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A photograph of a ritual initiation in a hall with saffron-robed attendees behind. On the left, a man with short dark hair wearing a white kurta, an orange shawl printed with Sanskrit script, and a rudraksha mala has his palms pressed together and his eyes closed as another man places his hand on his forehead. On the right, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a rudraksha mala, and a white forehead mark touches the devotee's head. Blurred figures in orange and white clothing and a seated person in the foreground frame the scene.

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August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesApril 24 20172017-04-24August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesApril 24 20172017-04-24Photograph of a energy darshan moment: a bare-chested, long-haired figure with dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and an orange-brown shawl places his right palm on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt and white kurta, who wears a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl and raises his left hand in a blessing gesture. A deep red curtain stands behind them and blurred people in white and orange are visible at the top right edge. a person is the bare-chested figure with dreadlocks and rudraksha mala, performing the darshan blessing.2017-04-24 +1 copiesApril 24 20172017-04-24April 25 20172017-04-25A photograph of two men in close, intimate contact at an indoor event with a dark red draped backdrop. On the right, a long-haired man in a rust-orange wrap with a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a horizontal yellow-ochre tilak on his forehead and arm is raising his right hand to touch the forehead of a man on the left. That man wears a white shirt, a red-and-orange bordered shawl and a red lanyard badge, and holds his left hand up, palm open. A tall ornate golden staff with bells hangs at the right edge beside them.2016-07-04Close photo of an initiation-style blessing. A man with long hair, a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested, draped in a red-and-gold shawl with a brown rudraksha mala, rests one hand on the crown of another man's head and the other on his chest. The receiving man wears a white kurta and a red shawl with a beaded mala and looks forward with a serious expression. A golden ritual vessel is visible at the right edge, and a blurred figure sits at the bottom. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the blessing giver, identified by long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a red-gold shawl.2014-03-09April 24 20172017-04-24March 23 20142014-03-23July 01 20162016-07-01