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A long-haired figure with dark dreadlocks, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless robe and a rust-coloured rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders, reaches up to touch the forehead of a smiling woman in a white top with a red shawl and a white beaded necklace. The woman has her hair pinned up in curled buns. Behind them a second woman in a white sari with a red border and a dark-haired woman in a teal top look on; a hand reaches toward a basket of white flowers, and a golden deity murti stands at the left edge. The setting is a red-draped initiation area during a Shuddhadvaitam camp, showing third eye initiation.

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A photograph of an initiation moment at a Shuddhadvaitam camp. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala is pressing a hand to the forehead of a seated man in a white kurta with a red shawl. Behind them, women in white and red-shawled participants watch, a fan and greenery are visible, and a gold ring and bangles are on the seated man's wrist. The long dark hair, saffron wrap, and rudraksha mala are distinctive appearance cues for a probable Swamiji presence.2016-05-06A seated man with long dreadlocks, wearing a saffron-orange garment and gold necklace, presses his palm to the forehead of a bare-chested man with short dark hair who wears a rudraksha mala and white cloth over his shoulder, during an initiation-style blessing. Behind them a woman in a red sari with a white forehead mark smiles, and other women in red and gold clothing sit in a red tent beside a golden throne, green foliage and a cooler. A small bundle of colourful thread is held near the recipient's hand. a person is the saffron-clad figure with long dreadlocks and gold necklace, performing the blessing.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 11 20162016-05-11May 06 20162016-05-06A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron wrap and a thick rudraksha mala with a gold-toned ornamental necklace, places his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white kurta with a red ceremonial cord and rudraksha beads, who has his palms joined. Behind them a woman in a white sari with red border sits beside a second woman in red and gold, and other attendees in red, green and white stand nearby with a pedestal fan and red cloth in the background. The scene suggests a diksha initiation blessing. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long hair, orange wrap and rudraksha mala match the page's presentation cues, and he is the one blessing the kneeling devotee.2016-05-06A photograph of a seated long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, smiling broadly and reaching out toward a young man in white dhoti and red shawl who kneels with palms pressed together. A woman in a pink-striped blouse and white sari touches the young man's chin while holding a tray of white items and yellow cloth. Behind them devotees in red and pink garments sit in a tent with a fan and greenery. The seated man is a person candidate by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2016-05-06A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron-coloured dhoti-style garment and a thick rudraksha-style mala necklace, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne and places his right hand on the head of a seated man in a white shawl who is smiling and bowing. Behind them a woman in a red sari with a white forehead mark watches, and other women in red and white saris sit in the red tent with marigold flowers in the foreground. This looks like an initiation blessing setting. Swamiji (probable): the seated man with long hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala and ornate gold throne fits the page's Swamiji reference, so he is the.2016-05-06