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Photograph of an evening initiation ritual under a corrugated metal roof draped with a red, blue and yellow fringed canopy. A man with long dreadlocks, a bare upper body and a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulder, wearing gold bangles and an earring, raises his right arm and places his hand on the head of a young boy who kneels with eyes closed and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. Another man in an orange-brown garment stands at the left edge holding a white cloth. Smoke drifts through the air, a string of coloured lights glows behind, and a crowd of white-clad participants and onlookers stands in the background. The scene suggests a deeksha initiation, with the dreadlocked figure bestowing a blessing.

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Outdoor evening initiation under a corrugated metal canopy draped with red, blue and yellow fringed cloth. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a rust-orange wrap, gold bangles and a rudraksha mala extends his right hand to touch the forehead of a young boy kneeling before him. The boy, bare-chested with a white cord, has white sacred ash marks. Another man with a white-painted torso and rudraksha beads stands at left holding a small white object. Behind them a crowd of people in white clothes watches, and smoke drifts through the scene.2017-05-02May 06 20182018-05-06 +1 copiesApril 02 20172017-04-02A photograph of a third-eye initiation during an energy darshan. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-red cloth and a gold necklace, presses his right hand with a gold bangle and red thread to the forehead of a young boy in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style cord. The boy stands with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, a woman in a cream and gold sari with a gold necklace and gold-bordered wrap watches, and other people in white and cream clothing stand in the background. The setting is a plain room with a pink wall and maroon curtain. Several people are visible, with the boy and initiator as the focus.2017-05-05A bearded man with long dark hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, wearing an orange-red wrap over bare shoulders, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee during a ritual blessing. The devotee has a white mark on the forehead and bare upper body with a white and yellow cloth draped over. Behind them, a woman in orange clothing wears a dark rudraksha mala and holds a white card. Red and yellow flower garlands hang from pillars decorated with silver and tinsel, and an oil lamp stands at left beside an electric fan. The scene appears to be a blessing or initiation ceremony in a temple-like hall.2018-05-24A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red garment with a brown shawl, raises his right hand to touch the forehead of a young man kneeling before him. The young man has a short haircut, white vibhuti marks on his brow, a rudraksha mala, a saffron-orange garment with gold border, and a gold bangle on his arm. Behind them, gold and bead necklaces hang on a deity murti, and a seated woman in white and women in red saris stand nearby, with a green plant and an ornate golden seat in the foreground. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation ritual.2014-12-26July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated man in a red-orange shawl and a leopard-print lower garment, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace, with yellow sacred markings on his forehead and arm. He raises one hand to touch the forehead of a young boy in a white shirt with a red-orange scarf, who gestures with his hands. A golden staff and bells stand behind them against a warm red-brown backdrop, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala is partly visible at the left edge. The man in the shawl is.2016-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20162016-07-04April 02 20172017-04-02July 07 20172017-07-07July 14 20162016-07-14