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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in an open-air hall with bright sunlight. A long-haired figure in an orange-and-saffron shawl, with a red-orange rudraksha necklace and gold earrings, places a hand on the head of a young boy kneeling with his hands raised. The boy wears a red-and-white beaded necklace and a small pendant. Behind them, several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand with folded hands and bare upper bodies, one wearing a dark rudraksha mala. A yellow flower garland lies near the boy. A brass vessel sits at the lower left. The figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person performing the blessing, but the cues are partial, so the identity is uncertain.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram. In the foreground, a woman in an orange and yellow sash and a rudraksha mala touches the forehead of a bare-chested boy who raises one hand, with a yellow flower tied at his chest. Around them, men in white dhotis with gold borders stand with hands folded in anjali, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A seated man on the left wears a green and gold turban and a rudraksha mala and holds his palms together. A bowl and a cloth-covered vessel sit on the ground. The setting is a sunlit open pavilion with a wall behind. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-01-02Outdoor temple ritual under a sunlit covered pavilion: a homa fire burns in a brick fire pit ringed with yellow bricks, offering trays and flower garlands, while a priest in white dhoti and a green-turbaned man in a patterned wrap tend the fire. A bare-chested young man kneels in front of a seated woman in orange and red robes with a rudraksha mala, who raises a hand in blessing and touches his head. Several standing men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees, one wearing a rudraksha mala, watch nearby, and a colourful striped mat lies on the floor. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing in a hall. A bare-chested young boy with short dark hair and a red-orange pendant on a cord sits looking forward while a man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the boy's forehead. Behind them, a shirtless youth in white dhoti and sacred thread stands, with more people in white clothing and a red-clad figure blurred in the background.2017-05-04July 03 20162016-07-03A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation at a Nithyananda Peetham event. A young boy with shaved head, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, stands with eyes lowered while a long-haired man in an orange-brown shawl and gold necklace places a hand on his head. Two standing men on the left and right wear orange dhotis, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; the man on the right has a red tilak. Bare-chested attendants and devotees appear in the background, and a pink wall and maroon curtain frame the hall. A purple logo appears at the top left.2017-02-15January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 24 20152015-11-24May 04 20172017-05-04