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A photograph of an initiation moment in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a sacred thread-bead necklace touches the forehead of a seated man in white clothes with an orange-red patterned shawl, who sits with palms pressed together in anjali. The initiator has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and holds a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl and an older man in white and orange-red shawl look on, and a man in the foreground sits beside a small gold deity murti. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a framed item are visible in the background.

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June 24 20172017-06-24June 24 20172017-06-24A photograph of an initiation moment: a long-haired man with a bare upper torso, wearing an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated man in an orange-red shawl with printed script, who has a horizontal sacred ash mark. Behind them, figures in white and red-orange garments stand blurred, and a small gold deity murti sits in the foreground. The setting appears to be a ritual hall.2017-06-24June 24 20172017-06-24A photo of an initiation moment. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and a red-and-brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder places his right hand on the head of a young man on the left, who wears a white shirt, rudraksha beads and has his eyes closed with hands raised in devotion. Behind them stands a person in an orange-and-red checked shawl and a white dhoti with a yellow border, and a smiling man with a red bindi watches beside a small golden deity murti with a crown. Soft blurred background with a brass lamp at upper left.2017-06-24June 24 20172017-06-24August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a saffron-orange robe, red-orange beaded bracelets, gold earrings and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a smiling young man with short curly dark hair and a beard, who is bare-chested with an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind them a golden deity murti holds a brass oil lamp. Several onlookers in white dhotis and shawls, one with a brown and white beaded mala, and a woman in white with a camera stand nearby, with a red-and-white bindi visible. Probable Swamiji (probable) gives the blessing, identified by long swept-back hair, orange robe, gold ornaments and red-orange beads, while the recipient is a devotee receiving padapuja-style blessing.2017-07-07April 24 20172017-04-24A photograph of an initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and a rust-orange shawl with rudraksha beads presses both palms onto the head of a young man in a white shirt, who is bowed forward with eyes closed and one hand raised. Another man in white stands behind them, and golden ornamental figures and a red curtain fill the background.2017-06-24April 13 20182018-04-13A photo of an initiation moment. A man with short grey hair, wearing a white kurta, rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange shawl, kneels with both palms raised. Facing him, a bearded figure with long dark dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the kneeling man's forehead in blessing. Behind them stand people in rust-orange robes and a gold deity murti is visible at the right edge. The setting appears to be a ritual hall with a pink-toned backdrop and brass fittings.2017-05-09