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Photograph of a ceremony in which a long-haired, bare-chested man in an orange wrap with a gold necklace presses a white strip of material to the forehead of a seated devotee wearing a white top and orange shawl with a rudraksha bracelet and mala. A second hand holds the strip from the right, and a blurred figure in white and orange stands behind. The background shows a maroon curtain. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.

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October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01A photograph of a courtyard initiation. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a red tilak on his forehead, presses one hand to the head of a seated devotee. The devotee, bare-chested with a white sacred thread and rudraksha mala, has white ash marks on his forehead and face and sits with eyes lowered. Other hands holding a rudraksha mala and a small object are visible at the lower right. Behind them is a plastered wall and a carved wooden door with brass studs. The dreadlocked man has long matted hair, a beard and a red tilak, and his distinctive visible cues are a rust-orange shawl and dreadlocks; the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), shown performing the blessing as a priest.2018-05-29 +1 copiesOctober 01 20172017-10-01December 21 20162016-12-21April 24 20172017-04-24August 03 20172017-08-03August 03 20172017-08-03April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in an orange-brown saffron robe and a long beaded rudraksha necklace with ornate gold pendant, long dark hair swept back, placing one hand on the forehead of a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala. The man has both palms raised in a blessing-receiving gesture. Behind them, a seated man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha beads has a white forehead mark, and standing devotees in white and one woman in orange with gold border watch from the background. A man in a white shirt at right looks on. The appearance of the seated figure with long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha and gold ornaments is consistent with Swamiji (probable), giving a blessing to a devotee in what appears to be a satsang or darshan setting.2013-07-02July 04 20162016-07-04March 28 20182018-03-28 +2 copies