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A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation session. In the foreground, a shaved-headed devotee with white sacred markings on his bare back and shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white cloth, reaches toward a silver plate of dark seeds held by a standing priest. The priest wears a white dhoti with purple borders, a yellow shawl with embroidered patterns, and a heavy gold necklace. Behind them, other initiates sit on a colourful striped mat in white garments. A wooden stool sits beside the devotee. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in the frame.

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April 26 20172017-04-26A shaved-headed man seen from behind, bare-chested with a white cloth draped over one shoulder and rudraksha beads around his neck, reaches into a shallow silver plate heaped with dark seeds or beads held by a standing attendant. The attendant wears a white dhoti with purple border, a yellow shawl with green patterned border, and a gold necklace with a large gold pendant. Other participants sit on striped colourful rugs with white smears on their skin.2017-04-26A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation session. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man seen from behind, bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his shoulders and back, wears a rudraksha mala and a hoop earring, and holds a lit incense stick over a silver plate of dark granular material. To the right, a standing attendant in a white dhoti with purple borders, a gold ornamental pendant necklace and a yellow-and-green embroidered shawl gestures toward the plate. Behind them, other initiates sit on colourful striped mats in white garments, and a wooden stool is visible at lower left.2017-04-26A photograph of a priest's torso and arms during a ritual. He is bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with multicolored striped borders and a yellow cloth draped over one shoulder, and wears a silver bangle. He holds a round silver plate filled with dark granular material. Behind him, a blurred deity murti sits on a red-draped seat with gold ornaments and a golden halo, with garlands visible. Soft golden light fills the background.2017-09-27 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02April 26 20172017-04-26January 07 20172017-01-07October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesJuly 21 20172017-07-21April 26 20172017-04-26January 08 20172017-01-08July 28 20172017-07-28