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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. In the centre, a bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with red and rudraksha malas is seated while a woman in an orange-and-gold sari, wearing a pink and white floral garland and gold bangles, presses her hand to his head. A long, bronze-coloured cloth and a flower garland are visible. A man in the background wears an orange headband and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, yellow marigold garlands drape a golden structure and several devotees in saffron, purple and pink stand in the background. Red flowers and brass offerings lie nearby. The gathering suggests a darshan or initiation blessing; the central figure's appearance does not clearly establish that he is a person.

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A photograph of a ritual scene at an indoor event. In the centre, a bald, bare-chested older man bows forward with his head lowered and his hands folded, wearing a white dhoti, a red and white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala around his neck; a small white bandage shows on his forehead. Two women with long dark hair, one in a pale pink and white flower garland and an orange garment, the other in purple, sit in the foreground facing him. Behind them a man with a tilak and orange headband wears rudraksha beads and a white cloth. A yellow kalasha-like pillar with yellow flower garlands and red cushions appears in the background, with other people in pink and blue saris seated behind. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation ceremony.2016-12-05 +1 copiesPhotograph of a diksha-style blessing in a temple setting. In the right foreground, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard wears a necklace of pink lotus blossoms, white flowers and blue beads. He places his right hand on the shaved head of a bowed devotee in the lower left, who wears a white dhoti. Behind them, a priest in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and a white sacred thread stands beside golden deity murti and a gilded figure. A small wristband is visible on the devotee's arm. Gold and white tones dominate.2017-05-30July 28 20172017-07-28December 02 20162016-12-02May 28 20172017-05-28January 05 20182018-01-05A photograph of a shaktipada-style blessing at an evening event. An older bald, bare-chested devotee with a white beard and an orange-and-white cloth over his eyes bows forward while a man with wet, curly hair and white tilak marks on his forehead presses a hand to his head. Beside them, a bearded man with long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles extends his palm toward the devotee's head, wearing a brown cloth and a white flower garland. Other people with long matted hair and orange robes stand in the background, with a yellow backdrop behind them.2016-12-02June 20 20172017-06-20May 28 20172017-05-28December 05 20162016-12-05May 28 20172017-05-28August 23 20172017-08-23