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A photograph of a ritual blessing. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and an orange-red sash stands at left, his right hand raised to touch the crown of a clean-shaven young man in white, who holds his palms together in namaste with a small red thread on his wrist. A woman in a white head covering holds a printed sheet and presses her hands in prayer beside him. Behind them a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari stands, and a red-and-gold edged garment is visible at right. The setting is an indoor hall with a red curtain and a glowing red sign.

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July 30 20172017-07-30August 16 20172017-08-16A photograph of a ritual initiation in a hall. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a rust-orange sleeveless robe reaches forward to place his hand on the head of a smiling man in white ritual clothes, who has his palms pressed together in respect. Behind them a golden deity murti and a brass vessel sit on a cloth, with a small golden bird figure in the foreground. Other devotees in white and orange shawls and a woman with a braided bun watch from behind, and a standing fan is visible at left.2017-08-03July 30 20172017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesJuly 06 20132013-07-06A photo of a healer's initiation at a KAILASA event. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and an orange-brown shawl draped over his shoulder reaches forward and rests his right hand on the forehead of a seated young man with brown hair and a beard, who wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white undershirt with hands pressed together in namaste. The dreadlocked man holds a small printed card bearing a standing figure beside the devotee's head. Behind them a woman in dark clothes with a red bindi and gold bangles holds up a card, and other participants sit in the blurred background.2018-04-13 +1 copiesApril 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 09 20172017-08-09July 06 20132013-07-06Indoor photo of a robed man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead band and an orange-and-gold shawl over bare shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala, pressing his hands on the heads of seated devotees. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala sit close, eyes lowered, as hands are placed on their heads. Behind them, a gold-patterned wall and a red curtain. a person by the dreadlocks, shawl and rudraksha cues, performing a blessing or energy transmission; the other two are devotees.2017-08-09