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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a hall with maroon drapery behind. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and an orange shawl printed with script stands with eyes closed and both palms raised, while a figure with long dark hair, rudraksha beads in the hair, a gold earring, a red-and-white flower garland and gold armbands places a hand on his forehead. Several blurred people are visible at the edges of the hall.

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March 14 20172017-03-14Photograph of a shaktipat-style blessing: a man with long swept-back hair and a sleeveless saffron-and-gold lower wrap, with his eyes closed and both palms raised, receives a touch on the forehead from a man in front of a dark red draped backdrop. The giver wears a rudraksha-style head garland, gold hoop earrings, a full beard, a pink-and-white flower garland, several red and gold bracelets, and a white vibhuti mark on the brow; a pale scar shows on his forearm. The giver has a candidate appearance matching a person cues (long hair, rudraksha, flower garland), though it is uncertain.2017-03-14A photograph of a man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl printed with dark Sanskrit-style script, eyes closed and palms raised in reverence, receiving a blessing as a performer dressed as Lord Shiva places her hand on his forehead. The performer wears a crescent moon crown with rudraksha beads in her dark hair, gold earrings, a pink and white floral garland, and a gold cloth at the edge of the frame. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing stand in a hall, and a man in white with an orange scarf is partly visible. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment inside an ashram hall.2017-03-14March 14 20172017-03-14March 14 20172017-03-14A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. In the foreground a bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow border kneels with palms raised, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl printed with repeated text. A long-haired, bearded man in a pink and white garland-decorated shawl stands behind him, placing one hand on the kneeling man's forehead while the other hand holds the shawl. Behind them, a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and white dhoti stands, and to the left a few people in white and red clothing are blurred in the background. Setting suggests an initiation-type blessing.2017-02-28May 05 20172017-05-05July 26 20172017-07-26March 03 20172017-03-03May 01 20142014-05-01May 05 20172017-05-05April 25 20172017-04-25