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A photograph of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl printed with dark Sanskrit-style script, eyes closed and palms raised in reverence, receiving a blessing as a performer dressed as Lord Shiva places her hand on his forehead. The performer wears a crescent moon crown with rudraksha beads in her dark hair, gold earrings, a pink and white floral garland, and a gold cloth at the edge of the frame. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing stand in a hall, and a man in white with an orange scarf is partly visible. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment inside an ashram hall.

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March 14 20172017-03-14March 14 20172017-03-14May 09 20172017-05-09March 14 20172017-03-14A photograph of a diksha-style initiation. A young man with long dreadlocks and eyes closed wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and has a rudraksha mala at his neck and wrists. A second man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his right hand on the young man's forehead. Behind them, a golden kalasha-like brass vessel and other people in white ritual clothes with gold borders stand nearby. A small purple bird logo appears at the top left.2017-05-30March 14 20172017-03-14April 25 20172017-04-25March 23 20142014-03-23A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A shaved-headed man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl raises his palm while another man, bare-chested with long dreadlocked hair and a pink-and-white flower garland, presses his fingers to the first man's forehead. Several people in white and orange-red stoles stand in the background, and a seated crowd is visible at left. A brass figure and offering objects sit in the foreground. Pale orange tilaka marks the forehead of the blessed man.2017-05-04April 25 20172017-04-25March 14 20172017-03-14April 24 20172017-04-24