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A bare-chested young man with white ash markings on his forehead, arms and chest sits facing an older figure on the left, who wears a rust-red cloth over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala and dark hair wrapped high. The younger man wears a white sacred thread, a rudraksha necklace with a small pendant, and holds his hands together in a receiving gesture. Behind them is a brass lamp with a red-flowered stick and a brass kalasha-like vessel, with a wooden cabinet in the background. The setting suggests a guru-shishya initiation or satsang moment.

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A photograph of a ritual scene against a red cloth backdrop. A bare-chested man with white forehead markings and a hair bun, wearing a gold necklace and a saffron-orange shawl, leans in to place a thread or garland around the neck of a short-haired man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala. The devotee has his eyes lowered and hands folded at his chest. Behind them, other men in white and saffron stand watching, and marigold flowers and a tray of offerings sit at the right edge.2012-09-05December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesMarch 12 20182018-03-12February 27 20172017-02-27December 18 20162016-12-18October 05 20172017-10-05July 03 20162016-07-03A photograph of a bare-chested young man kneeling with his eyes lowered while an older man with long dark hair, a full beard and a pink-and-white flower garland places his right hand on the young man's forehead, a ritual blessing. The young man wears a thin sacred thread and a small rudraksha-style bead pendant, and has a red thread on his wrist. The blessing man wears a long dark braid, a rudraksha-bead necklace and a garland of pink flowers, with a white tilak mark on his forehead. The background shows red drapes and a wall with a golden railing.2017-02-27January 02 20162016-01-02September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20122012-09-05A shirtless man with short grey-streaked hair and a rudraksha mala stands with both arms raised while a long-haired man in a maroon-and-saffron shawl places his hand on his forehead in a blessing. The blessing man has long dreadlocked hair, a beard, and a gold necklace; the blessed man wears a gold-shell chest ornament. Behind them, two men in white with saffron shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A red curtain and a brass lamp stand appear in the background.2017-08-08 +1 copies