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A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-red sleeveless wrap, with white tilak and red bindi on his forehead, placing his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed bare-chested younger man wearing an orange shawl. The younger man has his palms raised. A woman in the foreground holds a small white card and wears gold bangles. Behind them stands a golden bronze deity figure, a small oil lamp and green leaves, with a camera operator and gold-coloured wall panels in the background. The seated man shows a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, rust-red robe and white tilak, performing a forehead blessing.

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July 04 20172017-07-04August 09 20172017-08-09 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a ritual exchange indoors before a gilded wall. On the right, a bare-chested figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, a white forehead mark and a saffron-and-gold wrap stands with one hand raised over the head of a man kneeling on the left. The kneeling man wears a white kurta, an orange-and-gold shawl and wooden rudraksha beads, with his palms pressed together. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl and a man in white with beads stand watching. Their dress is white and orange, with rudraksha malas. The setting has a gold-patterned wall and a white air conditioner unit.2017-08-09 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 03 20172017-08-03August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesJuly 11 20172017-07-11September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual initiation in a hall. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a rust-orange sleeveless robe reaches forward to place his hand on the head of a smiling man in white ritual clothes, who has his palms pressed together in respect. Behind them a golden deity murti and a brass vessel sit on a cloth, with a small golden bird figure in the foreground. Other devotees in white and orange shawls and a woman with a braided bun watch from behind, and a standing fan is visible at left.2017-08-03A photograph of an initiation darshan indoors. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a trimmed beard and a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders places his right palm on the forehead of a bald man in an orange-and-saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala, whose eyes are closed and palms are raised. The recipient holds a folded paper note. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a black shawl and a dark rudraksha necklace looks on, along with other devotees in white and red shawls and a camera tripod at left. A golden deity murti and a brass kalasha sit in the foreground. The bearded dreadlocked man, appearing consistent with the page's a person reference, is an appearance-based probable candidate; the other figures are devotees. Several people are visible.2017-08-03