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A photograph of a devotee kneeling with palms pressed together in namaste while a woman with long dark hair, wearing a deep red sari with a gold border, places her hand on his forehead in blessing. The devotee wears a white kurta and a red shawl printed with dark script, and a cutout standee of a smiling figure in a red and gold turban and jewelled headpiece is in front of him. Behind them, people in white and red-orange robes and red shawls stand in a hall, and a screen shows a red-clad figure. A woman in a red-orange sari sits beside them holding a folded paper. The setting suggests a satsang or initiation gathering.

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A photograph of a samaya deeksha initiation at a person Sangha event. A woman in a maroon-and-gold sannyasi-style robe, seen from behind, places her right hand on the forehead of a bald older man in a white kurta wearing an orange-red shawl printed with script. He holds his hands together in front of his chest. She holds a small white paper in her left hand. Behind them, several people in white and maroon garments stand, and a brass oil lamp and a silver staff stand near the front. A devotee in white with a maroon shawl holds prayer beads, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right beside a golden deity murti. The setting is a dim hall with maroon draping.2015-07-17A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A woman seated on the left, with long dark hair and an orange-gold sari, places her hand on the head of a young man kneeling in front of her. He wears a white shirt and an orange-red scarf printed with text, with a lanyard around his neck, and holds one hand raised with eyes closed. Behind them, a seated woman in a red sari holds a paper and rosary beads, and more people in white shirts and red scarves stand in the background. On the lower right, a printed cutout of a smiling man in a red turban and orange garments is held beside the young man.2015-07-09July 09 20152015-07-09May 09 20152015-05-09A seated woman with long dark hair and a rust-red garment with a gold border places her hand on the bald head of an older man in a white polo shirt with an orange lanyard and a badge. Her arm is raised and her face is turned toward him, and an older man in an orange-red shawl sits nearby. Behind them, people in white and red stand in a hall, and a cardboard cutout of a smiling woman in a red and gold headdress with a jewelled ornament stands at the right edge.2015-07-09A devotee in white kurta with a saffron-red shawl stands with palm raised while a woman in orange-red sari and rudraksha mala presses her hand to his forehead, blessing him. She wears a sari with gold border and a rudraksha-strung garland, and holds a small folded paper. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and red robes and a framed portrait with gold-trimmed frame are visible in a bright temple hall.2014-03-26A seated man in white kurta with a red-orange shawl and an orange lanyard, eyes closed, palms pressed together, receives a touch on his forehead from a figure with long dark hair and a gold-yellow tilak, wearing a dark-red and saffron garment and a brown beaded rudraksha mala. The giver's arm extends across the frame, palm on the man's brow, a blessing gesture. Behind them, devotees in white and red-orange shawls with lanyards stand with hands folded. A water bottle, a small glass and a black device sit on an orange cloth at the lower left, and a red carpet runs along the background. The person giving the blessing appears to be a probable Swamiji by visible cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.2015-10-10A photo from a seated gathering where a long-haired person in a rust-red and gold-bordered wrap places a hand on the forehead of a smiling man in white with a red scarf and a lanyard badge. Behind them, many people in white clothes with red scarves stand and sit. In the lower right, a cardboard cutout of a smiling man in an orange turban and kumkum on the forehead is visible. A bead mala hangs on a seated person in a red wrap. The scene is a blessing or initiation moment at an indoor event.2015-07-09July 10 20152015-07-10July 09 20152015-07-09July 09 20152015-07-09May 09 20152015-05-09