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A photograph of several bare-chested men in a plain room with pale pink walls and a dark wooden door behind them. The central man has white and orange tilak on his forehead, a white cord with a pendant around his neck, and a dark bead mala with a blue lanyard. Men beside him wear white cords and white tilak markings; the man on the right wears glasses and holds a small object. Their bodies show white paint or ash. The setting suggests a Shiva deeksha initiation, though the visible evidence is limited to the group and their markings. Four people are visible, with the faces of the two at left partly cut off.

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February 22 20172017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22Three bare-chested men seated closely together at a shrine-style ceremony, wearing white dhotis and white sacred threads over their shoulders. The central man has grey hair and beard, a black rudraksha mala, and a gold pendant, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and chest, and his hands are pressed together. The man on the left wears glasses and a gold pendant, and the man on the right has white marks on his forehead and a gold bracelet. Other seated participants with white sacred threads are blurred behind them, with warm lamplight in the background.2017-02-22A photograph of a group of bare-chested men. The central man has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and temples and wears a white beaded necklace with a gold pendant; he holds a thin stick or thread near his chest and gazes upward. Men beside and behind him wear similar white beaded necklaces, some with pendants, and white markings on their faces and shoulders. A man at the right foreground also wears a white necklace. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2017-02-22A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a ritual setting, most bare-chested and marked with white sacred ash stripes across their chests and shoulders, wearing white dhotis and white sacred threads over the shoulder. In the centre, a grey-haired man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead pendant on a white cord sits with his palms pressed together in prayer, gazing to the side. Beside him and behind, other participants in similar white attire sit attentively, one with his hands folded. The people appear to be taking part in an initiation-style ceremony with ritual markings on the body.2017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22April 16 20172017-04-16 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20172017-02-26