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A photograph of a devotional initiation moment in an ashram hall. A middle-aged man with short greying hair and closed eyes, wearing a white dhoti with saffron-orange border, a shawl-like orange wrap, and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, receives a blessing. A long-haired priest in an orange-and-red cloth touches the man's forehead with his right hand. A second sannyasi with dreadlocks and white vibhuti marks stands behind, and a white-clad man with a rudraksha mala appears at upper right. A handwritten paper is held nearby, and a golden kalasha-like vessel sits at lower left against red curtains.

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A man with short grey hair and a white sacred mark on his forehead sits bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a yellow border, rudraksha mala beads and a pendant necklace, while raising one palm. A long-haired ascetic with dreadlocks, in an orange cloth, presses his fingers to the man's forehead in a blessing. A printed paper sheet is tucked into the man's dhoti. Behind them are a gold-coloured ceremonial vessel, an orange-and-gold cloth draped on a chair, and blurred figures in red and white clothes.2017-07-30 +1 copiesA shaved-headed, bare-chested man with a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant kneels before a brass object, while a long-haired sannyasi in a rust-orange wrap marks his forehead with white paste held in his fingers. A second devotee with a red bindi and gold necklace sits behind, and a red curtain and additional people are visible in the background. A white paper with printed text is held near the ritual. The setting resembles a diksha or initiation rite in an ashram hall.2017-08-03August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08A photograph of a ritual blessing in a gold-accented hall. A man with long dreadlocks, a bare upper body, an orange-red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a white vertical tilak presses his right hand on the bald head of a shirtless, bearded devotee in a white dhoti with a golden border, who holds his left palm up. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with gold border, a long braid, rudraksha beads and a white tilak holds a folded paper, and several men in white and orange clothing stand in the background. a person appearance cues on the blessing figure: long swept-back dreadlocks, orange shawl and rudraksha mala; identity is inferred from appearance only.2017-08-09 +1 copiesMay 28 20172017-05-28July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesMay 04 20172017-05-04A bare-chested older man with grey hair, white forehead marking and a rudraksha mala with a red-and-white shawl stands with arms raised while a long-haired bearded man with a dark red-orange wrap presses his fingers to the first man's forehead in a blessing gesture. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and red shawl with a mala stands in a warmly lit room with maroon curtains and a brass railing, a traditional spiritual transmission scene.2017-08-08 +1 copiesAugust 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 30 20172017-07-30