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A photograph of a ritual initiation moment. A smiling man in a white dhoti with bare chest and an orange-and-red sash inscribed with text wears rudraksha beads, gold bead necklaces and gold bangles, one hand raised. A bearded, long-haired man with dreadlocks and no shirt, wearing a pink and white flower garland, presses his hand to the smiling man's forehead in blessing. Behind them is a golden deity murti and a golden kalasha-like object, with people in white and orange robes in a blurred background. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation rite.

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A photograph of a ritual exchange on a stage. A smiling man in white dhoti with an orange sash inscribed with mantra text, rudraksha beads and heavy gold bead necklaces, raises one hand while another man in a rose-pink flower garland and dark matted hair touches his forehead. A golden deity murti stands at the right edge, and a silver ritual object is visible above. Blurred figures in white and red clothing stand behind on a dark red backdrop.2017-05-09May 28 20172017-05-28A 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.2017-05-28July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesMay 28 20172017-05-28May 06 20172017-05-06A photograph of a devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl printed with script and a rudraksha mala, raising his hands while a man with long dreadlocked hair and a white and pink flower garland, bare-shouldered, touches his forehead. Behind them a priest in white holds a sheet of handwritten text, and a gold metal vessel stands on a table. Ornate gold details frame the foreground.2017-05-06July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesJuly 14 20172017-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual moment in a temple-style hall. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, white-and-red forehead markings, a gold necklace and a maroon-orange cloth draped over his shoulder reaches out and touches the head of a younger man with curly dark hair, who has his palms raised in reverence. The younger man wears an orange shawl with printed text, a white garment and a red thread on his wrist. Behind them, people in white and red garments stand. In the foreground are a brass deity murti with a crown and a brass kalasha-style vessel. The man on the right shows a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, a gold necklace and a maroon-orange cloth, while the bare-chested devotee is identified only by role.2017-08-08 +1 copiesMarch 03 20172017-03-03July 03 20172017-07-03