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A photograph of a darshan moment in a hall with golden ritual objects in the foreground. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red wrap and rudraksha mala, extends his right hand to press the forehead of a bare-chested man who holds a small printed paper and raises both palms in devotion. Behind them women in white and cream saris with kumkum and vibhuti marks stand and watch with eyes lowered. Gold kalasha-style vessels and brass items sit in the foreground beside a red curtain.

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August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20A photograph of a darshan moment during a Nithya Kriya Yoga program. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a red-brown cloth over his shoulder touches the forehead of a bare-chested devotee with his right hand. The devotee has closed eyes, a sandalwood-type mark on his chest, rudraksha bead bracelets and a gold pendant, and holds a small printed paper slip. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands among onlookers, and gold ceremonial objects are in the foreground. The man with dreadlocks has distinctive long dreadlocks and a red-brown cloth, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare upper body, presses his right palm onto the forehead of a seated young man who has white sacred ash marks on his brow and a rudraksha-beaded necklace. Behind them, several women in white and cream saris and one in a maroon blouse watch; gold-coloured ritual vessels and a golden deity murti stand in the foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment in a temple-style hall.2017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20August 20 20172017-08-20A photograph of a ritual blessing at a Nithya Kriya Yoga session. A man with long dreadlocks and bare upper body, wearing a rust-orange cloth, extends his right hand and places it on the head of a seated man in a white shirt who has his palms joined in namaste. Behind them, several women in cream and gold-bordered saris and gold necklaces stand watching, one with a white forehead mark. In the foreground are ornate gold ceremonial objects including a gold trident-shaped finial and a gold lion-like figure.2017-08-20