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A photograph of a night ceremony at an open-air hall decorated with hanging lights and banana leaves. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange-red garment, gold armbands, layered gold ornaments and a pink-and-white flower garland, sits on a gold-and-red throne and reaches to a young shirtless boy in blue shorts who bows his head as the man places a white cord around him. A second man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a clip-on microphone stands at right. The page indicates a person is present, so the seated man is a person candidate with long dreadlocks, ornate gold jewellery and orange clothing, performing an initiation-style blessing.

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December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05A seated man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard wears an orange-red saffron garment, a pink and white flower garland, gold armbands and gold ornaments, eyes closed. He is seated on a gold-carved throne with red upholstery. Before him a young boy in glasses and a white dhoti, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a thread or cord. Two men in the background, one in white and one in yellow, assist; a man on the right wears a rudraksha mala. Hanging lanterns and green banana leaves decorate the open pavilion at night.2016-12-05 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of a ceremony outdoors under green-lit scaffolding. Seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, a person with long dark hair, a crescent ornament, a red bindi, a gold pendant and a thick garland of red, white and multicoloured flowers reaches out to bless a small boy in a white dhoti. Two men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and gold-banded cloth stand behind the boy, one with hands on his shoulders; a third figure in white sits at lower left and a potted plant stands nearby. A white-clad person with a camera stands in the background.2016-03-06 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05Night outdoor ritual at an ashram setting with a dark tree line and a fenced area behind. A bearded man with long dreadlocks sits on an ornate gold-framed throne, wearing an orange-red garment, a white-and-pink flower garland, gold bangles and a leopard-print cloth at the waist. A woman in a purple sari with a white-and-gold border and rudraksha beads stands beside him, holding a bundle of thin strings or threads. A shaven-headed man in bare upper body with ash markings and rudraksha beads kneels in front, tying or threading the strings at the throne. Behind them, a dark metal deity murti is decorated with yellow and green marigold garlands under a yellow canopy, with several men in white dhotis and bead necklaces standing nearby.2016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05April 04 20172017-04-04April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesNovember 26 20172017-11-26May 02 20172017-05-02