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A seated bare-chested devotee with short dark hair and a thin silver chain presses his palms together in anjali mudra while a man in a red-maroon turban with gold rings and a red robe places his right hand on the devotee's head. The blessing figure wears a heavy gold necklace, rudraksha bracelets and a gold armband, with long dark hair falling to his back. Behind them a gilded column and a blurred figure in white appear. Swamiji (probable): the blessing figure shows long hair, a crown-style turban, ornate gold necklace and saffron-red ceremonial robes, consistent with the page's Sadashiva Bhava Darshan initiation context. The blessing gesture reads as darshan and initiation.

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June 27 20172017-06-27A bare-chested devotee with short dark hair and a thin silver chain kneels with palms pressed together and eyes closed while a man in a red-maroon turban with gold bands and rudraksha bracelets places his hand on the devotee's forehead. The blessing man wears a heavy gold chain over a maroon shawl, long dark hair swept back, and a red-brown rudraksha bracelet. Gold pillars and blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background of a temple-like hall.2017-06-27A photograph of a ritual initiation moment. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a dark red turban decorated with gold ornaments, a gold ceremonial necklace, multiple rudraksha bracelets and a rudraksha mala, and a beard stands in profile, cupping the head of a seated man with short dark hair. The seated man wears a saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha bracelet and has white markings on his forehead. A blurred golden structure and an orange-clad figure appear in the background. The dreadlocked man's appearance and distinctive ceremonial adornments are consistent with a person, giving a blessing to the devotee in a darshan setting.2017-06-27A seated figure in a maroon turban with gold bands and a gold ornament, wearing a heavy gold and beaded necklace, rudraksha-style red beaded bracelets, and a bare chest with a maroon wrap, places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white shirt and an orange shawl, palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stand gold-toned carved pillars and a person in white. The turbaned figure has long swept-back hair and distinctive ornate adornments, matching the a person appearance cues; the event is a blessing or darshan moment.2017-06-27 +1 copiesJune 27 20172017-06-27 +1 copiesJune 27 20172017-06-27A photograph of a bare-chested man in a deep red-maroon wrap-cloth with a gold-trimmed red turban, long dreadlocked hair and gold ear ornaments and a gold necklace, placing his right hand on the head of a seated devotee in an orange-red cloth with a rudraksha mala and printed script. The devotee kneels with raised left arm and head tilted back toward the giver, holding a folded white paper. Behind them, gold pillars and blurred attendees in white and yellow-striped dhotis and devotees complete a temple-hall initiation scene. Rudraksha bracelets are visible on both arms.2017-06-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual initiation. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon turban with gold ornaments, gold necklace, rudraksha malas and a maroon wrap, places his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed kneeling person wearing rudraksha malas and an orange-and-cream wrap. The kneeling person raises a hand in response. Behind them, a few standing men in orange and white garments with rudraksha malas watch, and a silver pole stands at center. a person: the turbaned man with long hair, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments is the central figure performing the blessing. Visible people are about four.2017-06-27 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated initiation moment. On the right, a man with long dark hair wrapped in a red-maroon turban with gold bands, wearing a gold ornate necklace, rudraksha bracelets and a maroon wrap, places his right hand on the forehead of a shaved-headed man on the left, who wears rudraksha mala beads and an orange-saffron garment and holds his palms up in a receptive gesture. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange shawls and white dhotis stand in a hall with red draperies and a silver pole. Swamiji (probable) on the right, a long-haired figure with turban, gold necklace and rudraksha ornaments performing the touch.2017-06-27 +1 copiesJune 27 20172017-06-27 +1 copiesJune 27 20172017-06-27June 27 20172017-06-27 +1 copies