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Outdoor evening ceremony at an open-air stage with yellow banana leaves and a dark statue behind. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a sandalwood tilak, red flower garland and an ID badge on his chest receives a red-and-yellow ceremonial rod from a long-haired ascetic in white dhoti. Behind him, a shirtless man in glasses and a white dhoti stands watching, and seated devotees in saffron and purple sarees sit before rows of red cushions. A camera on a tripod is visible at right. Several people wear rudraksha malas and white or gold attire.

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December 06 20162016-12-06December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesIndoor ceremony under a tent with hanging decorative streamers and bright ceiling lights. In the foreground a bare-chested young man with a rudraksha mala and white sacred markings on his chest stands in front of a figure with long matted dreadlocks, a crescent ornament on the forehead, an orange-brown shawl and a green-and-white flower garland. Both men clasp hands over a flower-decorated tray. Behind them, seated devotees in white and yellow clothing face an ornate golden altar with a deity murti and oil lamps. a person: the seated central figure with long swept-back dreadlocks, crescent ornament, orange-brown shawl and flower garland is a distinctive presentation; he appears to be giving a blessing or initiation to the man before him.2016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05