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A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor event hall. A man with long dark hair, a full beard and a rust-red shawl over a bare chest, wearing gold ceremonial necklaces, presses both hands onto the head of a seated man in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala, with a gold ring visible on one hand. Behind them, a young woman with a red bindi and a rudraksha necklace watches closely, and other women in pink and cream saris stand near draped green and red garlands. Purple stage lighting falls across the scene.

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April 26 20182018-04-26April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of a long-haired, bearded man with dreadlocks, bare-chested and draped in a rust-red cloth, with a gold necklace and rudraksha bracelets on his wrist, applying a mark to the forehead of a man in a white shirt at close range. Behind them stands a pink-and-gold deity murti garlanded with red flowers, against an ornate carved temple backdrop. The bearded man holds a small paper slip in his hand during the blessing. a person is shown in a ritual blessing of a devotee in front of the deity; the cues are long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha bracelets, a gold necklace and rust-red clothing.2018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of an initiation moment in front of a colourful deity display with garlanded murtis. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested under a rust-red shawl and wearing a gold-and-bead necklace, places his right hand on the crown of a grey-haired man in a yellow kurta with rudraksha beads, who sits with hands folded in reverence. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari with rudraksha malas smiles, a woman in white and gold stands nearby, and a woman in a floral print dress with a peach shawl and beaded necklaces watches.2018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 23 20182018-04-23April 30 20182018-04-30December 12 20162016-12-12A 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 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25A photograph of a satsang-style gathering in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man in a rust-orange garment with a wrap, a long dark braid, and a rudraksha-style bead mala sits and touches the forehead of a young bearded man in a white t-shirt and orange-red patterned shawl, who holds his palm up in front of his face with eyes closed. A yellow tilak is marked on the first man's forehead. Behind them, devotees in orange and white garments with orange shawls sit on mats, and a golden staff and a small electronic device with drumsticks rest on the floor. A woman in a floral white dress stands at the right edge, and a deity murti is visible in the background.2015-10-10April 30 20182018-04-30A seated man in a red robe and long swept-up black hair, wearing a red rudraksha-style mala and a red wrap, reaches out to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in a cream kurta with a red shawl. The seated figure sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne in front of a decorated deity murti garlanded with orange flowers. Behind them, other devotees in red and orange shawls watch. A wooden tray or box sits nearby. The seated man is a person by appearance cues: swept-up hair, red ceremonial robe, and beaded mala, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2015-12-26