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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual indoors. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a thick gold necklace touches the forehead of an older bald man in a white kurta who holds his palms together and has a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several women in white and orange saris with rudraksha malas stand, and a small golden deity murti holds a brass oil lamp on a golden tray. The bare-chested man has distinctive long dreadlocks and gold ornaments, a person candidate; his role is officiating the blessing. The older man in white is a devotee receiving the blessing.

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August 15 20172017-08-15July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesJune 24 20172017-06-24September 05 20142014-09-05September 11 20142014-09-11September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in a warmly lit hall. A man with a swept-back dark ponytail, a white tilak on his forehead, gold-bead necklaces and an orange-red garment with gold border places his right palm on the forehead of an older man with grey hair and moustache. The older man wears a white kurta and raises both hands, palms out, in reception. A woman in white with a green pendant sits with eyes closed at right. Gold ornaments and a gold object sit in the foreground against a textured gold wall. Probable Swamiji's cues include the swept-back hair, gold necklaces and saffron-orange garment, and he is the one giving the blessing.2014-01-04A 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.2017-06-24August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man with a dark beard wearing a rust-orange shawl and a white flower garland, placing his right hand on the bald head of a clean-shaven man in a white kurta who stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The blessing takes place before a warm golden-lit backdrop with ornate carved elements. Behind them, a woman in a white sari and another in maroon stand watching in a bright hall. Looks like a blessing moment in an ashram satsang.2016-10-01June 24 20172017-06-24A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple-like hall. A man with long matted dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red cloth, a heavy gold bead necklace, gold armlets and red beaded bracelets, extends his right arm to press his palm onto the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, bare-chested with a sacred thread and a vertical white mark on his forehead, presses his palms together in reverence. In front is a small golden deity murti of a goddess with a crown and necklaces, flanked by bird figures. Behind them stand people in white dhotis and a woman in a saffron-brown sari with rudraksha beads, against a wooden pillar. The man with dreadlocks appears to be a person, given his long hair, rudraksha-style adornments and gold necklace, but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-07-07