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A photograph of an initiation moment. A bearded man in a long-haired braided red cloth headband, rudraksha mala and orange-red shawl, with a bare chest and long dreadlocks, places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a grey-blue kurta who presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them, other people in saffron and orange robes and turbans watch, and a framed picture stands beside them on a red-draped setting. The scene looks like a diksha or blessing given to a devotee.

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A photograph from an initiation setting: a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a braided red-orange cloth crown strung with rudraksha beads, bare-chested and wearing a red-orange shawl, extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a short-haired man in a dark jacket with his palms pressed together in prayer. A rudraksha-type red bead necklace is visible on the devotee. Behind them a camera operator in an orange shirt photographs the moment, and a woman in a white sari with gold jewellery stands at the right edge. Dark stage background with a pale curtain. The bearded figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the long hair, braided crown, rudraksha adornment and saffron-red clothing, and the scene suggests an initiation blessing.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocks wrapped in a thick red-orange cloth band and a beaded rudraksha-style headband places his right hand on the head of a young man in a blue shirt who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. The priest wears a red-orange shawl over his shoulder and a beaded mala. Behind them, devotees in red and white clothing and a framed picture are visible. The priest's appearance is not clearly that of a specific known individual, so no identity is asserted.2018-04-30A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a turban-like crown and strung with rudraksha beads, wearing an orange-red cloth over bare shoulders and a gold chain, places his hand on the head of a seated man with short dark hair and a red-orange shawl who has his eyes raised upward. Behind them a second person in a red robe stands near a red curtain. A third seated person with a sandalwood-marked forehead and rudraksha beads looks on, and a silver kalasha-style vessel and a silver cup sit on a leopard-print cloth at right. a person is the man with the dreadlocked crown, applying a blessing on the seated devotee's head.2018-05-12April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photo of a ritual scene indoors. In the foreground, a bare-chested sannyasi with long matted dreadlocks, a red-orange braided headband and rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, pressing his hand on the forehead of a grey-haired man in white ritual cloth with rudraksha malas and red bracelets, who has his eyes closed and palms raised. Beside them, another devotee in orange holds a small white card near the first man's head. Around them are other people in orange and red garments, a framed picture sits at lower right, and a blurred background shows more attendees.2018-04-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a diksha-style initiation. A kneeling man in white clothes with red rudraksha malas hands pressed together receives a blessing from a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange cloth with a red braided crown-like headwrap, rudraksha beads and dreadlocked hair, who places one hand on the kneeling man's head while holding a small printed card. Another orange-clad sadhu and a man in a dark shirt with a lanyard stand behind, with a long red-and-gold textile to the right.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30