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A woman with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange draped garment and a red beaded necklace, faces a bald man in a white t-shirt with rudraksha-style beads and a pendant. Both have palms raised toward each other at head level as she touches his head during an initiation-style blessing. A gold drape and green foliage frame the background, with a red cushioned seat at left.

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A photograph of a diksha initiation at an outdoor-style stage with green foliage behind. A long-haired man in rust-orange clothing and a rudraksha mala wrapped around his neck reaches out to press his palm on the forehead of a balding older man in a white shirt with a red-and-white checked shawl and a white flower garland. The recipient has his hands raised and a smile, and a small badge hangs from his neck. A blurred seated audience and a golden cloth are visible in the background.2016-05-06March 26 20132013-03-26May 06 20162016-05-06A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style beaded mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, leaning forward to press his right palm onto the forehead of a younger man in a white shirt and black wristwatch, who has his eyes closed and palms raised in reverence. Both are smiling. A white pedestal fan and an air conditioning unit stand in the background. A blessing or diksha-style touch is shown.2013-07-01July 03 20132013-07-03May 09 20142014-05-09A photograph of two men in an indoor hall with a maroon curtain behind them. On the left, a long-haired man in a rust-orange shawl and orange-red garment with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead reaches up to place his hand on the palm of a shorter man on the right, who wears a white top, an orange-brown beaded mala and raises his arm. Both are smiling. Probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial garment and rudraksha beads, is the figure on the left, giving a high-five style blessing to the devotee in white.2013-03-29December 20 20132013-12-20May 14 20132013-05-14March 31 20132013-03-31December 13 20132013-12-13Indoor photo of a seated man with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder and a beaded mala, with white markings on his forehead, placing his palm on the forehead of a short-haired man in a white t-shirt with an orange-red shawl. The seated figure smiles while touching the other man's forehead in a blessing gesture, a common darshan or initiation moment. Behind them are a dark curtain, a white door and a green and silver decorated frame at left.2013-03-29