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Indoor photograph of a ritual blessing. A person in a rust-orange turban, gold-and-orange wrap, beaded necklaces and gold bangles stands behind a seated devotee and places both hands on the top of the devotee's head. The devotee has long dark hair and wears a reddish-brown robe with a yellow-gold shawl draped over the shoulders and a rudraksha-style bead mala. A warm golden glow and a golden staff and deity murti stand in the background. Two people are visible.

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July 10 20152015-07-10Photograph of a seated initiation moment. On the right, a man with long dark hair wrapped in a red-maroon turban with gold bands, wearing a gold ornate necklace, rudraksha bracelets and a maroon wrap, places his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed man on the left, who wears rudraksha mala beads and an orange-saffron garment and holds his palms up in a receptive gesture. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange shawls and white dhotis stand in a hall with red draperies and a silver pole. Swamiji (probable) on the right, a long-haired figure with turban, gold necklace and rudraksha ornaments performing the touch.2017-06-27 +1 copiesJune 27 20172017-06-27 +1 copiesNovember 24 20152015-11-24March 21 20142014-03-21September 12 20152015-09-12July 10 20152015-07-10September 14 20152015-09-14July 10 20162016-07-10A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors with warm pink-red lighting. A man in a red turban and red-and-orange saffron robe, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha mala, extends both hands to press his palms onto the forehead of a bare-chested man in a white dhoti-style cloth with a red rudraksha mala, who stands with hands folded in namaste. Behind them, several people in white and red garments, some wearing flower garlands, stand watching; a woman in a white sari with a long braid is at the right edge. A golden vessel and red flowers sit at the lower left. The scene reads as a blessing or initiation ceremony.2015-09-14October 25 20152015-10-25July 21 20152015-07-21