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A photograph of a ritual blessing in an ashram setting. On the right, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, a short beard and a dark red-brown cloth draped over his shoulder wears layered gold necklaces, and presses his palm to the forehead of a seated man on the left, who wears a white shawl, a rudraksha mala and has his eyes closed. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas stand watching, one wearing a yellow-bordered white cloth. A golden deity murti with an ornate crown sits in the lower right foreground, and a shaved-headed man in white with a tilak peers from behind it.2017-06-18A photograph of an initiation moment in an indoor hall. A bare-chested man with a long swept-up red-wrapped headpiece and a crown-like hair bun, wearing a red-orange cloth and a gold necklace, places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala, who stands with eyes closed. Behind them, other devotees in red and saffron garments and rudraksha malas stand near an ornately carved stone pillar on the left. Mala beads and a white ritual cloth are visible.2018-04-30August 09 20172017-08-09 +4 copiesA photo of a ritual blessing in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark, rudraksha-style beaded and gold necklaces, and a rust-red shawl touches the forehead of a man in white ceremonial clothes, whose palms are raised in reverence. Behind them stands a man with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala, and a small gold deity murti stands on the altar in the foreground. Other people in white and plaid shirts stand in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure giving the blessing, identified by long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and a red shawl.2017-06-18June 18 20172017-06-18A photograph of a man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vibhuti line on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured wrap, placing his right hand on the crown of a shaved-headed devotee in white kurta with rudraksha mala and hands in anjali. The devotee bows with palms joined. Behind them, gold carved panels, and a woman in white with saffron-orange shawl, another woman in cream, and a man in white kurta with rudraksha stand watching. a person is the central figure giving blessing, identified by long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and rust-coloured wrap; this is an in-person blessing at a ritual event.2017-08-09 +1 copiesMay 31 20172017-05-31 +1 copiesApril 24 20182018-04-24December 16 20172017-12-16April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesOctober 25 20152015-10-25A man with long dreadlocked hair, a moustache and beard, a white tilak and a red bindi, wearing a rust-red shawl and a rudraksha mala, smiles with eyes closed while placing his right hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white collared shirt. Behind them is a silver-toned throne with a leopard-print cloth and a silver lion sculpture. a person is shown in the seated blessing role, with visible cues of long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala, and a rust-red shawl; he is conferring a blessing on the devotee in a darshan setting on a dark stage.2017-12-16