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A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a white vibhuti marking on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, holds up a clear glass vessel and gestures with his raised thumb toward a smiling woman with short curly hair who reaches out with open hands. Behind them a golden deity murti with a gold necklace is visible, and a standing man in white robes with an orange-red shawl stands in the background. The setting appears to be a ritual or initiation gathering. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala and red shawl, shown as an active participant in the exchange.

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Photograph of an ashram ritual exchange. On the left, a bare-chested man with short dark hair wears a white cloth and a long rudraksha mala, speaking with a smile. On the right, a bare-chested man with long hair, a beard and a white forehead mark, wearing a rust-red shawl and rudraksha beads, holds up a folded white paper while raising his other hand. Behind them, a golden ritual vessel, white and orange draped cloths, and other seated devotees are visible.2017-06-24A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and white forehead markings places a red-orange shawl over the head of a seated man with short dark hair and rudraksha beads. Behind them, several people in white and orange-red garments stand in a warm-lit hall, and a golden statue head appears at the lower right. The scene resembles a ceremonial initiation or blessing.2017-06-24June 24 20172017-06-24October 12 20172017-10-12A photograph of an initiation moment in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a sacred thread-bead necklace touches the forehead of a seated man in white clothes with an orange-red patterned shawl, who sits with palms pressed together in anjali. The initiator has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and holds a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl and an older man in white and orange-red shawl look on, and a man in the foreground sits beside a small gold deity murti. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a framed item are visible in the background.2017-06-24A seated man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested except for a rust-red shawl, gold chain and red wrist thread, faces a woman in a black headscarf and white top with an orange-trimmed shawl and rudraksha mala. He holds his palms together, and she holds a sheet of paper while raising her hands in greeting. A brass oil lamp and a golden deity murti sit in front of them. Behind, women in white with rudraksha malas and one in orange stand watching. The man is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person by his dreadlocks, shawl and gold chain, though he is seated among devotees.2017-08-08June 24 20172017-06-24June 24 20172017-06-24October 12 20172017-10-12A seated man with a pink floral garland, a rudraksha mala and orange-red clothing reaches forward to touch the forehead of a woman in a white blouse and red shawl with a red border. A silver trident-topped staff stands between them, and gold lion-head ornaments rest in the foreground on a blue-carpeted platform. Behind them are a framed colourful painting and a brown leather chair in an indoor hall. The woman's hand is raised toward her head as the blessing is given. The man's appearance (long swept-back hair, garland, rudraksha mala, orange clothing) matches the page's Swamiji reference, so this is probable Swamiji (probable) giving a forehead blessing to a devotee.2014-05-10June 24 20172017-06-24October 12 20172017-10-12