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A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation session in a hall with red curtains and a carpeted floor. A bare-chested man with long swept-back grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a white cord, stands centre and works at the waist of a seated initiate. His body bears white ash markings and he wears a pendant necklace. Seated participants, mostly bare-shouldered and marked with white ash, sit in wooden chairs; one holds a smartphone, and another wears a rudraksha mala. Others in white dhotis are visible in the background. The surrounding scene suggests a ritual initiation process.

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April 26 20172017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26April 26 20172017-04-26Photo of a Shiva Deeksha initiation session in a hall with red curtains. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white vibhuti on his forehead and body, and a white dhoti reaches forward and smiles while holding a white cord. a person figure appears with distinctive long hair and ritual adornments, seated and directing the initiation. Nearby, a seated initiate with a shaved head receives the cord from an attendant in a white shirt. Tripods and blurred onlookers stand in the background, and a rudraksha mala is visible at the lower edge.2017-04-26A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation session in a pink-walled hall with wooden doors. A central bare-chested man with long swept-back grey hair, a vertical ash mark on his forehead, a red dot, a pendant necklace and a wristwatch, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, smiles while holding rudraksha beads and white cords. A bald man with his back to the camera has white ash streaks on his shoulders and a rudraksha mala draped around his neck and is seated on a cushioned chair. Another man at right, also with white markings and rudraksha beads, is in the foreground. Several women in white and orange clothes stand in the background near a microphone stand, and a digital clock shows on the wall. a person (appearance-based candidate, central figure with long hair, pendant and bare chest).2017-04-26July 05 20172017-07-05A photograph of a Shiva Deeksha initiation session in a hall with rows of salmon-coloured chairs. A long-haired man in a white dhoti and bare chest, with white ash marks on his shoulders and back, stands bending forward and tying a thread bracelet on the wrist of a shaved-headed initiate seated in a chair. The initiate, bare-chested and marked with white ash, wears a rudraksha mala and a hoop earring. Behind them a video camera on a tripod records, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border raises her arm while other participants sit in the background. A pink screen is visible at the upper left.2017-04-26Photograph of a seated initiation session at an ashram gathering. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with short dark hair and glasses adjusts a white sacred thread over his shoulder, his chest and arms marked with white paste. Beside him, a bare-chested participant with white paste on his shoulders and back wears a dark beaded necklace and a white dhoti. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls sit in rows, some with rudraksha malas. A colourful striped mat lies on the floor. The scene reflects a Shiva Deeksha initiation with sacred threads and vibhuti-style markings.2017-03-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed man seated in a red upholstered chair reaching out to clasp hands with a bare-chested devotee. The central figure wears a white dhoti-style cloth, has long dark hair pulled back, white markings on his forehead and arms, and a wristwatch. Behind him are another bare-chested man, a man in a white shirt, and a seated person in the foreground holding rudraksha mala beads. A red curtain and a camera tripod are visible in the hall, with a sign-up style white-clothed setting. a person cues are a long swept-back hair and white ritual markings on a bare-chested figure; the other devotees show white dress, malas and shaved heads.2017-04-26A photo of a Shiva Deeksha initiation session in a pink-walled hall. A long-haired man with a ponytail, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with white ash marks on his arms and chest, stands at left adjusting a rudraksha mala. Seated at right, a shaved-headed devotee with a hoop earring and a brown rudraksha mala sits bare-backed with white markings on his shoulders and back, facing the man. A tripod-mounted video camera stands in the centre. Behind them, other participants in white and orange-red garments sit on golden-armed chairs, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stretches an arm to her head. A navy backpack lies on a chair in the foreground.2017-04-26January 08 20172017-01-08Seated men in a hall take part in a Shiva Deeksha initiation, many bare-chested or wearing white dhotis and wrap cloths, with rudraksha malas on their chests and white ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Several hold small items and papers at low wooden tables, with dark red upholstered chairs behind them. A man in the foreground wears gold-rimmed glasses and a white thread across his shoulder. Others sit in the background, and a wall notice board and wooden doors frame the room.2017-04-26