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A photograph of a ritual moment. In the foreground, an older man with white hair and a white shirt, wearing wooden rudraksha-style beads, places his hand on the forehead of a bare-chested man wearing an elaborate rust-red turban with braided wrap and a red-orange shawl over his shoulder, with a long dark braid and beaded ornaments. The bare-chested man is a ceremonial figure receiving a blessing. Behind them, a second person in red robes holds a framed picture, and a man with a camera and a red-saffron garment photographs the moment. Other people in saffron and rudraksha beads stand in the background, and a silver ritual vessel sits at the lower right.

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April 30 20182018-04-30A man with a shaved head and folded hands, wearing a white embroidered kurta and a rudraksha mala, kneels while a man in a red-orange and maroon robe with a braided red-orange headwrap and long dark hair places his right palm on his head in blessing. Behind them, a third man in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and a framed white deity murti sits on a stand in front. Additional people in white and orange stand in the dim background, and a silver ceremonial staff is visible at the right edge.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A kneeling man in a white shirt with a wooden bead necklace has his forehead touched by a bare-chested figure with long dark hair, a braided red-orange crown and a red-orange shawl, who holds a small printed card with an image toward him. Behind them a monk in orange robes and rudraksha beads, with long dreadlocked hair, looks on. A silver ceremonial staff and a framed picture sit at the right and lower centre, with a dark background and an attendant in orange at right. The figure's appearance with long hair, a crown and orange shawl matches the a person cues, but identity is uncertain from the image alone. The scene suggests an initiation-style blessing.2018-04-30A photograph of a diksha-style initiation moment: a bare-chested man in a red-orange wrap and rudraksha malas, with long dark hair swept up under a red-orange turban, holds a white card to the forehead of a smiling man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala who raises his palms. Behind them a man in saffron/orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, and a framed portrait sits beside a small white silver-toned figurine on a glass stand. Other people in white stand in the background. Swamiji (probable): the bare-chested figure in red-orange wrap with turban and long hair, with rudraksha malas, conducting the initiation.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30A photograph of an initiation moment at an indoor event. A bare-chested sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a red-orange braided headdress, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha beads, places both hands on the head of a older man with long blond hair and a beard, who wears a light blue shirt and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, other saffron-clad sannyasis with dreadlocks and bead malas are seated, and a framed image rests on a table near a silver-toned ornate object.2018-04-30A photo of a ceremonial initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wrapped in a tall reddish-orange braided turban and a saffron-orange shawl touches the forehead of a devotee with his right hand. The devotee, a man with short greying hair in a cream kurta with a small pattern, wears a rudraksha mala and stands with eyes closed. Behind them, another saffron-clad figure wearing dark beaded malas and a man in a brown-grey turban are visible, with a metal railing and dark backdrop. The gesture resembles a blessing or diksha.2018-04-30A 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 20182018-04-30A 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.2018-04-30