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A devotee in white kurta and a rudraksha mala stands with both arms raised, while a bearded man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, reaches out toward him with a hand gesture. The devotee holds an orange shawl printed with script that the bearded man is adjusting. Behind them, another white-clad devotee bows and a figure in gold ornaments sits near a gold pole, with a striped mat and red and orange cloths in the setting. A wooden offering box is in the foreground.

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April 21 20172017-04-21A photograph of a devotional exchange in an ashram hall. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a full beard and a large pink-and-white flower garland sits smiling. Facing him, a kneeling man in white kurta wears an orange-red shawl printed with script, a rudraksha mala, and holds his palms up toward him in greeting. Behind them, white-clad attendants and a seated figure with long hair stand near a golden staff and red-and-white floor cloth. The setting is a reverent satsang or darshan. Identity cues for the garlanded figure are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm, so no identification is made.2017-04-21A photograph of a ritual initiation moment. A smiling man in a white dhoti with bare chest and an orange-and-red sash inscribed with text wears rudraksha beads, gold bead necklaces and gold bangles, one hand raised. A bearded, long-haired man with dreadlocks and no shirt, wearing a pink and white flower garland, presses his hand to the smiling man's forehead in blessing. Behind them is a golden deity murti and a golden kalasha-like object, with people in white and orange robes in a blurred background. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation rite.2017-05-09A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at a satsang gathering. A shaved-headed man in a white kurta and orange shawl with printed text, wearing a rudraksha mala, raises his right palm while another man places his hand on his forehead. The blessing man has long dark dreadlocks, a full beard, a bare upper body and a pink and white flower garland. Behind them stand other figures in white and orange, and a blurred audience sits in the background.2017-05-04A bearded man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl inscribed with text stands with both arms raised while another man rests his palm on his forehead. The second man, seen from behind, has long dark hair, wears a pink and white lotus garland across his shoulders and a rudraksha mala, and appears bare-shouldered. Behind them, other people in white and orange shawls stand in a hall with red curtains and a pink wall.2017-04-23A photograph of a bald, middle-aged man in a white kurta kneeling with palms raised and eyes closed while a bearded sannyasi with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a pink and white flower garland, places his hand on the man's forehead. The kneeling man wears an orange shawl printed with small black script. Behind them a red curtain and seated devotees in orange clothing are visible at left, and a gold-coloured fabric edge appears at right.2017-02-28February 28 20172017-02-28A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and a bare upper body, places his right hand on the forehead of a seated man in white kurta with eyes closed and palms raised, who wears an orange scarf printed with script and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls stand with hands folded, and a camera operator on a tripod stands at left. A long staff rises at right, with an orange cloth and offerings on a stand beside it. a person: the dreadlocked man with the flower garland is the presiding figure giving the blessing.2017-04-21April 23 20172017-04-23April 21 20172017-04-21A photograph of a ritual exchange on a stage. A smiling man in white dhoti with an orange sash inscribed with mantra text, rudraksha beads and heavy gold bead necklaces, raises one hand while another man in a rose-pink flower garland and dark matted hair touches his forehead. A golden deity murti stands at the right edge, and a silver ritual object is visible above. Blurred figures in white and red clothing stand behind on a dark red backdrop.2017-05-09May 05 20172017-05-05