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Photograph of a temple interior at night during a ritual. A long-haired man with a long beard, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth, stands with his back to the camera and places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. Nearby a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and rudraksha mala holds a small card, and another woman in a white sari with a gold border stands beside her, while a woman in red-orange clothing stands further right. Red and white flower garlands hang overhead, and ornate silver grilles and a brass lamp stand in the foreground. Several other people are visible in the background. a person is the man in saffron cloth with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and bare chest, performing blessings.

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Temple ritual scene in a warmly lit hall. In the left foreground, a man with long dark hair and a rust-brown shawl, shirtless, reaches forward and touches the head of a bowing man in white dhoti and a gold-bordered cloth. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border holds a silver chain-hung vessel and stands near a silver-patterned pillar, while red flower garlands hang overhead. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari and other devotees in white stand in soft focus near a decorated altar with deity murti. The setting suggests a blessing or abhishekam-style puja.2018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24April 28 20162016-04-28May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11A photograph of an initiation moment at a Nithya Satsang event. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands in profile, extending his right arm to press his palm onto the forehead of a kneeling man with short dark hair who wears a cream-colored garment and a beaded necklace. The kneeling man raises both hands in a receptive gesture. Behind them, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a long rudraksha-style mala and forehead markings watches, while another woman in a cream and gold sari smiles, and additional devotees stand in the background. A golden ceremonial vessel is visible in the lower foreground.2017-09-04April 26 20182018-04-26A photograph inside a large white tented hall during a pratyaksha padapuja at a Vaicharik Mahasabha event. A figure seated in the foreground, with long dark hair swept back, a red-and-maroon cloth wrapped around the body, a garland of white and pink flowers, gold armlets and earrings, and a tall golden trident held upright, places a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white with a red shawl. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, red-and-maroon robe, garland, gold ornaments and trident) is presenting the blessing. Around them, devotees in white and red shawls with folded hands and rudraksha malas stand and sit on the floor, and a large crowd fills the background beneath decorative paper lanterns and banners.2016-05-20January 31 20162016-01-31May 11 20162016-05-11Indoor temple scene with a seated figure in a maroon robe and a red cushion on a golden throne backed by a gilded halo-style arch. He wears long strands of pink and green flower garlands and a red-and-gold ornamented piece. A bare-chested young man with long black hair and a white dhoti bends forward, pouring from a small pot over a bundle of white cloth and flower offerings on the throne steps, as part of ritual abhishekam. Attendants in orange and saffron robes stand nearby, and women in white and orange saris with gold necklaces watch, some holding threads. Large dark vessels sit at the base.2017-07-08 +1 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11