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A photograph of a temple visit with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground, a man with a long black turban wrapped in saffron-coloured cloth and multiple rudraksha malas, including a thick gold-beaded necklace, presses his palms together with eyes lowered in reverence. Beside him, a clean-shaven priest with white vibhuti and a white dhoti is offering a gesture of greeting or blessing. Behind them, several men in rust-red and white cloths and rudraksha beads stand in a busy temple setting with other onlookers visible at the edges. The saffron-clad figure with the turban and malas is a person by appearance, shown as an in-person participant receiving honour from the priest.

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April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29A 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.2018-05-06May 08 20182018-05-08Photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a full beard, a red-brown shawl over the shoulders, gold ornamental necklaces and rudraksha beads, bowing his head toward a bare-chested devotee in front, who has a white cloth draped over his head and a rudraksha mala at the neck. Behind the seated man is an ornate silver chair. Another person in a rudraksha mala and gold chains stands at left, holding the white cloth. The seated man extends his hands in blessing toward the bowing devotee.2017-10-05Photograph of two men in a temple interior with a grey stone wall and a silver-backed seat at right. A man in a dark red-brown wrap and layered gold bead necklaces, with long swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, rudraksha earrings and orange-beaded armbands, smiles broadly while raising one hand toward a second man. The second man has his palms pressed together in namaskar, a white forehead mark, white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and a gold chain. Probable Swamiji is the man in dark red-brown wrap with the gold bead necklaces and swept-back hair; he is the one whose appearance matches the page's description. The scene reads as a temple blessing or greeting.2017-10-01September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial blessing on a stage with a blue starry backdrop. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped up on his head, wearing rudraksha malas on his wrists, neck and head, and an orange-red shawl over a bare chest, applies a white vibhuti mark to the forehead of a bare-chested kneeling devotee with palms pressed together. An attendant in an orange garment and white turban stands behind, and a silver-ornamented red throne is visible at right. a person appears to be the figure with the rudraksha-adorned dreadlocks performing the blessing.2018-04-15May 06 20182018-05-06A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with long dark dreadlocks wrapped in a bun, decorated with rudraksha beads, wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, a gold pendant, a rudraksha armband and a tilak on his forehead; he places his right palm on the forehead of a bare-chested, shaven-headed man who bows his head with eyes closed and hands folded. Behind them, men in white dhotis with rudraksha bracelets stand near a golden ornate seat and a silver-topped staff. Gold decorative elements and a red curtain fill the background.2017-07-11May 06 20182018-05-06A photograph of a ritual blessing. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment with gold border touches the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a saffron shawl and rudraksha beads, who raises his palm in response. Behind them, other men in white with orange shawls stand, and a seated man in white with a white forehead mark looks on. A gold-toned wall forms the background.2017-08-09 +1 copies