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Indoor photo of an initiation moment. A bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, a red-and-pink flower garland and orange-red cloth wrapped at his waist places his right palm on the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt. The seated man wears a dark rudraksha mala and holds an orange-red cloth with printed script around his neck. Behind them stand a silver trident, a golden lion-faced ornament and peacock feathers. A third person is partly visible at the right edge. a person performing the blessing; the visible cues are the long swept-back hair, garland and orange-red ceremonial cloth.

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July 16 20142014-07-16A standing man bare-shouldered in rust-orange cloth, wearing a red and pink flower garland with gold beaded necklaces and a white sacred ash mark on his forehead, places his right palm on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt. The devotee wears an orange shawl printed with black Tamil script. Behind them a large silver trident stands beside a golden deity murti and bamboo screens with red drapery and a peacock-feather fan at the left edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown performing blessing as an initiation-style gesture, with the visible flower garland, gold necklaces and orange cloth as cues.2014-07-16July 16 20142014-07-16A photograph of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall with a red curtain and gold drapery behind. A man in an orange-red robe with a pink and white flower garland and a white tilak on his forehead stretches his right hand to press it onto the forehead of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who has a white tilak and an orange-red shawl over his shoulders. Behind them is a silver trident-shaped staff and a golden deity or lion-like sculpture. The receiver bows his head forward while the blessing hand is raised. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure has long swept-back hair, an orange-red robe and a ceremonial flower garland, and is performing the blessing. The second man is a devotee receiving the blessing.2014-07-16July 23 20142014-07-23October 11 20142014-10-11May 01 20142014-05-01July 16 20142014-07-16May 01 20142014-05-01May 04 20142014-05-04July 14 20142014-07-14A seated man in saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, extends his right hand to bless the head of a standing devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala and bracelets. The blessing giver holds a folded paper in his other hand. Behind them are ornate golden lion-headed thrones, a silver trident, peacock-feather fans and a red patterned seat. A woman in the background wears a bindi and rudraksha mala. The setting is a satsang or darshan hall with a red and gold decor.2014-05-12