reverence. In front is a small golden deity murti of a goddess with a crown and necklaces, flanked by bird figures. Behind them stand people in white dhotis and a woman in a saffron-brown sari with rudraksha beads, against a wooden pillar. The man with dreadlocks appears to be a person, given his long hair, rudraksha-style adornments and gold necklace, but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-07-07A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and gold earrings presses both hands to the forehead of a seated, eyes-closed devotee in a white top with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked brow. A third hand holds a white strip of cloth above them. Behind, two women in white with orange-red shawls stand in a red-curtained hall, and a golden ceremonial vessel with ornate gold decoration sits in the lower foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or ritual anointing.2017-09-21 +1 copiesPhoto of a ritual blessing inside a gold-trimmed shrine room. A bare-chested devotee in a white and gold dhoti kneels with his head bowed. A man in a rust-red sleeveless robe with long dreadlocked hair pinned up, wearing rudraksha malas and a white forehead mark, places his hand on the devotee's head. Behind them, several men in white and gold dhotis stand, one holding a folded white packet with gold trim, and a figure in a red shawl with rudraksha beads. A gold deity murti stands on the right, with a small gilded framed picture and a blue-handled ceremonial staff nearby, set against a leopard-print cushion and striped floor mats.2017-07-11June 24 20172017-06-24August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a darshan moment in a hall with red curtains and golden deity murti in the foreground. A long-haired man with a crescent-shaped ornament on his head, a leopard-print headband, an orange-brown shawl and a pink and white flower garland reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated, shaved-headed man with grey hair, bare upper body, red kumkum on his brow and a gold bracelet, whose hands are raised in reverence. Behind them a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold chain looks on.2017-08-23January 02 20162016-01-02A photograph of a third-eye initiation during an Inner Awakening energy darshan. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-red shawl, gold necklace and gold bracelet, presses his fingers to the forehead of a young man with closed eyes, who wears a white-and-cream cloth draped over his shoulder and a red-and-gold pendant on a cord. Behind them stand other white-clad participants, one with a white and vibhuti forehead mark, and a polished gold metal deity face mask sits in the foreground. Two or three other figures are partly visible, with a few faces at the frame edge.2017-05-05 +1 copiesJuly 14 20172017-07-14 +1 copies