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Photo of a shaktipada-style initiation in an ashram hall. A young boy in an orange-red wrap kneels with his palms raised while a bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulder places his right hand on the boy's head. Behind them stands a man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders, and another devotee wears white with a white-painted arm. In the foreground sit a golden deity murti and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a lamp. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man with rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklace is the initiator performing the touch on the boy's head.

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July 02 20172017-07-02A photograph of a shaktipada-style initiation moment inside a temple-like room with purple and red drapes. A long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap, wearing layered rudraksha malas, a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm and a ceremonial gold pendant, places his right hand on the head of a young boy kneeling in front of him. The boy wears an orange shawl and holds his palm raised. Beside them stands a small gold deity murti of a goddess with a lamp-like offering dish, and a gold lion-headed figure is in the foreground. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a yellow border and orange shawl, and a bare-chested man with a white cloth, stand watching. Probable Swamiji is the long-haired man wearing rudraksha malas and a rust-red wrap, performing the touch on the boy's head.2017-07-02July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in orange and maroon robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha bracelets on both arms and a gold necklace places his right hand on the head of a smiling boy in white with a red shawl. The boy raises his hands in front of him. Nearby stands a brass deity murti and a brass kalasha-style vessel with a golden cloth backdrop. Other people in orange saris and white garments stand behind, with green plants in the foreground.2017-07-03A photo of a ritual blessing inside a temple-style hall. A long-haired man with dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, a bare upper body wrapped in a saffron-orange cloth, and layered gold and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and orange beaded armbands places his right hand on the head of a young boy in a saffron-orange garment with a red-orange beaded mala. The boy has his hands folded in front of him and bows his head. A small gilded deity murti and a brass oil lamp sit in the foreground, with a golden pillar and orange-robed figures in a painted backdrop behind them. Two physical people are visible.2017-07-07August 15 20172017-08-15August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03July 11 20172017-07-11June 30 20172017-06-30