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A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair and a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, leaning forward and extending his right arm to press his palm onto the forehead of a seated man with a white vibhuti mark. Golden deity murti and gold ritual vessels sit in the foreground. Behind them, a row of women in white and cream saris with white forehead marks and gold necklaces watch the blessing. The setting appears to be a puja or darshan.

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A photograph of an initiation moment at a Nithya Satsang event. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands in profile, extending his right arm to press his palm onto the forehead of a kneeling man with short dark hair who wears a cream-colored garment and a beaded necklace. The kneeling man raises both hands in a receptive gesture. Behind them, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a long rudraksha-style mala and forehead markings watches, while another woman in a cream and gold sari smiles, and additional devotees stand in the background. A golden ceremonial vessel is visible in the lower foreground.2017-09-04May 14 20162016-05-14August 20 20172017-08-20July 11 20172017-07-11Photograph of a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead and a rust-red shawl draped over his shoulders, placing his right hand on the head of a seated devotee with grey stubble. The devotee wears rudraksha beads and has his palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a blurred golden deity murti and a red-clad figure stand in a hall with other devotees seated, some in orange.2018-04-13A long-haired man with dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare upper body, presses his right palm onto the forehead of a seated young man who has white sacred ash marks on his brow and a rudraksha-beaded necklace. Behind them, several women in white and cream saris and one in a maroon blouse watch; gold-coloured ritual vessels and a golden deity murti stand in the foreground. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation moment in a temple-style hall.2017-08-20August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesMarch 28 20182018-03-28December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of a seated man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested under a rust-orange shawl, wearing layered gold chains and a gold pendant, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. He smiles while pressing his right hand to the forehead of a kneeling devotee whose hands are raised in reverence. Behind them a bearded man in an orange-brown wrap and a man in a dark tunic stand; the setting is a gold-decorated hall with a golden lion-motif throne and a leopard-skin seat cover.2017-09-04August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesAugust 20 20172017-08-20