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A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing a leopard-print garment and rudraksha beads, raising his hand in blessing over a bowed devotee. Petals are scattered in his hair. He sits beside a silver lion throne. Behind him, a woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala holds up a printed sheet with a drawing; another woman in white and a man in white with an orange shawl bow and hold framed silver-toned images and a small silver figure. Scattered flower petals and a white-and-silver framed image complete the setting. The seated man is an appearance-based a person, with dreadlocks, rudraksha beads and a distinctive throne setting, presented as the person giving blessing.

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A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a stage. A man with long dreadlocks, adorned with small white flowers in his hair, reaches over a silver lion-shaped seat and places a rolled paper or cloth on the forehead of a smiling man in a white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala beads and wrist malas. A woman in a maroon sari with gold border stands behind, holding a framed picture and a small brass or silver ritual object. Silver lion sculptures, a leopard-print cloth on the right, and a dark backdrop frame the scene.2018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09A long-haired man with a beard, wearing yellow and white flowers in his hair and a bare upper body, presses his palm to the bald forehead of a smiling man in white ritual dress with a saffron-orange shawl and layered rudraksha malas. The recipient holds a framed white marble deity murti on a silver tray. Behind them, women in red and magenta saris and dhotis-clad attendants stand near silver lion sculptures, and framed photographs are visible. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation ritual.2018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09A photograph of a devotee ritual at an ashram event. A man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested and sprinkled with pink and yellow flower petals, leans forward and places his hand on the head of a young man in white kurta and a rudraksha mala. The young man kneels beside a silver lion-shaped seat. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari holds a framed silver-toned image of a seated deity with a halo, and a woman with red-brown hair stands nearby. Two ornate silver framed deity images rest on silver stands in the foreground. A silver pillar and a woman in blue sari are at the right edge. Several people in white and maroon clothing stand around, with no clearly identifiable a person in the scene.2018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09January 09 20182018-01-09