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A seated man in a rust-brown draped garment wears heavy gold necklaces and a gold pendant, with long dark hair and a trimmed beard. He raises his right hand to touch the head of a kneeling devotee with long dark hair, who bows forward with a white cord wrapped around the head. Behind them, shirtless young men in saffron-orange cloth wear rudraksha malas and a sadhu stands in a white-marked forehead pose. A gold-leaf backrest, red cushions, a microphone and a fan are visible, with flower petals on the seat. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation at a dais.

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August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a gold-decorated temple hall. A bearded man with long dark hair piled high, a white forehead mark, white-and-gold flower garland, gold earrings, and orange-and-maroon robes sits beside a golden trident-topped staff and blesses a kneeling man in a white dhoti with hands in anjali. He places his raised hand on the devotee's head. A woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala stands behind, holding folded orange cloths, and a folding fan is visible at lower left. Gold ornamental pillars and brass lamps fill the background.2017-04-30 +1 copiesNight photograph of a seated bearded man in a rust-orange robe, long dreadlocked hair with a rudraksha band, multiple beaded rudraksha malas and gold-toned necklaces, bare-shouldered, holding a long staff topped with a pink flower while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling young boy with curly hair, hands in anjali, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings. Behind him is an ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushion. Other people in white or orange sit in the background, including a man with ash markings and a saffron shawl near a stone pillar. A candidate for a person is shown seated on the throne giving blessing, consistent with an initiation or blessing ritual.2018-06-04A photograph of a ceremonial initiation moment in a gilded temple hall. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in rust-orange robes, wearing a thick white and gold flower garland, gold bangles and a gold earring. He holds a silver trident-staff in one hand and rests his other hand on the head of a younger man with short dark hair who bows forward, bare-shouldered, wearing a rudraksha mala and a folded saffron cloth placed before him. Behind them, other devotees in orange saris and saffron clothing sit in the background, a pedestal fan stands at right, and an ornate golden deity murti and brass lamp frame the setting.2017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA seated man in an rust-orange draped robe and multiple strands of rudraksha and gold-tone beads sits on a red cushioned throne with silver lion-shaped armrests, one hand resting on the head of a shirtless devotee kneeling before him with palms pressed together. Behind, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha malas holds a cloth or book near the kneeling devotee's head, while an orange-clad person stands at the left edge. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like ornament, and hoop earrings.2017-10-15A seated man with long dreadlocked hair knotted on top, a white-painted forehead, a full black beard and a heavy white flower garland over a saffron-red garment, raises his right hand to touch the head of a kneeling young boy bare-chested in a white dhoti with a beaded necklace and folded hands in namaskar. He holds a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari and rudraksha mala holds a stack of orange cloths, and a smiling woman in orange stands at right. Ornate gold-leafed carved panels and a brass lamp stand frame the temple-like setting.2017-04-30 +1 copies