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A smiling young man with short black hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, stands with a long red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck and a red thread bracelet on his wrist. He raises his hands to his face as a long-haired figure in front, wearing a garland of pink and white flowers, touches his forehead with one hand. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing stand in a red-walled hall, with a glowing orange light on the left and a golden curtain edge on the right.

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A photograph of a ceremony in which a long-haired man with a beard, wearing a garland of pink roses and white flowers over a reddish-brown shawl, places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling shaved-headed man in white cloth with an orange border and a rudraksha mala. The smiling man raises his left hand in front. Other men in white dhotis with golden-yellow borders stand behind them, and a brass vessel is visible at lower left. The setting appears to be a temple or ritual hall. The long-haired man's clothing and garland are distinctive, but his identity is not established from appearance alone.2017-05-28A 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.2017-02-27March 03 20172017-03-03February 27 20172017-02-27April 23 20172017-04-23March 03 20172017-03-03A photograph of a sannyas-style initiation moment. A young bare-chested man with slicked-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a white and yellow wrap stands on the left, smiling with one palm raised while another person presses the palm of a hand onto his forehead. The person doing the blessing has long dark dreadlocked hair and wears a garland of pink roses and white flowers strung with gold thread, and is bare-shouldered. Other people in white garments stand behind them, and a gilded object is visible at upper right.2017-05-28A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A bald man in white clothes with an orange sash and a rudraksha mala raises one hand while a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a pink and white flower garland presses his fingers to the first man's forehead, which shows a yellow tilak. Several other people in white and orange robes stand behind them, and a red-curtained backdrop with a blurred crowd appears at the left edge.2017-05-04May 28 20172017-05-28A photograph of a sannyas initiation moment. A bare-chested young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread stands with eyes closed as a man with long dreadlocks, wearing a pink and white flower garland and a reddish-brown shawl, presses his palm to the young man's forehead. Behind them, several people in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces stand, and a woman with a red bindi and gold necklace looks on. The dreadlocked man has distinctive long hair, garland and shawl cues, so this is a person appearance, shown as an in-person blessing gesture.2017-05-28A 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.2017-05-04March 03 20172017-03-03