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A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-red wrap and a bare-chested man with a long dreadlocked hairstyle standing behind a seated devotee. The standing man rests his right hand on the top of the devotee's head as a blessing. The devotee, with dark curly hair, wears a white garment and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead mala, and has white markings on his skin and raises his palm in a gesture of receiving. Behind them, other seated participants in white and red cloth are visible, and one hand holds a small printed card. A plain backdrop and warm lighting frame the scene.

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April 13 20182018-04-13April 13 20182018-04-13 +1 copiesA photograph of an initiation moment. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper torso, draped in a rust-orange shawl and wearing rudraksha mala beads, sits on an ornate red velvet throne with gilded carved armrest and raises his right hand to touch the head of a bare-chested, bearded devotee with a rudraksha necklace. Two other seated people in white and light clothing watch in the background, and a blurred stage backdrop with white and maroon panels fills the setting. a person (dreadlocks, rudraksha malas, orange shawl and a throne); presented in the role of initiator giving a blessing or healer's initiation touch.2018-04-13 +1 copiesJune 24 20172017-06-24August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesMarch 28 20182018-03-28 +2 copiesMay 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and gold earrings presses both hands to the forehead of a seated, eyes-closed devotee in a white top with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked brow. A third hand holds a white strip of cloth above them. Behind, two women in white with orange-red shawls stand in a red-curtained hall, and a golden ceremonial vessel with ornate gold decoration sits in the lower foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or ritual anointing.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual blessing. A bearded sannyasi with long dreadlocks, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-red cloth, rests his right palm on the forehead of a seated young man whose eyes are closed. The young man wears an orange shawl printed with dark motifs and a red thread bracelet. Behind them a standing figure in orange cloth is partly visible, with a brass pot or lamp stand at the right edge and a light-coloured wall. The scene suggests a devotee receiving a blessing or touch on the forehead during a temple or ashram ritual.2018-03-28December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of an initiation moment: a bare-chested sannyasi with a long braided red-orange cloth wrapped on his head and rudraksha malas over his shoulder places his hand on the head of a seated man in a pale pink kurta with a rudraksha mala. Beside them a second ascetic with matted dreadlocks and a red tilak holds up a small printed card bearing a portrait. Another person in a red cloth stands behind. The sannyasi on the right appears to be the central officiant; no candidate for a person's appearance is clearly established from the visible cues, so the identity is uncertain.2018-04-30April 30 20182018-04-30