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A young boy with closed eyes stands bare-chested with arms slightly outstretched, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white thread across his chest, with a yellow flower tucked at his chest. An adult's hand with gold bangles and a ring rests on his forehead, while white-clad attendees stand around him in a temple setting. Close framing, warm light.

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A bare-chested boy with short dark hair sits with eyes closed while a robed figure places a hand on his forehead in an initiation blessing. The boy wears a white cord necklace with a small oval pendant. Behind him stands a figure in an orange-brown robe wearing a red-beaded wrist band, and at the right edge a person in a pink and gold garland and white clothing is seen from behind. A white cloth draped figure stands at the upper left. The setting suggests a blessing or diksha ceremony.2017-05-09May 02 20172017-05-02A photograph of a young boy with closed eyes and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and a white sandal-paste mark on his forehead and throat. An adult in the foreground, seen from behind with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland over bare shoulders, places his right hand with a red thread on the boy's forehead, appearing to bless or initiate him. Another figure stands partly visible at the right edge. Setting appears to be an indoor ashram ritual.2017-02-27A young boy with short dark hair sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, bare-chested except for a white dhoti with a gold border and a white-and-gold shawl draped over his shoulder. He wears a rudraksha mala and a small pendant on a cord, and a white vertical mark (vibhuti) is applied on his forehead. An adult's hand, wearing a red thread bracelet, is placed on the boy's head in blessing. Behind him stands a person in an orange-brown robe, and at the right edge a figure wears a pink-and-white floral garland. The setting suggests an initiation or blessing ritual, possibly Bautika Brahmacharya initiation.2017-05-09January 02 20162016-01-02A photograph of a young boy, shirtless with a white cord necklace and a rudraksha bead pendant with a small gold medallion, eyes closed in meditative stillness as an adult's hand, wearing rudraksha bracelets and a gold bangle, rests on his forehead. A woman in an orange-brown sari is partly visible at right. Coloured bokeh lights and smoke fill the blurred background.2017-05-02February 27 20172017-02-27May 09 20172017-05-09A photograph of a young bare-chested boy with closed eyes receiving a ritual blessing. White sacred ash is applied across his forehead and chest, and he wears a rudraksha-style mala and a white cord with an orange-and-white band reading Inner Engineering. A hand with gold and red bangles presses on his forehead while another person, seen from behind with long dark hair and a red-orange cloth, stands beside him in a warmly lit temple hall. Garlands of red flowers hang at his chest. The setting is a satsang-style ritual with blurred red and orange figures and sculptures in the background.2016-07-03May 02 20172017-05-02A photograph of an energy darshan during an Inner Awakening session. A seated boy in a white dhoti-style cloth and a pendant necklace, eyes closed, receives a blessing as a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a white garland of pink and white flowers and a bracelet of red thread, presses his hand to the boy's forehead. Around them, participants in white kurtas and white clothing stand and sit, with a crowd further back. The boy holds a small card or booklet in his hand.2017-05-04May 02 20172017-05-02