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Photograph of a ceremonial moment in a pink-lit hall. A bearded older man in white with a pale marked forehead on the left reaches toward sacred threads or cloth. In the centre, a younger man in orange garments with a long orange-red beaded mala and layered necklaces holds an offering. On the right, a man with long dreadlocks wrapped up in a crown of rudraksha beads, wearing an orange-red shawl, reaches forward with a rudraksha bracelet, smiling. Other bare-chested men stand behind, and a tall silver ritual vessel appears at upper right.

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December 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesApril 16 20182018-04-16 +1 copiesJuly 28 20172017-07-28A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple hall. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-brown robe and a long rudraksha mala, sits on the right holding a white thread or cord that he places against the head of an elderly bald-headed man in white clothing with a bead garland. Two shirtless men in orange cloth on the left, one with a braided orange sash, attend the rite. A multicolored umbrella with floral patterns and a silver throne-like seat appear behind. The image shows a blessing or ritual tying of a sacred thread.2017-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual scene in a temple hall. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown robe and multiple rudraksha malas, smiles while touching a card or small printed item to the forehead of a seated man with a shaved, greying head who has white ash lines on his bare shoulders and wears an orange-saffron cloth. To the left, two attendants in orange-saffron garments and beaded necklaces stand with their backs to the camera, one with a long braided plait. Behind them a red, blue and green ornamental umbrella hangs above gilded decorations. Four physical people are visible. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan exchange.2017-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20172017-12-31 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dreadlocks wrapped in a headband of rudraksha beads, wearing a maroon sleeveless wrap and a large rudraksha necklace, leans forward to touch a paper or cloth strip to the forehead of a bare-chested man with his eyes closed. A bare-chested devotee with rudraksha bracelets holds the strip from the other side. Behind them a woman in white and another in a red top look on. A metal vessel sits at the lower left edge. a person: the dreadlocked man in maroon with rudraksha beads is the.2018-04-16 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20172017-09-17September 17 20172017-09-17A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a headband of rudraksha beads, wearing a maroon sleeveless drape and a rudraksha mala necklace, reaching forward with his right arm to apply a white paste or prasad to the forehead of a bare-chested man in the foreground. Several other people stand behind, including a smiling woman in a white sari and a person in white at right; a glass vessel sits at lower left. The setting appears to be an indoor gathering or satsang. a person: the man has long dreadlocks, a rudraksha headband and necklace, and maroon robe, consistent with the page's description of him as the presiding teacher performing the blessing.2018-04-16 +1 copies