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Photograph of a ritual exchange in front of an ornate gilded wooden panel carved with rearing horses and scrollwork. On the left, a smiling man in white kurta and white dhoti wears a red-orange shawl printed with black script and has white and red forehead markings; he holds cupped hands out to receive a small clear object. On the right, a bare-chested sannyasi in saffron-red cloth with long dreadlocked hair and white forehead tripundra extends his hand toward him. Between them sits a small polished brass deity murti with a crown and ornaments, and a brass bell is visible at the lower edge. Two people are visible, the left figure and the right figure.

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A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, white tripundra on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl and draped red-orange cloth with a gold chain, smiling while his hand rests on a brass object beside a small brass deity murti with a crown. A boy in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead, stands at left looking down. Behind them is an ornate gold-toned carved panel with lion or horse reliefs. The scene suggests a puja or ritual setting.2017-06-25June 25 20172017-06-25A photograph of two men in close conversation before a golden carved backdrop with a small bronze deity figure in the foreground. The man on the left, in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl printed with dark script, presses his palms together in namaste and smiles. The man on the right, bare-chested with a red-orange cloth draped over his body and a gold chain at his neck, has long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a broad smile, and gestures with his raised right hand wrapped in a red thread. A partially visible figure in white with a white forehead mark stands behind.2017-06-25June 25 20172017-06-25A photograph of a long-haired man in a red-orange robe and gold necklaces touching the forehead of an older man with palms pressed together in namaste. The older man wears a white kurta and an orange-red shawl printed with black script, with white vibhuti lines on his forehead. Behind them a gold-coloured ornate backdrop and a gold metal statue of a goddess with a crown and necklace stand near a brass object. A third man in white with white markings on his forehead is partly visible in the background. a person: the standing man in the red-orange robe, with long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a gold chain, is giving a blessing.2017-06-25A photograph of a blessing moment in a golden-decorated ashram setting. A bald older man in a white shirt with an orange scarf printed with script stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A younger man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, and a rust-red robe with gold chain necklaces places his hand on the older man's forehead. Behind them a smiling man in white ritual dress with a white forehead mark stands near a brass deity murti of a goddess and a brass bell-like vessel in front of ornate gold carvings. Probable Swamiji is the younger man in the rust-red robe, whose cues are long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and ceremonial dress; he is performing a forehead blessing on a devotee. Three people are visible.2017-06-25July 07 20172017-07-07A long-haired man in a rust-red robe and heavy gold necklace stands on the right, placing his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed man in front of him. The shaved-headed man has his palms pressed together in namaste, wears a rust-orange shawl with printed script and a rudraksha mala, and has white horizontal forehead and arm markings. Behind them stands a golden ornate shrine backdrop with carved relief and a small golden deity murti. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment in a temple-like room.2017-06-25A ritual scene in a temple-like room. On the right, a man with long dark dreadlocks and a neatly trimmed beard wears an orange-saffron shawl, a rudraksha armband, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, and is seated before a brass ritual setup, smiling as he raises a hand toward a bare-chested devotee. Labelled 'a person', he appears to be the central presiding figure. The devotee on the left is bare-chested with rudraksha malas and bows his head. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing stand, including a child and a woman with a bangle. A brass deity murti with a crown and a brass ritual lamp stand near the foreground, with green leaves and a gold-draped backdrop.2017-07-03A photograph of a ritual exchange in a temple-like hall. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a gold-bead necklace, gold earring, and a red-and-gold armband extends his hand toward a seated young man on the left, who wears an orange sash with printed script and presses his palms together in reverence. A small gold deity murti with a bowl-like lamp stands between them, and a large framed photograph of a smiling bearded man in an orange turban is held up in the background. A cameraperson and other figures in orange and white clothing are partly visible.2017-07-07August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a short beard and a white tilak, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a gold necklace, sitting on a gold-trimmed seat and laughing warmly. Facing him, a smiling man in a white kurta with an orange-and-white patterned shawl and a rudraksha mala leans in close. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a temple hall; a gold figure of a seated deity and a gold lamp stand are in front.2017-08-08