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A photo of a shirtless, bald-crowned man with grey hair and a white-and-gold cloth tied over his eyes, leaning forward with his head bowed while assistants steady him by the shoulders. Behind him stands a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads, and a hand with rudraksha bracelets rests on a polished metal pillar beside a silver vessel. Ash markings are visible on the bare back.

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A photograph of a Hindu initiation or blessing ritual. A bald, bare-chested older man kneels with his head bowed, eyes covered by a white cloth wrapped around his head. A hand with rudraksha beads on the wrist presses a palm to his forehead. Behind him a younger man wearing a white forehead band and red tilak stands near ornate silver ceremonial staffs or danda with finials. Another person in an orange-red cloth is partly visible at right. Setting appears to be an indoor ritual space with blurred figures in the background. Two people are clearly visible, with a few others partially seen.2018-03-04March 04 20182018-03-04Photograph of a ritual initiation scene in a hall. A bare-chested man with a white cloth blindfold tied over his eyes and a white dhoti stands with his hands pressed together at his chest, bowing forward. Behind him a young man with a vertical tilak on his forehead and long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange cloth, rudraksha beads and a neck pendant, supports him by the shoulders. On the right, a bearded man with long matted hair wrapped with rudraksha beads, wearing an orange shawl, rudraksha bracelets and gold earrings, extends his hand toward the blindfolded man. A tall silver ceremonial staff stands between them. Other people in orange and white robes are blurred in the background.2018-03-04March 25 20182018-03-25April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with grey hair and a white cloth tied across his forehead bows forward, head lowered, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a brown rudraksha mala places a hand on his head. Another person wearing an orange-brown turban, long dark hair, gold earrings and a gold necklace reaches in from the right, and a man on the left holds the devotee's arm. Behind them, several men in white and saffron-orange cloths wear beaded malas and gold garlands, and a gold pole is visible at the upper right. The scene appears to be a shiva deeksha initiation with a devotee receiving blessing from a priest.2017-02-22A bare-chested older man with a white blindfold tied over his eyes and white paste marks on his forehead and shoulders stands with his hands folded at his chest in a ritual initiation. A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a red and gold bracelet presses his palm to the man's forehead. Beside them, a man in a white garment and rudraksha mala steadies the initiate's shoulder, and at the right edge a figure in an orange-red turban and gold ornaments is partly visible. Other people in white and saffron stand behind in a crowded hall. A gold pillar is at the top right.2017-02-22Photograph of a devotee in a white and gold-bordered dhoti with a white cloth wrapped over his head, bare-chested and bowed forward at a night ceremony. A man in a red-orange garment and turban stands at left, and a man's hand with a red-and-brown rudraksha bracelet reaches toward the bowed devotee's head, appearing to bless him. Behind them, many people in saffron, orange and white robes stand in a blurred crowd near flowers and a red wall. The bowed man is a devotee receiving blessing, and no one in the frame shows distinctive a person cues clearly enough to identify.2018-02-04April 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesApril 08 20182018-04-08 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20182018-02-04Close photo of a man with short dark hair and a white cloth tied over his eyes, head bowed, while a hand wearing rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle rests on the crown of his head. The hand belongs to a person in an orange garment with a beaded necklace. A silver ceremonial staff with ornate finial stands at right. The blurred background is pale and white-clad.2018-03-25