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Photo of an initiation blessing in a crowded hall. A bare-chested, bearded man with curly hair and a white forehead mark bows while a dreadlocked figure with green-dyed locks, a red rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces places a hand on his head. Other shirtless, dreadlocked participants with red and brown beads stand behind them, and a few men in white or yellow clothes watch in the background against red curtains.

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A photograph of a Vishesha Deeksha initiation with a white-haired elderly man kneeling, eyes closed, while two men in saffron and orange robes attend him. A young man in an orange shawl with long brown dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala beads and gold necklace stands behind him, holding a brass vessel, while a bearded man with long dark dreadlocks, gold earrings and rudraksha beads sits at right touching the initiate's head. Other attendants are partly visible at the top edge in orange clothing. The initiate has white ash markings on the forehead. a person's appearance is not clearly established among these figures, so the role of each person is described instead.2018-01-13May 06 20182018-05-06Stage photograph of a dimly lit, blue-and-purple toned ceremony. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha band across his forehead, a bare shoulder and a thick garland of red, orange and yellow roses is raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck, who has his palm raised in return. Behind them a woman in a white patterned dress and other figures stand watching, and a silver ceremonial pillar is at the left edge.2018-04-15A ritual scene in an indoor hall with maroon drapes and a silver-coloured pillar. A bearded man with long matted locks and a green and pink floral garland, wearing a rust-orange cloth, stretches his arm to press his palm to the forehead of a smiling man in a white shirt and grey trousers, who holds up an orange fruit. Behind them stand a woman in a red-brown sari with a rudraksha-style necklace and a woman in a green sari, both watching. On the right, a bearded man in a white and gold-bordered dhoti with rudraksha beads on his arm and neck stands near a man in orange cloth. a person appears as the central figure in orange clothing with a garland and long locks, and this is a photo.2017-02-02December 16 20172017-12-16May 06 20182018-05-06A photograph of a darshan moment on a stage with a dark backdrop. A man on the right with long, swept-back dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, a leopard-print garment, a gold pendant, a rudraksha mala and layered beaded necklaces places his hand on the head of a woman with long straight dark hair who wears a pink floral top. To the left a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and bows his head; a child in a white outfit with rudraksha beads stands in the foreground, and another head is visible in the middle. Silver ceremonial staffs and a golden arch frame the scene. a person is the man on the right, given his long swept-back hair, leopard-print clothing and rudraksha and beaded adornments, identified from the page caption.2017-12-22January 13 20182018-01-13 +1 copiesAugust 09 20152015-08-09December 22 20172017-12-22A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a short beard, bare-shouldered, wearing a maroon wrap and a dense rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace. He has white sacred ash markings on his forehead and a red bindi, and smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a second person with long dreadlocks, who wears a white garment, a rudraksha mala and a hoop earring. A third person's hand is visible at lower left. A shiny silver backdrop is behind them. a person: the man shows long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, consistent with the page; he is performing a blessing.2017-12-16December 12 20162016-12-12