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Photograph of two wet, bare-chested men in a temple setting under a yellow and orange cloth canopy. The man on the left, with long dreadlocks and a beard, has his palms pressed together and water runs down his face; he wears multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and a rudraksha bracelet. The man on the right, with long dreadlocks wrapped up on his head, wears layered rudraksha malas, a pendant, a silver bracelet, and an orange-red dhoti, and holds one hand to his forehead while water drips from him. Devotees and onlookers stand behind them, and a white garment is visible in the crowd. The scene suggests a ritual water bath or abhishekam.

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A photo of a ritual blessing in a hall. A long-haired figure with dreadlocks, wearing a rudraksha mala and a reddish shawl over bare shoulders, places a hand on the forehead of a seated, smiling devotee with bare chest, white-smeared arms and forehead markings and red rudraksha beads. Behind them stand several bare-chested men in white and orange cloths, one with a red-beaded headband. Brass pillars stand at right and a red curtain hangs in the background. The blessing figure's identity is not established by visible cues, so this is described by role only.2018-05-06April 29 20182018-04-29March 11 20182018-03-11April 29 20182018-04-29April 28 20182018-04-28A crowd of devotees gathers tightly around a stone basin at a temple tirtha, with a long-haired sadhu in a dark-brown dhoti at the centre splashing water over his face with both hands while water runs down his body. Behind and beside him, men and women in saffron, red and dark teal garments wear rudraksha malas; a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white tag stands at right, a woman in a dark green sari with folded hands stands at right, and a smiling bearded man in a white shirt sits at upper left. A man in a red-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left with his hair knotted up. Many others press in from the back, some smiling and some with hands folded in prayer. Count: roughly 21-100 people visible.2018-04-29A photograph of a ritual initiation scene. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a red-and-maroon shawl places his right hand on the head of a seated, bare-chested devotee with closed eyes and hands pressed in anjali mudra. The devotee wears a black beaded mala and a white dhoti. Behind them stand several bare-chested men with white sacred ash markings, rudraksha malas and white cloth, one wearing a red headband and red tilak. A silver ceremonial staff with ornate finials is visible at right, along with a microphone stand.2018-05-06January 16 20182018-01-16A bare-chested man with long matted dreadlocks stands with hands joined in namaste while water is poured over his head from a metal vessel held by an assistant in the upper right. He wears multiple rows of rudraksha mala beads across his chest and shoulder, and a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist. A yellow cord is visible near the pouring vessel. Behind him, other people in white garments are present. The man has distinctive long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and bare-chested presentation, consistent with the probable identity given on the page, so this is a person in person being bathed in water.2018-04-29A photograph of a ritual initiation during an evening event. A bare-chested devotee in white dhoti with a white blindfold bends forward while a man with long dark matted hair, rudraksha mala and a red-orange robe places his hand on the devotee's head. Behind them, a man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha necklace holds the devotee's shoulder, and further figures in saffron and white stand near tall silver ceremonial staffs. Shiva-themed stage lighting glows in red and purple.2018-04-15April 28 20182018-04-28A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-like interior. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a brown-red robe and a long rudraksha mala holds a small folded card toward a bowed devotee. The devotee, bare-chested with a white sacred thread, presses his palms together and bows his head. Behind him, a young man in orange and white cloth holds a card overhead, and a figure with long dark hair in orange clothing and beaded bracelets stands at the left. A red, blue and gold canopy and a brass vessel sit in the background, with flowers at the lower edge. a person candidate: the bearded man on the right has long hair, a rudraksha mala and a brown-red robe, a person by appearance, but the identification is uncertain.2017-12-31 +1 copies