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A photograph of a devotional ceremony in a hall with red and gold tones. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in a white kurta wears a long orange shawl printed with repeated text and a dark rudraksha mala, his hands raised and palms open as he bows forward. Facing him on the right, a bearded man with long dreadlocks wears a pink and blue flower garland and bare shoulders, seated beside a gold-trimmed pole. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and gold-bordered dhoti holds a video camera on a tripod, and other white-clad devotees stand with hands folded. A low wooden offering tray with red compartments sits in the lower right.

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A shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with bowed head while a bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, drapes a long orange saffron sash inscribed with black text over his shoulders. A cameraman with a tripod and other people in white clothes stand in the background. A wooden compartmented tray with red interior sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be an initiation or honouring ceremony.2017-04-21A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in white kurta with eyes closed and palms raised, who wears an orange scarf printed with script and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, and a camera operator on a tripod stands at left. A long staff rises at right, with an orange cloth and offerings on a stand beside it. a person: the dreadlocked man with the flower garland is the presiding figure giving the blessing.2017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a pink and blue flower garland, places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta who has an orange scarf printed with Sanskrit text draped over his shoulders. The seated man holds up his left hand with palm outward and eyes closed. Behind them a cameraman films beside a tripod, and devotees in white clothes stand with folded hands at the right. A gold-framed mirror and maroon curtain form the backdrop. The gesture appears to be a blessing or initiation. Appearance-based cues on the blessing figure (long dreadlocks, beard, bare chest, flower garland) suggest a person but the identity is uncertain, so he is described by role and marked unsure.2017-04-21February 28 20172017-02-28May 05 20172017-05-05A photograph of a devotee in white clothes bowing and receiving an orange shawl printed with script around his neck from a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, a beard, and a pink and blue flower garland, bare-chested with a wrap. Behind them stand white-clad attendants, one holding a camera on a tripod, and a man with palms pressed in namaste. Gold and red wooden furnishings and a maroon curtain frame the setting. Visible people: about four.2017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at a satsang gathering. A shaved-headed man in a white kurta and orange shawl with printed text, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises his right palm while another man places his hand on his forehead. The blessing man has long dark dreadlocks, a full beard, a bare upper body and a pink and white flower garland. Behind them stand other figures in white and orange, and a blurred audience sits in the background.2017-05-04A photo of a ceremonial exchange in a hall with maroon drapes and a gold railing. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks and a full beard wears a large garland of pink and white flowers and smiles toward a younger man on the left. The younger man wears a white kurta, an orange shawl printed with script, a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, and he leans in with hands near the wooden platform edge. Behind them a standing man in white with a rudraksha mala holds his hands folded in greeting, and a cameraman with a tripod is visible. A man in a saffron-and-gold garment stands with a long golden staff. The top-left corner shows a small purple logo, and a pictured copyright notice is in the lower right.2017-04-21May 05 20172017-05-05