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A photograph of a shaktipat-style blessing session. A young man with shoulder-length light brown hair and a beard and moustache, wearing a white open-collared shirt, rudraksha mala and an orange shawl, has his forehead touched by a hand of a person in the foreground seen from behind, with long dark hair and a pink and white floral garland. Another man in white stands in the background near a red-orange light. The person in the foreground who is blessing has a red thread bracelet on the wrist.

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March 04 20172017-03-04February 27 20172017-02-27A young man with shoulder-length hair and a light beard stands bare-chested in a white dhoti-style wrap with a yellow edge, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a small amber pendant. His eyes are closed and his right palm is raised as another man, seen from behind with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland, presses a red-marked finger to his forehead. Behind them, a saffron-robed figure and a man in white stand in a room with red curtains and a bright red light. The second man in front wears a pink flower garland over a dark shawl, indicating a blessing or initiation-style ritual.2017-02-27A bare-chested man with curly brown hair and a beard stands with eyes closed and one palm raised, while a person in front of him with long dark braided hair, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, places a hand on his forehead. A rudraksha mala hangs across the man's chest with a white cord. Red curtains and blurred figures fill the background, with a yellow cloth at the right edge.2017-02-27A bearded young man with curly brown hair stands bare-chested with eyes closed and one hand raised, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange pendant on a white cord. A figure with long dark braided hair, wearing a pink and white flower garland, places a hand on his forehead in blessing. Behind them a second man in white clothing and red curtains are visible, with a warm blurred background and a yellow cloth edge at right.2017-02-27February 27 20172017-02-27Photograph of an initiation moment. A bearded man in a white t-shirt with a rudraksha mala and saffron-orange shawl, palms raised, receives a touch on his forehead from a seated figure with long dark matted hair, bare-shouldered and wearing a pink and white flower garland. Behind them, standing figures wear white clothes and orange-red shawls with rudraksha malas, and a trident rests at upper right beside a golden deity murti with a crown. The seated figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is described as a presiding teacher figure and no identity is asserted.2017-05-09March 14 20172017-03-14February 27 20172017-02-27May 11 20172017-05-11A bearded man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl inscribed with text stands with both arms raised while another man rests his palm on his forehead. The second man, seen from behind, has long dark hair, wears a pink and white lotus garland across his shoulders and a rudraksha mala, and appears bare-shouldered. Behind them, other people in white and orange shawls stand in a hall with red curtains and a pink wall.2017-04-23May 09 20172017-05-09