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A photograph of a crowded ritual gathering under white and red tent canopies with red drapes behind. A young man with bare chest and white sacred ash smeared on his body and forehead raises his hand to touch another young man's face, while the second man, bare-chested with a white cloth draped over one shoulder, looks on. Several young men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around, some with rudraksha beads, and a woman in a red sari with a red bindi and gold jewellery sits in the foreground holding a white cloth. Several people stand or sit nearby, some with heads bowed.

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April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a crowded ritual gathering inside a tent with red drapes. A young man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a saffron-orange cloth at the waist and a rudraksha mala, reaches out to touch the forehead of another young man, who has white paste markings and a white cloth draped over his shoulder. Nearby, a young man in a white kurta with a pendant necklace watches, and other bare-chested young men with white markings and gold pendant necklaces stand in the crowd. Some have white paste on their chests and foreheads. Several heads in the foreground are blurred. Overall the scene suggests a devotional initiation or blessing process. Four prominent people are shown.2017-04-03A photograph of a young boy in the foreground, bare-chested and marked with white ash on his shoulders and chest, wearing a white dhoti with gold-bordered yellow edges. He wears a red-and-gold thread necklace and a dark bead bracelet, and looks down while adjusting it. Behind and beside him, several other people in white dhotis, some bare-chested, stand or sit in a hall with red curtains. A woman with a long braid and a white-and-gold blouse is at the left edge.2017-04-03A photograph of a ritual preparation scene in a hall with red drapes. Several young male participants stand bare-chested wearing white dhotis, their torsos and arms marked with white ash or paste lines. A boy in the centre wears a white dhoti and a beaded necklace while touching his chest. A woman in a white blouse and white sari with a coral shoulder bag gestures and speaks to them. Other men in cream dhotis with gold borders stand nearby, one wearing a name badge. Attendees stand in the background.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of an energy darshan during an Inner Awakening session. A seated boy in a white dhoti-style cloth and a pendant necklace, eyes closed, receives a blessing as a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a white garland of pink and white flowers and a bracelet of red thread, presses his hand to the boy's forehead. Around them, participants in white kurtas and white clothing stand and sit, with a crowd further back. The boy holds a small card or booklet in his hand.2017-05-04A photograph of a large seated group of young men and boys, mostly bare-chested, wearing white dhoti-style cloth, sitting closely together on the floor during a ritual gathering. Many have white sacred ash or paste markings across the forehead, chest and arms. A wooden pillar stands in the right foreground. Several participants look toward the front with serious expressions. No a person candidate is clearly visible among those shown. The scene suggests a devotional initiation session, but the details are limited to the seated participants and their attire.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A shirtless young man with short dark hair stands in a crowded hall, looking down while he applies white paste to his own chest with his fingers. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered edge and a thin orange-and-beige cord with beads around his neck. Behind and beside him, other devotees in white dhotis and saris and a person in orange stand near a red curtain. A woman with a long braid in a white sari with a gold border is partly visible at the left edge. Ritual body markings in white paste mark the chest and upper arms of several people.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03